Lukashenko’s long arm: Russia is arresting and extraditing Belarusian nationals being persecuted for taking part in opposition protests

Since August 2020, Russia has detained at least 20 Belarusian nationals facing persecution in their home country amid Alexander Lukashenko's opposition crackdown, says a new report from BBC News Russian. What's more, many of these detainees have been extradited to Belarus -- either in response to official requests from Minsk or for allegedly violating Russian immigration laws. In other cases, Russian law enforcement agencies have expelled Belarusian nationals without going through the courts. Meduza summarizes the Russian BBC's investigation here. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/12/06/lukashenko-s-long-arm