Summary of "Памёр дэпутат, які выступаў супраць Лукашэнкі / ГУБАЗіК паклікаў на размову: падрабязнасці"

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1. Death of opposition deputy

Gennady Tsiarenya (also reported as Gennady Teren / Tsiareneu), a 77‑year‑old former police officer who became an opposition deputy, has died. He began as a railway worker, spent more than 20 years in the police (deputy head of criminal police, headed the anti‑economic crime unit), joined the United Civic Party and was elected to the Supreme Soviet in 1995. His funeral in Minsk took place on April 9.

2. Questionable ties between Lukashenko’s former partner and an oligarch

Daria Shmanaya, described as a former girlfriend of Alexander Lukashenko and currently a grant adviser at the Belarusian embassy in Russia, received a notice at a Moscow address that matches an apartment owned by oligarch Alexander Mashensky (nicknamed the “fish king”). Investigators sought comment; Mashensky declined. The report highlights Mashensky’s close regime ties (confidant in 2010, attendee of the 2020 secret inauguration, member of the Presidential Sports Club council until July 2025) and notes he obtained Cypriot citizenship after being declared persona non grata by Poland.

3. State plan to farm out agriculture to businessmen

Lukashenko proposed transferring entire agricultural districts and enterprises to successful Belarusian businessmen to try to rescue failing farming in the Vitebsk region. The pilot is Dubrovinsky district’s agro‑industrial complex, transferred to Yevgeny Bakin (Servolux group) through a new company, “Dubrowna Dare.” Promises include investment, modernization and no layoffs; critics warn of high costs, resource diversion and increased state control.

4. Contradiction over funding for state biotech firm

Publicly, Lukashenko refused budget funds for the Belarusian National Biotechnology Corporation. However, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri (Yuriy) Shuleyka later said a document requesting state support in Lukashenko’s name already exists and there is a high probability funds will be approved — suggesting public rebukes may be theatrical while funding decisions proceed behind the scenes.

5. YouTube and pro‑government channels

YouTube removed several pro‑government Belarusian channels (STB, ONT, Belta), and newly created replacement channels have also been deleted (a recent STB channel was removed). Reasons remain unclear; authorities are threatening to block YouTube entirely.

6. Sale of judge’s apartment

A two‑story house in Pinsk that belonged to former judge Aleksei Patsko (who resigned in 2019 refusing to try protesters) was auctioned and sold. The bank held the loan; Patsko says he continued payments. The property sold on a second attempt for 110,000 BYN.

7. GUBAZiK summons pro‑Russian activist

Mikhail Yuspa, a political scientist/ideologist with a small (~700‑subscriber) channel, a speaker in occupied Ukrainian territories and a critic of Belarusian language policy, was summoned by GUBAZiK after an anonymous complaint. Yuspa expressed surprise at being denounced.

8. Priest detained and transferred to KGB SIZO

Catholic priest Anatoly Parakhnevich has been detained for over two weeks and reportedly transferred to the KGB pretrial detention center following searches of his home and church. Authorities have not disclosed charges; KGB involvement implies state‑related criminal accusations.

9. Artemis 2 mission photos and records

Artemis 2 astronauts released images of the Moon and Earth during a manned lunar flyby. The mission set a record for the farthest human distance from Earth and is the first manned mission around the Moon since 1972. Released photos include Earth against the lunar surface, a nearly 54‑minute lunar eclipse as seen by the crew, Venus, the Milky Way and the Orientale Basin (the “Eastern Sea”).

10. Militarization of schoolchildren

Belarus will send 10th‑grade students to 24‑hour field trainings of up to 10 days (starting in May), conducted in conditions resembling military units. Girls will also receive practical medical training (60 hours) at hospitals, Red Cross branches or emergency service sites.

11. Dog abandonment scandal in Vitebsk

A live dog was left in a Meat Shop chain storage room; a video posted on TikTok sparked public outrage. Police are investigating and searching for the owner. Possible outcomes include animal cruelty charges or an administrative fine (up to 15 basic units).

12. Book bans expanded

A Minsk court labelled the website and Instagram of the bookstore “Books by Bay (Ales Yaudakh)” extremist and declared several books extremist: Detective Camilla’s “Next Stop — Death,” Makar Valynkin’s novel “The Last Generation,” Maxim Shura’s “Where We Are Not,” and historical works by Alexander Tsvikevich (author of “Westernism”). Some of Tsvikevich’s works had been republished in the 1990s but are now banned under a new law.

13. Scientists urge removal of invasive fish

The Academy of Sciences identified three invasive fish species — American catfish, rattanhead and sand goby — that should be actively fished and removed because they threaten native ecosystems.

End card: weekday/news sign‑off from Nasha Niva.

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