{"id":203254,"date":"2026-09-11T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203254\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:11:11","slug":"minsk-keeps-targeting-political-opponents-with-extremism-charges","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/203254\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk keeps targeting political opponents with extremism charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 11, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Sources in Belarus reported a prison sentence for a prominent lawyer, new instances of censorship, harassment of exiled activists and other incidents of repression on September 9 and 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A judge in Minsk sentenced lawyer D\u017amitryj \u0141aje\u016dski to three years in prison, finding him guilty of facilitating extremism and discrediting Belarus over his interviews with independent media outlets, <em>Pozirk<\/em> reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sergei Zhukovsky, a Russian national and designated political prisoner, was given three years in a Belarusian prison on extremism-related charges, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry branded ten social media accounts, a French novel by Marc Levy and the website of the Polish Kolegium Europy Wschodniej as \u201cextremist\u201d content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anastasija Kuchta and Iryna Takar\u010duk were released after serving in full prison sentences over their participation in the 2020 postelection protests, Viasna said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of September 10, rights defenders knew of at least 148 people persecuted on high treason charges filed in connection with the 2020 postelection protests. Over the past six months, 10 people convicted of high treason were blacklisted as extremists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law enforcers searched the home of exiled political activist Ihar Kla\u0161\u010duk\u2019s mother, he said on Threads. Similar incidents, along with interrogations, were reported by the families of former political prisoners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viasna warned that unidentified individuals are messaging former political prisoners and asking them to fill out a fake form to receive assistance. The messages are reportedly coming from the @dapamoga_pzk account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Belarusian government has dissolved at least 2,072 NGOs, including associations, trade unions and foundations, between the 2020 presidential election and August 31, 2026, Lawtrend said in a recent report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yesterday, rights groups added 14 new names to their political prisoners\u2019 list, taking the total to 902. However, the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/2026\/09\/laevskiy_tut_by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/laevskiy_tut_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/laevskiy_tut_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/laevskiy_tut_by.jpg 547w\" 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\">Lawyer D\u017amitryj \u0141aje\u016dski sentenced to three years in prison on extremism charges<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 10, Pozirk. A judge of the Minsk City Court on September 9 sentenced prominent lawyer D\u017amitryj \u0141aje\u016dski to three years in prison, finding him guilty of facilitating extremism and discrediting Belarus over his interviews with independent media outlets. \u0141aje\u016dski &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/203095\">\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 11, Pozirk. 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