{"id":185514,"date":"2026-04-29T10:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185514\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:14:43","slug":"interior-ministry-labels-reform-news-as-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/185514\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry labels Reform.news as \u201cextremist\u201d group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reform_logo_fb_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reform_logo_fb_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reform_logo_fb_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reform_logo_fb_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reform_logo_fb_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reform_logo_fb_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Reform.news on Facebook)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 29, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian interior ministry designated the <em>Reform.news&nbsp;<\/em>media project as an \u201cextremist&#8221; group yesterday, says the updated register, which now contains 364 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials identified Fiodar Pa\u016dlu\u010denka, Alaksandar Atro\u0161\u010danka\u016d and Alaksiej \u017duka\u016d as members, blacklisting <em>reform.news<\/em>, <em>reformby.org<\/em>, an email address, several YouTube and Telegram channels, as well as other social media pages with links to the media project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, the Belarusian Investigative Center was repeatedly added to the official &#8220;extremist&#8221; register with Pa\u016dlu\u010denka named as one of those involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2025, Russia added Pa\u016dlu\u010denka to its wanted list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the crackdown on the 2020 postelection protests, authorities in Belarus have equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, the free media and free expression to extremism and terrorism.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chasiki_tikajut_logo_youtube_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chasiki_tikajut_logo_youtube_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chasiki_tikajut_logo_youtube_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chasiki_tikajut_logo_youtube_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chasiki_tikajut_logo_youtube_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/chasiki_tikajut_logo_youtube_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">KGB brands political YouTube show as &quot;extremist&quot; group<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 27, Pozirk. The Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) has branded the Chasiki Tikayut (The Clock Is Ticking) YouTube media project as an &quot;extremist&quot; group, says the updated official register, which now contains 363 organizations.\u00a0 The KGB named exiled &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/185134\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 29, Pozirk. The Belarusian interior ministry designated the Reform.news&nbsp;media project as an \u201cextremist&#8221; group yesterday, says the updated register, which now contains 364 entries. Officials identified Fiodar Pa\u016dlu\u010denka, Alaksandar Atro\u0161\u010danka\u016d and Alaksiej \u017duka\u016d as members, blacklisting reform.news, reformby.org, an email address, several YouTube and Telegram channels, as well as other social media pages with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":185511,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-185514","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Interior ministry labels Reform.news as \u201cextremist\u201d group | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 29, Pozirk. 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