New Rules In Belarus: Citizens May Not Leave Country

Deutsche Welle reports:

Belarus’ border security agency on Monday announced a severe tightening of already strict rules limiting citizens’ ability to exit the country. Citizens have fled the country since Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner of a disputed presidential election last August and mass protests over election rigging were met with a severe crackdown.

Faced with the prospect of a mass exodus of medical and IT experts, the government in Minsk began making it more difficult for citizens to leave the country last December, by limiting departures to those Belarus citizens who could present long-term residency permits from abroad. The new rules now forbid the holders of such documents from leaving as well.

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Lukashenko goes full fledged totalitarian by enacting new rules restricting citizens from leaving Belarus. It sounds like he wants to emulate North Korea https://t.co/Tpnvdjrf82

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) June 1, 2021