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August 26, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Minsk\u2019s designation of EU-funded projects, including EUvsDisinfo, as extremist reflects the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime\u2019s \u201csystematic efforts to suppress critical thinking, restrict fundamental freedoms and shrink civic space,” the European External Action Service (EEAS) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe European Union strongly condemns such actions,\u201d the statement reads<\/a>. \u201cThis unjustified decision seeks to restrict Belarusians\u2019 access to independent information and\u00a0educational opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EUvsDisinfo is the EU flagship project that purports to identify and expose pro-Kremlin disinformation. Other projects recently blacklisted by Minsk include the website and social media pages of the EU-supported SALT and Education for Belarusians programs and of Lithuania\u2019s Central Project Management Agency (CPVA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EEAS called on Minsk to reverse the decision without delay and to end ongoing politically-motivated persecution of Belarusians.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe EU will continue to stand with the Belarusian people and support their right to unbiased information and opportunities for them to study, learn and work in an environment of academic freedom,\u201d it stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lithuania has aligned itself with the statement, describing<\/a> Minsk\u2019s extremist designations as a \u201cpolitically-motivated and unjustified measure” that restrict Belarusians’ access to information on civil society support, education, mobility, and other initiatives by the EU and its member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 decision to brand CPVA\u2019s information resources as extremist is a biased attempt to discredit legitimate international cooperation, Vilnius stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnilateral decisions by the Belarusian regime will not alter Lithuania\u2018s and the EU\u2019s commitment to assisting the people of Belarus and ensuring their access to objective information and international support programmes,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Information ministry adds Euronews, EUvsDisinfo to list of \u201cextremist content\u201d<\/h3>\n
August 5, Pozirk. Political purges in Belarus continued unabated on August 5 with reports of dozens of new \u201cextremist\u201d designations and harrassment by police and state security agencies. Below is Pozirk\u2019s recap: The information ministry added 27 Instagram, Threads, TikTok, …<\/div>\n \n