{"id":202110,"date":"2026-09-01T23:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/202110\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T23:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:30:58","slug":"new-politically-motivated-conviction-terrorist-designation-reported-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/202110\/","title":{"rendered":"New politically motivated conviction, \u201cterrorist\u201d designation reported in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 1, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Sources in Belarus reported a new conviction, a \u201cterrorist\u201d designation and other instances of politically motivated persecution in Belarus on September 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is Pozirk\u2019s recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 49-year-old resident of Navapo\u0142ack, Viciebsk tregion, has been sentenced to three years of \u201crestricted freedom\u201d in home confinement for allegedly insulting Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Committee for State Security (KGB) added scientific 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 said on Telegram.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alaksiej Ramana\u016d, a 55-year-old former political prisoner in Homiel, has been placed on Russia\u2019s wanted list, with a \u201ccriminal case\u201d against him cited as grounds, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Belarusian activist received an Excel document containing a malicious macro from the official email of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. The script steals documents from the host device, Digital Freedoms Lab reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least six lawyers are currently behind bars in Belarus, namely, Andrej Ba\u0142maka\u016d, Alaksiej Barodka, Vital Brahiniec, Anastasija \u0141azarenka, Siarhiej Ch\u0142ysto\u016d, and Julija Jurhilevi\u010d, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cAs the new academic year begins, the Belarusian authorities\u2019 relentless campaign against the exiled European Humanities University has taken a disturbing new turn, intensifying its assault on the rights to education, freedom of expression and academic freedom. This campaign of intimidation is no longer confined to students and others connected to the independent Belarusian university in Lithuania but now extends to their relatives and associates in Belarus,\u201d Marie Struthers, Amnesty International\u2019s director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said in a\u00a0statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of documented political prisoners in Belarus remained unchanged at 889, Viasna reported. The actual number of political prisoners in the country is much larger, as many cases go unreported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 1, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported a new conviction, a \u201cterrorist\u201d designation and other instances of politically motivated persecution in Belarus on September 1. 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