{"id":192093,"date":"2026-06-16T17:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192093\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:25:04","slug":"interior-ministry-brands-satirical-youtube-show-as-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192093\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior ministry brands satirical YouTube show as \u201cextremist\u201d group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chinchinchenel_fb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chinchinchenel_fb.jpg 842w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chinchinchenel_fb-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chinchinchenel_fb-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chinchinchenel_fb-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chinchinchenel_fb-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(ChinChinChannel on Facebook)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 16, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>The Belarusian interior ministry has branded ChinChinChannel, a satirical YouTube show, as an \u201cextremist\u201d group, its website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials listed D\u017amitryj Jesianievi\u010d, Michai\u0142 Zuj, Siarhiej Navicki, Andrej Ka\u0161pierski, Dzianis Saroka, Ne\u0142a Ahreni\u010d and Alena Zuj-Vajciacho\u016dskaja as members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2020 by dissident actors from the Janka Kupa\u0142a Theatre, the show has 16,500 followers on YouTube. The project uses satire to portray life in Belarus under Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and frequently mocks government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the official \u201cextremist\u201d register by the interior ministry and the Committee for State Security (KGB) includes 357 organizations.<\/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.\u00a0Association with an extremist group carries a penalty of two to seven years in prison. <\/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\/2024\/08\/esenevich_bysol-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/esenevich_bysol-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/esenevich_bysol-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/esenevich_bysol.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Fundraiser collects \u20ac5,000 for exiled actor Jesianievi\u010d in one week<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 30, Pozirk. Since August 23, Belarusians have collected more than \u20ac5,000 for the family of former Janka Kupa\u0142a theatre actor D\u017amitryj Jesianievi\u010d forced to flee Belarus fearing politically-motivated persecution, the BySol Solidarity Fund said. \u201cAfter my dismissal [from the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/102719\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16, Pozirk. The Belarusian interior ministry has branded ChinChinChannel, a satirical YouTube show, as an \u201cextremist\u201d group, its website says. Officials listed D\u017amitryj Jesianievi\u010d, Michai\u0142 Zuj, Siarhiej Navicki, Andrej Ka\u0161pierski, Dzianis Saroka, Ne\u0142a Ahreni\u010d and Alena Zuj-Vajciacho\u016dskaja as members. Founded in 2020 by dissident actors from the Janka Kupa\u0142a Theatre, the show has 16,500 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":192086,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-192093","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 brands satirical YouTube show as \u201cextremist\u201d group | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 16, Pozirk. 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