# Polish bank denies Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya an account over expired passport

https://mins.news/en/item/15369

- Meduza, 2026-08-06 16:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/06/polish-bank-denies-belarusian-opposition-leader-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-account-over-expired-passport

> Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says a bank in Poland refused to open an account for her. She said the decision was linked to the expiration of her Belarusian passport. Tsikhanouskaya disclosed the incident while speaking on Euroradio, an independent Belarusian radio station. The report does not identify the bank or indicate whether the decision has been challenged.