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Belarus Releases More Prisoners Amid Intensified Crackdown on Dissent – EUROP INFO
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The Belarusian leader hopes to end diplomatic isolation and lift Western sanctions.
In June of this year, following a visit to Belarus by the United States Special Envoy Keith Kellogg, the regime of Alexander Lukashenko released 14 political prisoners, including Sergei Tihanovsky, Svetlana Tihanovsky's wife, who was recognized in the West by the President of Belarus and residing in Lithuania.
Siarhei Tsikhanouski was released last week along with 13 other prisoners through American mediation. “He didn’t recognize me at first,” he said, fighting back tears, of the moment he saw his daughter again. The post He lost weight drastically, but he’s alive: a leading figure of the Belarusian opposition was released after five years first appeared on 24.hu.
Diplomat, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus (2010-2011) Roman Bezsmertnyy told about it on Espreso. Regarding the meeting of US Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg in Minsk with the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, there is one topic there. On the territory of Belarus, the repair of cellars is being completed to preserve mine launchers and ballistic missiles …
Belarus Releases More Prisoners Amid Intensified Crackdown on Dissent – EUROP INFO
Belarus has once again highlighted the contradictory nature of its domestic policies by releasing a number of prisoners amid a continuing crackdown on political dissent. While the government touts these pardons as steps toward reconciliation and legal reform, critics argue that the move is largely symbolic, overshadowed by intensified repression of activists, journalists, and opposition figures. This development underscores the complex and volat…
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