Belarusian political prisoners
A person may walk free, but the stigma of prison does not disappear / Euroradio/OpenAI
We spoke with representatives of BYSOL, Dissidentby, and Viasna.
John Coale and Alexander Lukashenko / president.gov.by
They are to be delivered by Belarus's Permanent Representative to the UN, Valentin Rybakov.
Kiryl Balakhonau / Euroradio
Ex-political prisoner Kiryl Balakhonau told Euroradio why he went to fight for Ukraine.
Pavel Mazheika
The invitation to return is being conveyed through relatives.
Another batch of "political" prisoners has been released / shutterstock / Fanni_2021
28 of them had the status of political prisoners.
Court, illustrative photo
This information was published by the human rights center "Viasna".
U.S. President’s special envoy John Coale in Minsk / president.gov.by
Negotiations between the U.S. and the Lukashenka regime have already led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners.
U.S. State Department / Alex Wong/Getty Images
As of today, around 900 political prisoners remain behind bars in Belarus.
U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale / "Позірк"
"If there is no progress on that front, it also affects the humanitarian track.”
