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March 31, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A senior Belarusian opposition politician has condemned Minsk\u2019s decision to annul the passports of dissidents released from prisons in a deal with Washington and taken out of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccording to information we have, all those who checked their IDs see that that their documents had been invalidated,\u201d said Volha Zazulinskaja, the opposition\u2019s social security chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is proof that the so-called pardons were not an act of humanism or a goodwill gesture, but \u201cthe continuation of repression in a different form outside the country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zazulinskaja said that she would raise the issue with Lithuanian and Polish authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to work out an urgent solution to issue alternative documents, so that people will not live in legal vacuum. People who went through repression must not face persecution in exile,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Viasna Human Rights Center reported on March 30 that people who were forced out of the country in September and December 2025 had their passports annulled. Former prisoners learned about it after checking their status in the interior ministry\u2019s database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think absolutely all prisoners who left with IDs \u2013 20-25 people \u2013 had their passports annulled,\u201d one source is quoted as saying. His passport, valid until 2031, was annulled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prominent influencer D\u017amitryj Kaz\u0142o\u016d also had his passport, valid until 2032, annulled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry\u2019s database says that the passport is invalid, but does not specify the grounds, said \u015aviat\u0142ana Ha\u0142a\u016dniova, of Viasna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities have already released about 500 prisoners as a result of negotiations with Washington. Many of them were expelled from the country, some without any IDs. US officials, including John Coale, special envoy for Belarus, and President Donald Trump expressed gratitude to the Belarusian ruler for freeing political prisoners. The US president a few days ago announced his intention to meet with Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington has not taken any action so far to prevent the mistreatment of dissidents after their release and forced deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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