Community of Railway Workers of Belarus information
Belarusian opposition initiative
Community of Railway Workers of Belarus
Сообщество железнодорожников Беларуси
Leader
Sergei Voitsekhovich[1]
Foundation
August 2020 (2020-08)
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]
^ ab"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.
^ ab"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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