UN 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 were detained for peacefully exercising their rights. Among those released are activists within the Belarusian rights group Viasna, primary political opposition figures, and an editor of the largest news outlet in Belarus.
Upon removal to Lithuania and Ukraine, eight prisoners discovered that their Belarusian passports were declared
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