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From tech pioneers to ‘extremists’: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness


In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of

In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of Eastern Europe’s most prominent tech success stories. He suffered multiple strokes in prison, an experience that shaped Tatyana’s decision to leave the International Finance Corporation within the World Bank and launch her own venture. Under a 2023 executive order from Lukashenko, Belarusian embassies can no longer issue or renew documents for citizens abroad, effectively trapping dissidents in foreign countries, undocumented.

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