Good news as well

There are some good news also! Finally, from the 1st of Jan the stamp in the Belarusian passport to allow you to travel will be abolished. Well, one can think that now Belarusians can not travel at all:) No, it's not quite true. It basically means that the list of people who are not allowed to leave the country is ready and the border police will have and consult during the border control. So, now the passports might be checked even more carefully.

Despite this brilliant news, there was another even today to which I wanna react. Natalia Alekseeva, Russian ans Swedish citizen, was not allowed to enter Belarus in the Minsk airport. She was forced to leave the country with the canceled enstrance stamp which she got in the beginning and with another stamp - entrance forbidden. She represents a Swedish NGO. The reason of this action my be in her participation in the spring this year in the Democratic Congress in Belarus.

Again and again people suffer from the regime

I ask myself how is it possible and I have no answer. When you are young freedom is one of the essential things you value. And then, when you foced to live within the limits set up by some (really looking for a nice word, but only bad ones come to my mind) officials, you feel like in prison. I really want young Belarusians and Belarusians in general to be able to go anywhere in the world, therefore I do hope that my state will abolish all stupid laws and rules which limit this freedom and will concentrate on the improvement of the Belarusian economy and start negociation to abolish visum in Europe for Belarusians. Uff, it sounds like a plan of action! I would be happy if they would listen to the citizens.

Fingerprints

Seriousely? Yes, I am angry with the policy of taking fingerprints (or rather finger scans) of innocent people. It is inhumilating. I remember once I told to my American friend that I am not going to the States untill they ban getting fingerprints in the airport or embassy... And now, I was forced to 'give my fingers' to leave Yerevan airport... Then, they also scanned my hand when I applied for the French visa. I guess some measures are needed, but sth is wrong here.