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Belarus opposition leader released from jail in US-brokered deal

BELARUS, JUN 21 – Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko released 14 political prisoners, including opposition figure Syarhei Tsikhanouski, after a U.S. envoy visit aiming to ease Western sanctions and tensions.

  • On Saturday, 21 June 2025, Sergei Tikhanovsky, a prominent opposition figure in Belarus, was freed following a presidential pardon.
  • The release followed a US-brokered deal involving President Aliaksandr Lukashenka and US envoy Keith Kellogg after Tikhanovsky's imprisonment for over five years on extremism charges.
  • Fourteen political detainees, including Tikhanovsky and former journalist Ihar Karney, were released, with Tikhanovsky relocating to Vilnius, Lithuania, while his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, remains actively engaged in efforts to secure the freedom of approximately 1,150 other prisoners.
  • Tsikhanouskaya conveyed deep happiness and gratitude, thanking US and European officials for their role in helping secure the release.
  • The release signals a rare easing of tensions by Lukashenka's regime amid ongoing repression, yet mass arrests and political imprisonments persist, with at least 1,150 prisoners still detained.
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In the centre of Warsaw, the Belarusian exile Assia observes the crowd applauding his compatriot Sergei Tikhanovski, a political opponent just released, with an emaciated face, almost unrecognizable after five years in prison in Belarus. ...

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Perfil broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
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