Belarus shuts borders: Citizens barred from leaving and foreigners must provide documents

[littlemissmartypants]

Source: Express UK

Belarus shuts borders: Citizens barred from leaving and foreigners must provide documents
BELARUS has shut its border and prevented people from leaving the country as tensions escalate on the continent.
By LUKE HAWKER
12:59, Mon, May 31, 2021 | UPDATED: 13:26, Mon, May 31, 2021

Border force has imposed strict restrictions on travel by Belarusian citizens and foreign nationals with a residential permit in Belarus. Those with a temporary residence card in another country are not allowed to leave.

A temporary residence permit in a foreign state is not a basis for leaving Belarus, the State Border Committee said.

It added departure from the country through ground checkpoints is limited for both Belarusian citizens and foreigners with a residence permit in Belarus.



Read more: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1443530/belarus-news-shuts-borders-citizens-foreign-nationals-residency-document-proof

[2naSalit]

1. K&R

[Submariner]

2. So the standoff begins

Does the murderous dictator Lukashenko isolate his country like Kim Jong-un's N Korea and starve them, while the world sits outside his border and laughs at him and mocks his behavior?

And for how long, and when does he cave and release the reporter who is probably already being fed polonium soup?

[mainer]

3. They're turning into North Korea

Locking in their citizens? Going rogue against all European norms?

The lockdown is really shocking.

[maxsolomon]

4. Always amazes me that the military stays loyal.

Just fucking dump him; Europe is waiting with open arms.

[Warpy]

6. Maybe not this time. Lukashenko blew it when he forced that plane down

and I sincerely doubt even Putin can save him now. He's become an embarrassment and a danger.

Soldiers have families, and they're all going to get an earful about the clampdown. They also know how to throw revolutions in central Europe, I'll refer you to the Ukrainian uprising of some years ago. I don't fancy Lukashenko's chances of longevity in office.

Maybe he can retire to a nice country house on the Ukrainian border, tucked away in the exclusion zone.

[maxsolomon]

9. As they used to say in Belarus,

Fun dayn moyl zu Got's oyem.

[Warpy]

10. Just hope he's listening

I know and like people from that part of the world and they deserve so much better.

[mahina]

12. What does that mean?

Thanks.

[maxsolomon]

13. From your mouth to God's ears

Yiddish

[mahina]

14. Ah thank you.

Indeed.

[Evolve Dammit]

5. And this is what Flynn wants. What a fucking fascist traitor.

[Roc2020]

7. Forcing that plane down to arrest a dissident

is a slap in the face to the West that will not be forgiven. This is just the start.

[Marrah_Goodman]

8. I had read somewhere that Belarus is still like the Soviet Union in many ways

[IcyPeas]

11. Putin and Lukashenko on a yacht together

Link to tweet

[SunSeeker]

15. What a disaster for the long suffering people of Belarus.

Lukashenko is a monster.

[Initech]

16. War is definitely coming.

[Radical Ant]

17. Lockdowns are a good thing

Is this a COVID lockdown?

[róisín_dubh]

18. It is not, or at least doesn't appear to be. Read the article if you can get past all the adverts.

Lockdowns are NOT a good thing. They're obviously necessary in pandemics. But let's not praise them unreservedly.
I've lived through 2 hard lockdowns in the UK since October and it was utter, utter shit. We don't need authoritarians preventing people from leaving their countries without a serious reason to do so.

[Radical Ant]

20. I am in lockdown In Australia

Haven't been able to leave the country for over a year. Same as Belarus

[róisín_dubh]

21. Well get back to me when you're...

The prisoner of a madman. Because you’re not at the moment.

[Radical Ant]

22. not understanding

Madman as in those that authorise lockdown?

[róisín_dubh]

23. Are you being purposely obtuse?

Or do you really not follow the news? Or any of the other posts in this thread. It's not about lockdown. Lockdown is FINE for pandemic type things or other major national emergencies (see any human rights law treaty). Lockdown is not fine as a way to clamp down on dissidents.
This. Isn't. About. Covid.

[Radical Ant]

25. covid lockdwon

but the Govt says this exactly the reason.


https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/europe/belarus-imposes-rules-limiting-citizens-ability-to-exit-country-to-curb-covid-19-spread.html

No different to other Western countries like Australia

Dont get me wrong. I dont think Lukashenko is the good guy in all this. Hell no. Workers rights are being smashed left right and centre. Bosses now can fire workers anytime without warning or reasons. Issues you wont hear about on CNN.
You're not saying that Svetlana Tikhonovskaya is a good in all this ? Or are you?

[FakeNoose]

19. Their population dwindles, they don't want people leaving the country

I don't know if they want to keep foreigners out so much as to keep their people in.

Maybe rather than North Korea, Belarus is becoming the new East Germany?

[myohmy2]

24. good...

...it's a sign we're on the move...

...I don't know why Republicans like Putin and his fascist and/or ransomware friends so much...

...they seem like bad people to me...