Olga Karach has been labeled an «extremist» 29 times — a record in Lukashenko’s campaign against Belarusian civil society.

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Olga Karach, organisations affiliated with her, and the activities of Our House have now been labelled «extremist» or «terrorist» by Lukashenko’s regime 29 times. This is a record number of repressive labels imposed on a Belarusian human rights defender and the organisations and initiatives associated with her.

  1. Olga Karach was included in the list of «persons involved in extremist activities»
    Decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus dated 1 November 2024.
  2. Olga Karach was included in the list of «persons involved in terrorist activities».
    Decision of the State Security Committee of Belarus dated 3 September 2021.
  3. The International Centre for Civil Initiatives «Our House” and its social media pages were designated as an «extremist formation».
    Decision No. 20 EK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated 4 May 2022, «On Recognising a Group of Citizens as an Extremist Formation and Prohibiting Its Activities».

OLGA KARACH’S PAGES

  1. The Facebook account «olga.karatch.belarus», accessible at https://www.facebook.com/olga.karatch.belarus, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 310559663027022
    Decision of the Court of the Lida District, Grodno Region, dated 18 March 2025. Hereinafter, the Republican List of Extremist Materials.
  2. The Facebook social media account entitled «Olga Karach», accessible at https://www.facebook.com/olga.karatch
    Decision of the Court of the Glusk District, Mogilev Region, dated 2 June 2026.
  3. The Instagram account «olga.karatch», accessible at https://www.instagram.com/olga.karatch/
    Decision of the Court of the Lida District, Grodno Region, dated 13 March 2025.
  4. The YouTube channel entitled «Olga Karach», accessible at https://www.youtube.com/c/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%A2%D0%92
    Decision of the Court of the Central District of Minsk dated 6 June 2022.
  5. The Telegram channel entitled «Olga Karach», accessible at https://t.me/volya_by
    Decision of the Court of the Central District of Minsk dated 6 June 2022.

Olga Karach’s TikTok account was included in the Republican List of Extremist Materials twice:

  1. The TikTok account «volya.by», accessible at https://www.tiktok.com/@volya.by, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 7216911622441813018
    Decision of the Court of the Lida District, Grodno Region, dated 24 March 2025.
  2. The TikTok social media account entitled «Olga Karach», accessible at https://www.tiktok.сom/@volya.by, together with the information products published on it.
    Decision of the Court of the Krichev District, Mogilev Region, dated 19 January 2026.
  3. The VKontakte social media page entitled «Olga Karach», accessible at https://vk.com/olga.karatch
    Decision of the Court of the Molodechno District, Minsk Region, dated 10 October 2023.
  4. The Odnoklassniki social media page entitled «Olga Karach», accessible at https://ok.ru/profile/558634138508. The address is indicated incorrectly in the Ministry’s list, but Odnoklassniki located and blocked the page
    Decision of the Court of the Leninsky District of Mogilev dated 16 April 2024.

PAGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CIVIL INITIATIVES «OUR HOUSE»

  1. The YouTube channel entitled «NASH DOM TV», accessible at https://www.youtube.com/c/NashDomTV/featured.
    Decision of the Court of the Central District of Minsk dated 18 May 2021.

14–15. The Telegram channel entitled «NASH DOM», accessible at https://t.me/nash_dom, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 1056299603. It was designated as extremist twice:

Decision of the Court of the Central District of Minsk dated 18 May 2021.

Decision No. 20 EK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated 4 May 2022, «On Recognising a Group of Citizens as an Extremist Formation and Prohibiting Its Activities».

  1. The Telegram channel entitled «NASH DOM TV», accessible at https://t.me/dom_tv, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 1495108905
    Decision of the Court of the Central District of Minsk dated 18 May 2021.
  2. The Telegram channel «NASH DOM. Exclusive», with the domain name https://t.me/news_by
    Decision No. 20 EK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated 4 May 2022, «On Recognising a Group of Citizens as an Extremist Formation and Prohibiting Its Activities».
  3. The Telegram group «NASH DOM. Comments,” with the domain name https://t.me/talk_by
    Decision No. 20 EK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated 4 May 2022, «On Recognising a Group of Citizens as an Extremist Formation and Prohibiting Its Activities».
  4. The Instagram account «oh_by», accessible at https://www.instagram.com/oh_by
    Decision of the Court of the Lida District, Grodno Region, dated 24 March 2025.
  5. The online resource entitled «NASH DOM», accessible at https://nash-dom.info
    Decision of the Court of the Zheleznodorozhny District of Vitebsk dated 14 January 2022.
  6. The musical composition «Our Home Belarus»
    Decision of the Court of the Gomel District dated 7 February 2023.
  7. The TikTok social media account «NASH DOM TV», identified as @house_by.
    Decision of the Court of the Krupki District, Minsk Region, dated 19 June 2023.
  8. The Odnoklassniki social media group entitled «Our House», accessible at https://ok.ru/our.house
    Decision of the Court of the Leninsky District of Mogilev dated 16 April 2024.
  9. The Telegram channel «Our House-Shuflyadka», accessible at https://t.me/pobach_nd_lt, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 1599486603
    Decision of the Court of the Baranovichi District and the City of Baranovichi dated 2 May 2024.
  10. The Facebook group «NASH DOM. Assistance to Belarusians and Ukrainians», accessible at https://m.facebook.com/Nash.Dom.Belarus
    Decision of the Court of the Zhlobin District, Gomel Region, dated 5 August 2024.
  11. The Telegram group entitled «NASH DOM. Comments», with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 1474664897; visual materials, including images, logos, digital watermarks and similar elements, or the text “NASH DOM. Comments,” with or without any additional inscriptions, regardless of the medium on which they appear, including flags, banners, emblems, chevrons, patches, stickers, labels, badges, items of clothing, household objects and similar items, as well as materials placed in digital photographs and video images in any events, scenes, episodes or frames of electronic and printed media
    Decision of the Court of the Leninsky District of Grodno dated 2 April 2025.
  12. The Telegram group entitled «! Nash-dom-Shuflyadka-chat», accessible at https://t.me/pobach_oh_by_it, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 1668756135; the logo of the Telegram group entitled «! Nash-dom-Shuflyadka-chat», consisting of the inscriptions «NASH DOM», «Shuflyadka» and «CHAT” placed against a black background; visual materials, including images, digital watermarks and similar elements, or the text «! Nash-dom-Shuflyadka-chat», with or without any additional inscriptions, regardless of the medium on which they appear, including flags, banners, emblems, chevrons, patches, stickers, labels, badges, items of clothing, household objects and similar items, as well as materials placed in digital photographs and video images in any events, scenes, episodes or frames of electronic and printed media
    Decision of the Court of the Leninsky District of Grodno dated 3 April 2025.
  13. The Telegram channel «Our House-Shuflyadka», accessible at https://t.me/pobach_nd_lt, with the identifier (ID) containing the sequence of digits 1599486603
    Decision of the Court of the Baranovichi District and the City of Baranovichi dated 2 May 2024.
  14. A logo consisting of the words «NASH DOM” in white lettering against a green background, with a stylised image of the sun and a house
    Decision No. 20 EK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated 4 May 2022, «On Recognising a Group of Citizens as an Extremist Formation and Prohibiting Its Activities».

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