The decision was coordinated with the Foreign Ministries of Estonia and Lithuania and coincides with 'Freedom Day' on 25 March to commemorate the declaration of independence by the Belarusian Democratic Republic on that date in 1918 and the current efforts of democratic forces in Belarus to break free from Alexander Lukashenko's tyrannical regime.
Entry bans have been imposed on government officials and justice bodies, as well as regional administration.
The named officials are deemed have taken part in the violent repression of peaceful protests following the rigged presidential elections of 9 August 2020.
The new additions bring the total banned from entry to Latvia from Belarus to 277 persons.
The Minister's decision has been taken in accordance with Section 61, Paragraph two of the Immigration Law.
The following individuals have now been placed on the list of personae non gratae in Latvia:
1. Afonin Aleksandr
2. Aksenov Aleksei
3. Ancupov Dmitri
4. Aptarchik Anton
5. Arkhireev Evgeny
6. Asipchik Dmitri
7. Atrasevich Vitali
8. Azhghirey Aleksandr
9. Balaba Artiom
10. Balyuk Pavel
11. Baranov Yevgeni
12. Bedunkevich Mikhail
13. Belkevich Sergei
14. Bychek Konstantin
15. Bloshuk Yevgeni
16. Bobrovich Oleh
17. Boyarchuk Henadii
18. Bolotnik Nikolai
19. Bondarchuk Darya
20. Borinskiy Vadim
21. Bucha Yuri
22. Budnik Viktor
23. Buguk Natalia
24. Burdyuk Dmitri
25. Khacuk Mihail
26. Chemodanov Denis
27. Chemodanova (Pristrom) Olga
28. Chernyavskiy Aleksandr
29. Cholyavo Pavel
30. Davidovich Yuri
31. Davidovich Sergei
32. Demyanov Dmitri
33. Dichtyaruk Denis
34. Dril Gleb
35. Dubrovskiy Vladimir
36. Duki Vitali
37. Gameza Yekaterina
38. Garlinskaya Yekaterina
39. Garmaza Antrei
40. Golub Pavel
41. Goncharenok Yevgeni
42. Gromyko Pavel
43. Gutovskiy Ivan
44. Haibovich Vitali
45. Havrichenko Aleksei
46. Hrinkevich Yelena
47. Yakimchik Vadim
48. Yarmolyuk Roman
49. Yefimenko Aleksandr
50. Yurkov Ivan
51. Kalitnik Aleksandr
52. Kashtalanov Aleksandr
53. Kasiachik Alina.
54. Kazarovec Ihor
55. Kenyuch Ihor
56. Kezhun Kazimir Adamavich
57. Kirchuk Sergei
58. Kislyak Denis
59. Kizhapkin Roman
60. Klyzhuk Sergei
61. Kondrashevich Oleg
62. Kondratenya Aleksei
63. Korolevich Ivan
64. Korota Dmitri
65. Koshmar Sergei
66. Kosolapov Pavel
67. Kostyuk Vyacheslav
68. Kovach Dmitri
69. Kovalchuk Ruslan
70. Krivoshein Roman
71. Krot Viktor
72. Kuchko Vitali
73. Kulbitckiy Ihor
74. Kulikov Andrei
75. Kurilovch Igor
76. Lavrukhin Oleg
77. Lazarchuk Vitaliy
78. Leonov Dmitri/
79. Oleg Konstantinovich
80. Litvinko Aleksandr
81. Lobkov Dmitri
82. Lunev Yuri
83. Lunevich Ihor
84. Luponosov Stanislav
85. Maer Andrei
86. Makarevich Vladislav
87. Makarov Genadiy
88. Malashuk Pavel
89. Marchenko Aleksandr
90. Macak Aleksey
91. Mekhovich Mikhail
92. Melnik Henadi
93. Myadelec Vadim
94. Mironchik Sergei
95. Miseiuk German
96. Murashko Aleksandr
97. Nasenya Yuri
98. Novik Sergei
99. Olshevskiy Dmitri
100. Orlovskiy Viacheslav
101. Pacuiy Andrei
102. Pilipenko Sergei
103. Protasevich Vasili
104. Protckiy Sergei
105. Rybak Yevgheni
106. Rodobolskiy Mark
107. Romanovich Dmitri
108. Samusevich Aleksandr
109. Sanko Aleksei
110. Savitckiy Eduard
111. Scherbakov Yuri
112. Schurevich Aleksandr
113. Sedach Oleh
114. Serdyuk Aleksandr
115. Shahlai Artur
116. Veremey Ivan
117. Volodko Andrei
118. Zhuchkov Sergei