Belarusian exiles facing transnational persecutions

Résumé :

This article explores the various forms of repression faced by Belarusian exiles and the ways in which it is exercised across borders. It emphasizes the fear instilled by operations conducted abroad by Belarusian security services, the targeting of protest mobilizations abroad, the threats encountered while seeking refuge abroad, the pressure exerted on relatives remaining in Belarus, the trials in absentia as well as the non-issuance of expired passports and other official documents abroad. One of the effects of these multiple forms of persecution is to encourage a distancing from political forms of activism.