{"id":201998,"date":"2026-09-01T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201998\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:42:34","slug":"kgb-adds-dissident-researcher-to-its-list-of-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201998\/","title":{"rendered":"KGB adds dissident researcher to its list of terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 1, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) added researcher Miras\u0142a\u016d Bandarenka, 28, convicted of calling for sanctions, to the official register of people it considers to be involved in \u201cterrorist\u201d activities, the agency says on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have not disclosed other details of the case against Bandarenka, who worked at the Belarusian State Economic University and authored academic publications on economic, business and investment law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KGB terrorist list now contains 1,471 entries, including the names of 719 Belarusians. Prisoners declared \u201cterrorists\u201d are prohibited from receiving money transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rights activists criticize the Belarusian authorities for abusing anti-extremist and anti-terrorist laws to stifle dissent.<\/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\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kgb-sputnik-1128.jpg 1129w\" 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 adds two to its list of terrorists<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 21, Pozirk. The Committee for State Security (KGB) has added Macviej Barana\u016d, a man serving a five-year prison term after being convicted of facilitating extremism, insulting and defaming Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and discrediting Belarus, to its list of designated terrorists. &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/200775\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 1, Pozirk. The Belarusian Committee for State Security (KGB) added researcher Miras\u0142a\u016d Bandarenka, 28, convicted of calling for sanctions, to the official register of people it considers to be involved in \u201cterrorist\u201d activities, the agency says on Telegram. Authorities have not disclosed other details of the case against Bandarenka, who worked at the Belarusian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":201978,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-201998","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>KGB adds dissident researcher to its list of terrorists | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 1, Pozirk. 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