Community of Railway Workers of Belarus
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
