Belarusian political prisoners
John Coale / Reuters
The ceremony took place in Moscow.
John Coale / "Позірк"
Asked whether Belarusians can expect political prisoners to be released soon, US envoy John Coale gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”
Vaclau Areška / svaboda.org
Vaclau Areška was sentenced in the "trade union case" to eight years in a maximum-security penal colony.
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".
