Event 343

{
  "category": "Kinetic",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The article includes direct attribution to a named opposition-affiliated expert with cited specifics on the expansion of repressive measures. Additional contextual information is consistent with ongoing trends reported in other open sources.",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Latvia",
    "Lithuania",
    "Poland"
  ],
  "country": "Belarus",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/05/lukashenka-intensifying-repression.html"
    ],
    "title": "Intelligence. Lukashenka intensifies repression against Belarusians. \"And Lukashenka is now devoting  particular attention to Belarusians who live beyond the borders of the country  given that his regime views the diaspora as  its enemy.  Minsk officials are especially focuses on cutting off links between the diaspora and the Belarusian population at home lest the former inspire the latter to resist and protest.\""
  },
  "description": "Intelligence. Lukashenka intensifies repression against Belarusians. \"And Lukashenka is now devoting  particular attention to Belarusians who live beyond the borders of the country  given that his regime views the diaspora as  its enemy.  Minsk officials are especially focuses on cutting off links between the diaspora and the Belarusian population at home lest the former inspire the latter to resist and protest.\"",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-04T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Direct citation of Pavel Korshunov describing intensified measures against domestic and diaspora Belarusians.",
    "Details referencing greater numbers of detentions and punitive actions specifically targeting Belarusians abroad."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"Lukashenka has been intensifying his repression of all Belarusians at home and abroad in advance of the Belarusian election campaign.\"",
    "\"The current crackdown, the Minsk analyst says, involves not only a much larger number of detentions and criminal charges than earlier but also expanded use of measures designed to exact punishments on Belarusians abroad for anti-regime actions they carry out from abroad.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/05/lukashenka-intensifying-repression.html"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "By Abroad Targets",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Direct citation of Pavel Korshunov describing intensified measures against domestic and diaspora Belarusians.",
            "Details referencing greater numbers of detentions and punitive actions specifically targeting Belarusians abroad."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "BYs",
    "in",
    "FI",
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT",
    "PL"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lukashenka Intensifying Repression against Belarusians at Home and Abroad, Korshunov Says",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_343_1763923852_21960590.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Lukashenka is now devoting  particular attention to Belarusians who live beyond the borders of the country",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/05/lukashenka-intensifying-repression.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Belarusian regime under Lukashenka has intensified repression targeting Belarusian citizens domestically and those abroad, aiming to suppress dissent and intimidate the diaspora.",
  "url": "https://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/05/lukashenka-intensifying-repression.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "BYs in FI EE LV LT PL ",
  "Attack Type": "By Abroad Targets",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;EE;LV;LT;PL",
  "Date": "4-May-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Intelligence. Lukashenka intensifies repression against Belarusians. \"And Lukashenka is now devoting  particular attention to Belarusians who live beyond the borders of the country  given that his regime views the diaspora as  its enemy.  Minsk officials are especially focuses on cutting off links between the diaspora and the Belarusian population at home lest the former inspire the latter to resist and protest.\" ",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2024/05/lukashenka-intensifying-repression.html",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Lukashenka is now devoting  particular attention to Belarusians who live beyond the borders of the country",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}