Projects by Reenactor Stankevich Declared “Extremist”

The projects of Pavel Stankevich, who works in historical reenactment, have been designated as “extremist materials.” The ruling covers the following VKontakte pages: “Knights Club Barysfen,” “Medieval Show Theatre Barysfen,” “Journey to the Middle Ages — Weekend Tour,” “Pavel Stankevich,” as well as Stankevich’s Facebook account.

The Ministry of Information also added to the list of “extremist materials”:

• the publication “Here They Are, and Here We Are: Belarusian Poetry and Solidarity Verses,”
• the TikTok and Threads pages of the iSANS project,
• the YouTube channel and social media pages of the project “Leave the Carriage,”
• the Telegram channel “Yobani Bielorusy,”
• the Facebook pages “Belarusian Centre in Ukraine ‘Siabry,’” “Aleh Auchynnikau,” and “Halina Sarochyk.”

The Belarusian authorities regularly use accusations of extremism to target opponents and dissent in general.