Belarusian political prisoners

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale 

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

Released political prisoners, September 2025 / LookByMedia

“Knowing the reason, it doesn’t worry me."
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Еўрарадыё

One should not speak about a suspension of the negotiation process, the democratic opposition leader stresses.
Andrei Novikau

Andrei Novikau / Радыё Рацыя

Belarusian political prisoners with John Cole

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

Picket in Support of Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski / MayDay

And this year alone, 189 political prisoners were forcibly deported from the country.
Valery Tsepkalo

Valery Tsepkalo / Еўрарадыё

John Coale is the U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus
Belarusian political prisoners in Ukraine, 13 December 2025 / “Khochu zhit”

Belarusian political prisoners in Ukraine, 13 December 2025 / “Khochu zhit” / Хочу жить

“As relations between our countries are normalised, more sanctions will be lifted.”
A GUBAZiK (GUBOPIK) officer

A GUBAZiK (GUBOPIK) officer

“Everything has been recorded and will surface.”