Belarusian 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. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale / "Позірк"
"If there is no progress on that front, it also affects the humanitarian track.”
Released political prisoners, September 2025 / LookByMedia
“Knowing the reason, it doesn’t worry me."
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Еўрарадыё
One should not speak about a suspension of the negotiation process, the democratic opposition leader stresses.
Andrei Novikau / Радыё Рацыя
A person may walk free, but the stigma of prison does not disappear / Euroradio/OpenAI
We spoke with representatives of BYSOL, Dissidentby, and Viasna.
Belarusian political prisoners with John Cole / x.com/johnpcoale
235 people remained in Belarus, while 15 were transferred to Lithuania.
Picket in Support of Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski / MayDay
And this year alone, 189 political prisoners were forcibly deported from the country.
