UN experts warn Belarus political prisoners face continuing repression due to passport invalidation
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Abigail Austin | Vermont Law & Graduate School, US
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JURISTUN experts warn Belarus political prisoners face continuing repression due to passport invalidationjurist.orgUN experts on Monday warned that the expulsion of political prisoners from Belarus and subsequent invalidation of their passports may amount to transnational repression, increased statelessness, and human rights violations. Their concerns stem from the December 2025 release of 123 prisoners to Ukraine and Lithuania following negotiations with the United States. Most of these individuals […] The post UN experts warn Belarus political prisoners face continuing repression due to passport invalidation appeared first on JURIST - News .
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