{"id":4453,"date":"2023-09-06T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=4453"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"homiel-regions-ranak-tv-branded-extremist-group","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/4453\/","title":{"rendered":"Homiel region&#8217;s Ranak TV branded extremist group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 6,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0The interior ministry blacklisted\u00a0<em>Ranak TV<\/em>, a private media company based in \u015aviet\u0142ahorsk, Homiel region, as an extremist group on September 5, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes two months after police had arrested eight&nbsp;<em>Ranak TV<\/em>&nbsp;staff for allegedly sharing opposition content. Journalists served jail terms and paid fines in connection with their coverage of the June 7&nbsp;explosion at the local pulp and cardboard mill that killed several people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few weeks later, a judge in Homiel blacklisted the station&#8217;s website and social media accounts as extremist content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 2020 mass protests against vote rigging in the presidential election, the Belarusian government equated independent journalism, advocacy and solidarity with&nbsp;extremism and terrorism and has imposed lengthy prison sentences to suppress any unauthorized civil activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The designation makes it impossible for&nbsp;<em>Ranak TV<\/em>&nbsp;to operate in Belarus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 6,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0The interior ministry blacklisted\u00a0Ranak TV, a private media company based in \u015aviet\u0142ahorsk, Homiel region, as an extremist group on September 5, the Viasna Human Rights Center reported. The move comes two months after police had arrested eight&nbsp;Ranak TV&nbsp;staff for allegedly sharing opposition content. 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