{"id":190817,"date":"2026-06-06T13:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190817\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:17:42","slug":"arrests-searches-extremist-designations-reported-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/190817\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests, searches, extremist designations reported in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>June 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Sources in Belarus reported new arrests, searches, instances of digital censorship and other instances of political purges on June 4 and 5 as the regime continues to persecute its opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is <em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em> recap of developments over these two days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Belarusian law enforcers raided more than 30 homes in the case of the Vilnius-based European Humanities University, which was branded an \u201cextremist\u201d organization in Belarus in mid-April, and arrested relatives of several students, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Lithuanian arrested near Pastavy, Viciebsk region, during a religious service of a local community of Russian Orthodox Old Believers for allegedly leading the service without permission from Belarusian authorities was identified as Michai\u0142 Rybako\u016d, Chry\u015bcijanskaja Vizija reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Officers of the Committee for State Security (KGB) raided the home of former political prisoner Ivan Ka\u015bpiarovi\u010d in Lida, Hrodna region, at the end of May. Ka\u015bpiarovi\u010d left Belarus in 2021 for fear of imprisonment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belarus\u2019 interior ministry added 13 names to its list of people it considers \u201cinvolved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total to 6,663 entries. Siarhiej Ka\u0161apava, Valeryj Mielnika\u016d and Siarhiej Jan\u010danka were convicted on extremism-related charges. Ja\u016dhien \u0160aramie\u0107je\u016d, Stanis\u0142a\u016d Pryhodzi\u010d and Siarhiej Stasienka were convicted on charges ranging from inciting hatred and slandering Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka to terrorism and high treason.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry designated more than 30 accounts as \u201cextremist\u201d content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of documented political prisoners decreased from 872 to 871 on June 5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spisok_unsplash_ron_dyar_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Interior ministry brands 13 people as \u201cextremists\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 5, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 interior ministry has added 13 names to its list of people it considers \u201cinvolved in extremist activities,\u201d taking the total to 6,663 entries. Siarhiej Ka\u0161apava, Valeryj Mielnika\u016d and Siarhiej Jan\u010danka were convicted on extremism-related charges. Ja\u016dhien &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/190716\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 6, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported new arrests, searches, instances of digital censorship and other instances of political purges on June 4 and 5 as the regime continues to persecute its opponents. 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