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“A total disaster”: Uladzimir Labkovich on mass protection rejections for Belarusians in Poland

Former political prisoner and human rights activist Uladzislau Labkovich at a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania
Former political prisoner and human rights activist Uladzislau Labkovich at a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. December 22, 2025. Photo: Belsat

Polish officials are increasingly denying Belarusians international protection, claiming that the intensity of repression in Belarus has decreased. In doing so, they allegedly rely on data from the Belarusian human rights center “Viasna.” Uladzislau Labkovich, a human rights activist with “Viasna,” explained how this came to be on the program “Morning with Belsat.”