Going Soviet? Belarus bans most citizens from going abroad

After the hijacking of an airline Alexander Lukashenko to get one dissenter goes hyper..

Belarus has temporarily banned most of its citizens from leaving, including many foreign residency permit holders.

The State Border Committee’s tightening of the rules follows international outrage over Belarus’s recent diversion of a Ryanair flight and arrest of a top dissident and his girlfriend on board.

Many dissidents have left Belarus since a disputed election last year.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57316838

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