{"id":197002,"date":"2026-07-23T19:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197002\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:17:28","slug":"kgb-interviewing-belarusians-studying-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197002\/","title":{"rendered":"KGB interviewing Belarusians studying in Poland"},"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\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shpion_craig_whitehead_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Craig Whitehead \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 23, <\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The State Security Committee (KGB) has started summoning and interviewing citizens of Belarus who study or plan to study in Poland, including those who have just applied for a visa, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interviewees include persons under 18 years of age, who are questioned in the presence of their parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KGB officers asks summoned individuals about their acquaintances in Poland, tuition costs, free admission for foreigners and plans for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, the KGB officers probe students about other Belarusians, with questions about chat groups, names and phone numbers. The interrogators sometimes inspect or photograph the contents of smartphones and Telegram chats during such meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polish \u201clyceum\u201d schools have been increasingly popular with young Belarusians lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Human rights defenders have described \u201cpreventive interviews\u201d as a form of harassment, widely used in Belarus since 2020 as the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime continues to persecute its opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 23, Pozirk. The State Security Committee (KGB) has started summoning and interviewing citizens of Belarus who study or plan to study in Poland, including those who have just applied for a visa, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. 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