Oppositionists not allowed going abroad

The name of another citizen of Belarus officially blacklisted from going abroad on political reasons has become known. He is a Young Front member Yaraslau Hryshchenya, the head of Baranavichy branch of the Young Front.

One of these days Yaraslau received a report that he is prohibited to leave the country. No explanations have been given to him. “It’s simply an isolation of representatives of Belarusian opposition,” Yaraslau said.

In the first days of the new year the leader of the United Civil Party Anatol Lyabedzka received the same ruling with the official statement that he is prohibited to go abroad. Last Thursday a public activist and independent journalist Barys Haretski was get off the train when he was on his way to Kyiv where he planned to take part in a seminar on internet-journalism.