{"id":367489,"date":"2026-08-05T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/belarus-crackdown-reaches-students-studying-in-europe-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:00:42","slug":"belarus-crackdown-reaches-students-studying-in-europe-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/belarus-crackdown-reaches-students-studying-in-europe-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus crackdown reaches students studying in Europe | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UtQfAPHLTCI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Belarus crackdown reaches students studying in Europe | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UtQfAPHLTCI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Belarus has long targeted political opponents, journalists and activists. Now it&#8217;s going after a university. The regime of Alexander Lukashenko has designated the European Humanities University in neighboring Lithuania as an extremist organization, putting Belarusian students and alumni as well as their families at risk of state oppression.  DW&#8217;s Lisa Louis reports and we talk to Shelby Magid, deputy director of the Atlantic Council&#8217;s Eurasia Center <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Belarus labels a Vilnius university &quot;extremist&quot;<br \/>\n02:02 Students fear for their families<br \/>\n04:56 Shelby Magid on Belarus&#8217; widening crackdown<br \/>\n06:57 Why Lukashenko fears independent thought<br \/>\n08:50 The reach of repression beyond Belarus<br \/>\n10:21 What the crackdown means for students abroad<br \/>\n11:22 Exiled opposition and the future of Belarus<\/p>\n<p>#belarus #crackdown #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarus has long targeted political opponents, journalists and activists. 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