Topic: civil society political crackdown

Belarusian tech founders exiled as 'extremists' face statelessness

Imaguru, Belarus' first startup hub, became a target of political crackdowns due to its role in empowering independent thinkers, leading to its founders' exile, imprisonment in absentia, and loss of citizenship. The incubator fostered over 300 startups and attracted $100M in funding, but its supp...