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“Not just a passport, it’s paradise”: How state propaganda threatens Belarusians with citizenship revocation

Belarusian passports. Photo: Belsat
Belarusian passports. Photo: Belsat

For several months now, propaganda has been threatening that disloyal Belarusians will begin to be stripped of their citizenship. Although there is an article of the Constitution that states: "No one may be deprived of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus." Are these just threats, or will the authorities really go for such a step? But—for what purpose? What do they want to achieve?