Security forces have carried out more than 30 searches across Belarus as part of the so-called “EHU case,” the human rights center Viasna reported.
The criminal case has been opened under articles related to facilitating and financing “extremist activity.” Searches are being conducted at the homes of students, graduates and other individuals connected to the university, as well as their relatives.
According to Viasna, parents of students are being pressured to contact their children who live in Lithuania and urge them to withdraw from the university and return to Belarus. Students are allegedly being given 10 days to leave the university. Security officers reportedly threaten to detain parents if their children do not withdraw from EHU.
Human rights defenders say that some relatives of students have already been detained.
Security officers have also visited university graduates. Cases have been reported involving alumni who graduated between 2019 and 2025. They are being required to provide their European Humanities University diplomas.
As previously reported, Belarus’ Supreme Court designated the Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU), together with its structural subdivisions, as an “extremist organization”.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has claimed that the university prepares Belarusian youth “to implement Western scenarios for transforming the political system, promoting so-called democratic values, and advancing ‘alternative’ interpretations of historical, cultural and other events.”
