Prosecutor general: more than 1,500 guilty verdicts for extremist crimes in 2024
February 26, Pozirk. More than 1,500 people were convicted of extremism-related crimes last year with no acquittals, Prosecutor General Andrej Švied has told the joint meeting of the National Assembly’s houses.
Following the 2020 political crisis, authorities in Belarus have equated criticism, solidarity, advocacy, the free media and free expression to extremism and terrorism. The crackdown on critics and their online activities continues unabated.
Extremism-related crimes are mostly committed online and fell from 2,016 in 2023 to 1,256 in 2024, the state-run media reported, citing the official.
Journalist Pitkievič to be tried on extremism charge
February 24, Pozirk. Journalist Palina Pitkievič will go on trial at the Minsk City Court on March 7 to answer an extremism charge, Naša Niva reported. The Committee for State Security (KGB) associated Pitkievič with the MediaIQ project, designated as …