# persecution of Belarusian amateur radio operators

> 2026 crackdown against ham radio operators in Belarus accused of espionage

**Wikidata**: [Q137795622](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137795622)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/persecution-of-belarusian-amateur-radio-operators


## References

1. [Source](https://www.dw.com/ru/radiolubitelej-v-rb-obvinaut-v-spionaze-i-gosizmene-cto-izvestno/a-75660547)
2. [Source](https://www.securitylab.ru/news/568404.php)
3. [Source](https://spring96.org/be/news/119459?ref=404media.co)
4. [Source](https://www.svaboda.org/a/33653641.html)
5. [Source](https://belsat.eu/91084724/radyjoamatary)
6. [Source](https://www.404media.co/ham-radio-operators-in-belarus-arrested-face-the-death-penalty/)
7. [Source](https://boingboing.net/2026/01/20/belarus-threatens-ham-radio-operators-with-death-penalty-for-espionage.html)
8. [Source](https://reform.news/na-stv-zajavili-o-raskrytii-seti-shpionov-radioljubitelej)
9. [Source](https://ufrc.org/info/la-bielorussie-menace-les-radioamateurs-de-peine-de-mort-pour-espionnage/)
10. [Source](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/belarus-threatens-ham-radio-operators-with-death-penalty-for-espionage/ar-AA1UBu0q)
11. [Source](https://pl.belsat.eu/91122463/szpiedzy-krotkofalowcy-kto-i-jak-podsluchiwal-sluzby-lukaszenki)