{"id":206916,"date":"2026-10-10T14:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206916\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:10:40","slug":"new-extremism-designations-reported-in-belarus-as-authorities-continue-persecuting-opponents","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/206916\/","title":{"rendered":"New extremism designations reported in Belarus as authorities continue persecuting opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 10, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Sources in Belarus reported new extremist designations and other instances of politically motivated persecution in Belarus\u00a0on October 8 and 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is Pozirk\u2019s recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vac\u0142a\u016d Are\u0161ka, a 71-year-old trade union activist who is a recognized political prisoner, has lost his eyesight completely in his correctional institution in Ivacevi\u010dy, Brest region. The man, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2023, also suffers from hypertension, back pain and leg problems, and his condition continues to deteriorate gradually, <em>Radyjo Svaboda<\/em> reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political analyst Alaksandar K\u0142asko\u016dski said on social media that he had received threats of physical violence. \u00a0A message urging him to commit suicide had been sent to <em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s official email account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information ministry added five Telegram and Threads accounts and three packs of Telegram stickers to its list of \u201cextremist content.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than 50 \u201cextremism\u201d-related crimes were detected in Homiel in the first nine months of 2026, state media reported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of documented political prisoners in Belarus decreased by one to 885,\u00a0the\u00a0Viasna\u00a0Human Rights Center\u00a0reported. The actual number of political prisoners in the country is much larger, as many cases go unreported.<\/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\/2025\/09\/vaclau_areshka_novy_chas_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vaclau_areshka_novy_chas_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vaclau_areshka_novy_chas_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vaclau_areshka_novy_chas_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vaclau_areshka_novy_chas_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vaclau_areshka_novy_chas_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Jailed trade unionist goes blind in prison \u2013 reports<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 8, Pozirk. Vac\u0142a\u016d Are\u0161ka, 71, a designated political prisoner and labor union activist, has lost his sight completely in prison, Radyjo Svaboda reported, citing his family. Are\u0161ka could previously distinguish between light and shadow, but now cannot see at &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/206698\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 10, Pozirk. Sources in Belarus reported new extremist designations and other instances of politically motivated persecution in Belarus\u00a0on October 8 and 9. 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