Belarus releases political prisoners
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Lukashenko pardons known political activist and 122 other prisoners
Belarus's self-proclaimed president Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 123 political prisoners after a meeting with US president's Special Envoy to Belarus John Coale, including one of the country's most high-profile detainees,
Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya accused President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday of using political prisoners as bargaining chips and said the U.S. needs to use both incentives and pressure as it negotiates with the veteran authoritarian leader.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has offered to release 1,300 political prisoners, but only if they leave the country, as he seeks to improve ties with the Trump administration further, The Kyiv Independent reported on August 28. The latest ...
Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.