{"id":171432,"date":"2026-01-13T13:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171432\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-expand-fingerprinting-of-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171432\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian lawmakers pass bill to expand fingerprinting of foreigners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 13,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> The National Assembly\u2019s House of Representatives has approved at second reading a bill that expands the categories of foreigners subject to mandatory fingerprinting, the chamber\u2019s press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One amendment would allow border guards to collect fingerprints from foreign nationals upon entry into Belarus, as well as to use and store this data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another change would require international bus operators to share passengers\u2019 personal data with the Belarusian transportation ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill must still be approved by the upper house, the Council of the Republic, before it can be signed into law by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lawmakers consider restrictions on foreign bank subsidiaries\u2019 foreign currency transactions<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 13, Pozirk. 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