{"id":168652,"date":"2025-12-17T18:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168652\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"reenactment-club-leader-stankievic-arrested-his-club-declared-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168652\/","title":{"rendered":"Reenactment club leader Stankievi\u010d arrested, his club declared extremist group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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December 17, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Police in Belarus have arrested Pavie\u0142 Stankievi\u010d, leader of the Mahilo\u016d-based historical reenactment club Barysfen, Mayday.Team reported. He is held in the city\u2019s detention center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier today, Belarus\u2019 interior ministry branded Barysfen an extremist group, weeks after Stankievi\u010d spent 30 days in jail for an alleged minor offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interior ministry identified Stankievi\u010d, Pavie\u0142 Li\u0161anko\u016d and D\u017amitryj Dola\u010dko as individuals associated with the knighthood club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charge of creating an extremist group carries a prison sentence of three to seven years under Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code. Association with an extremist group is punishable by prison sentence of two to six years under Article 361-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November, the information ministry designated Barysfen\u2019s social media as extremist content. Both designations are usually used by authorities to silence and imprison dissidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interior ministry\u2019s list of extremist groups contains 323 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 1998, Barysfen engages in studies of Belarus\u2019 medieval history, culture and lifestyles and reenactments involving knight armor, according to the city government\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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