Belarus has tightened its emigration rules since Monday, severely restricting its ability to leave the country.
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Since December, Belarusian citizens who do not have a long-term residence permit in another country have been banned from leaving Belarus through official rail and road border crossing points. However, under the new rules, people with such permits will no longer be banned from leaving Belarus.
Belarus has been in a precarious situation since 9 August last year, when the country held presidential elections, in which Alexander Lukashenko was once again the winner. After the elections, mass protests began in the country, but by the winter they gradually subsided.
Last week, the Lukashenko regime deserved the outrage of the international community by forcing a Ryanair plane to change course and land in Minsk to detain Belarusian opposition and journalist Roman Protasevich.
Following the incident, many European countries decided to avoid Belarusian airspace and restrict flights to Belarus. In response, the Belarusian national airline Belavia canceled all flights to European Union (EU) countries.
Previous emigration restrictions did not apply to people traveling by plane.
Lukashenko is likely to hope to prevent the outflow of doctors, IT specialists and other professionals from the country, which is a problem. However, the official explanation for closing the border is to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but the opposition questions this.
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