Some more details from the linked Belarusian source, thanks to google translate:
The book had been banned in the Soviet Union until 1987. It was translated in 1992 into Belarusian and became a bestseller. Recently new editions were printed by the Yanushkevich Publishing House. The publisher Andrei Yanushkevich has been detained, following the opening of a bookstore linked to the publishing house. Around 200 books were confiscated and are being evaluated if they contain extremist material.
This is not the first independent publishing house facing repression.
While this looks like something our government really could have done, it's interesting to note that Zerkalo.io could not verify that piece of news: https://news.zerkalo.io/life/14489.html
Some more details from the linked Belarusian source, thanks to google translate:
The book had been banned in the Soviet Union until 1987. It was translated in 1992 into Belarusian and became a bestseller. Recently new editions were printed by the Yanushkevich Publishing House. The publisher Andrei Yanushkevich has been detained, following the opening of a bookstore linked to the publishing house. Around 200 books were confiscated and are being evaluated if they contain extremist material.
This is not the first independent publishing house facing repression.
if a book is enough to threaten a regime...
While this looks like something our government really could have done, it's interesting to note that Zerkalo.io could not verify that piece of news: https://news.zerkalo.io/life/14489.html
Title is misspelled. Should be “Orwell's”.
fixed now :) thank you
"Мы заўсёды ваявалі з Украінай"