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Self-Exiled Belarusian Opposition Members Present 'New National Passport'

A sample passport as presented in Warsaw
A sample passport as presented in Warsaw

Self-exiled Belarusian opposition members presented an alternative "new national passport" at a conference in Poland over the weekend. Valer Kavaleuski of the group, called the United Interim Cabinet of Belarus, told a conference in Warsaw on August 6 that talks with the European Union are under way to recognize the passport. Kavaleuski added that the idea to come up with a new passport appeared after thousands of Belarusians who fled the nation following an unprecedented crackdown in 2020 after a disputed presidential poll faced problems with renewing expired travel documents abroad. There was no immediate comment from the EU. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarusian Service, click here.

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