| Community of Railway Workers of Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси | |
 | |
| Leader | Sergei Voitsekhovich [1] |
| Foundation | August 2020 |
| Country | 
Belarus |
| Allegiance | Belarusian opposition |
| Ideology |
Anti-Lukashenko Anti-war movement |
| Major actions | 2022 rail war in Belarus |
| Status | Active |
| Opponents |
Government of Belarus |
| Battles and wars | 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement |
| Website | links.belzhd.live |
Community of Railway Workers of Belarus ( Russian: Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси, romanized: Soobshchestvo zheleznodorozhnikov Belarusi) is a Belarusian opposition initiative of railway workers, recognized by the Belarusian authorities as an extremist formation. [2] [3]
Telegram channel "Live. The Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" was created in August 2020, a week after the presidential election and the start of mass demonstrations against Alexander Lukashenko. [4]
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the community has been carrying out railroad sabotage in order to undermine the logistics of the Russian army. [4] [1] [5]
On 21 March 2022, the "Community of Railway Workers was recognized as an extremist formation by a decision taken by the KGB of Belarus on March 21 because "a group of citizens united through the Telegram chat "Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" carries out extremist activities." [6] [7] [8] [9]
As of 30 March 2022, at least 40 railway workers were reportedly detained for subscribing to the movement's telegram channel. [10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Сообщество железнодорожников: на партизан вешают то, чего они не делали". Новости Беларуси | euroradio.fm (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Леонов, Данила (24 March 2022). "КГБ признало инициативу «Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси» экстремистским формированием". Blizko.by (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Инициатива "Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси" признана экстремистским формированием". www.belta.by (in Russian). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b "В Беларуси — новая «рельсовая война». На железной дороге устраивают диверсии, чтобы помешать движению российской военной техники в Украину". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Белорусские киберпартизаны выводят из строя железные дороги". novayapolsha.pl (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "В Беларуси появился новый «список экстремистов», а в перечень «экстремистских формирований» внесли еще одно сообщество". Зеркало (in Russian). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ REFORM.by (3 September 2021). "Телеграм-канал железнодорожников признан экстремистским". REFORM.by (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Чат железнодорожников признали экстремистским формированием". Наша Ніва (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ сегодня, СБ-Беларусь (24 March 2022). "Инициатива "Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси" признана экстремистским формированием". www.sb.by (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Почти сорок «покаянных видео» за один день: в Беларуси массово задерживают железнодорожников". Зеркало (in Russian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
| Community of Railway Workers of Belarus | |
|---|---|
| Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси | |
|
| |
| Leader | Sergei Voitsekhovich [1] |
| Foundation | August 2020 |
| Country |
Belarus |
| Allegiance | Belarusian opposition |
| Ideology |
Anti-Lukashenko Anti-war movement |
| Major actions | 2022 rail war in Belarus |
| Status | Active |
| Opponents |
Government of Belarus |
| Battles and wars | 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement |
| Website | links.belzhd.live |
Community of Railway Workers of Belarus ( Russian: Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси, romanized: Soobshchestvo zheleznodorozhnikov Belarusi) is a Belarusian opposition initiative of railway workers, recognized by the Belarusian authorities as an extremist formation. [2] [3]
Telegram channel "Live. The Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" was created in August 2020, a week after the presidential election and the start of mass demonstrations against Alexander Lukashenko. [4]
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the community has been carrying out railroad sabotage in order to undermine the logistics of the Russian army. [4] [1] [5]
On 21 March 2022, the "Community of Railway Workers was recognized as an extremist formation by a decision taken by the KGB of Belarus on March 21 because "a group of citizens united through the Telegram chat "Community of Railway Workers of Belarus" carries out extremist activities." [6] [7] [8] [9]
As of 30 March 2022, at least 40 railway workers were reportedly detained for subscribing to the movement's telegram channel. [10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Сообщество железнодорожников: на партизан вешают то, чего они не делали". Новости Беларуси | euroradio.fm (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Леонов, Данила (24 March 2022). "КГБ признало инициативу «Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси» экстремистским формированием". Blizko.by (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Инициатива "Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси" признана экстремистским формированием". www.belta.by (in Russian). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b "В Беларуси — новая «рельсовая война». На железной дороге устраивают диверсии, чтобы помешать движению российской военной техники в Украину". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Белорусские киберпартизаны выводят из строя железные дороги". novayapolsha.pl (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "В Беларуси появился новый «список экстремистов», а в перечень «экстремистских формирований» внесли еще одно сообщество". Зеркало (in Russian). 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ REFORM.by (3 September 2021). "Телеграм-канал железнодорожников признан экстремистским". REFORM.by (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Чат железнодорожников признали экстремистским формированием". Наша Ніва (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ сегодня, СБ-Беларусь (24 March 2022). "Инициатива "Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси" признана экстремистским формированием". www.sb.by (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Почти сорок «покаянных видео» за один день: в Беларуси массово задерживают железнодорожников". Зеркало (in Russian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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