political refugees
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Belarusians in exile: Invisible problem
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) estimates that some 200,000 to 500,000 Belarusians were forced to flee the country due to political repression in the wake of the 2020…
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“Until the very last moment, I could not believe that Kyiv would be bombed…”
Thousands of Belarusians, forced to flee the Lukashenko regime's repression and find a new home in Ukraine, became refugees for the second time because of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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“A busload of Ukrainian women defended me”: Artsiom’s story of being refugee twice over
Thousands of Belarusians, forced to flee the Lukashenko regime's repression and find a new home in Ukraine, became refugees for a second time because of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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“Polish border guards didn’t want to let us in”: How Belarusians become refugees twice over
Aksana Dabryyanets and her daughter Valeryia had to flee from the repression of the Belarusian regime to Ukraine in 2021. After the Russia-Ukraine war began, staying in Ukraine became dangerous,…
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Aksana D.
22 years old, freelancer. "I was told that child protection workers were going to pay us a visit. That's what sent me reeling"
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Former political prisoner from Belarus detained in Ukraine
Ivan Krasouski, a former political prisoner from Belarus, has been detained in Ukraine. He now faces deportation.
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Political prisoner Ihar Alinevich is on hunger strike: What is known at this time
Political prisoner Ihar Alinevich is on a hunger strike protesting against the prison regime. His relatives have no information about his condition.
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Belarusians in Sweden ask to stop deportation of refugees from Belarus
Despite the risk of the death penalty, the Swedish Migration Agency continues deporting asylum seekers from Belarus. Anders Ygeman, Minister for Integration and Migration, must act now and stop the…
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Vacations in Germany for Belarusian refugee children
Sixteen children from families that had been forced to flee from Belarus to Poland due to the repressions, and two teachers came to Germany for a vacation.
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After 21 months in Swedish Embassy father and son flee Belarus
It is a real-life thriller with a happy ending: two Belarusians managed to escape to Latvia after spending more than a year and a half in the Swedish embassy in…