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I'm in the same spot. When I was leaving the country after then-"election" in 2006, I had to wait until the engineer I was handing the project over to finished
by varjag 5y ago
I'm in the same spot. When I was leaving the country after then-"election" in 2006, I had to wait until the engineer I was handing the project over to finished his 30-day prison sentence.
This year even my ever optimistic friends who were never intent to move have been sent packing. The hijacking makes things even worse for the unwillingly growing Belarusian diaspora, but there should not be mucking around. I advocate for the strongest pushback possible, even though anticipating a lacklustre response.
- proxysna 5y agoMy close circle of friends, mostly moved to nearby countries Estonia, Ukraine, Poland and even Russia. One family has returned because they got homesick and being an immigrant is generally hard. But no one is planning to stay in Belarus, right now you can't be sure that tommorow you won't become a criminal without any guilt of your own and it is not getting any better. And anything that hurts regime is worth it, no matter how anemic it might seem, in the long run it is all worth it.
- varjag 5y agoAye. And in my age cohort noone really emigrates unless they are really compelled by circumstances. But now it appears we're getting some pushback from the EU. Less than I hoped (so far), but more than I feared.