Lukashenko frees 23 more Belarusian political prisoners

over 200 political prisoners have been reportedly released. Nearly 1,300 prisoners remain behind bars in Belarus, Viasna Human Rights Center reported. However, the Lukashenko regime is continuing ... Read More

Dozens of Nobel laureates urge Trump to help release Belarusian political prisoners

Dozens of Nobel laureates urge Trump to help release Belarusian political prisoners - Around 1,400 political prisoners – including doctors, journalists and scientists – are jailed in the country, acco ... Read More

Belarus frees American woman from detention as strongman leader looks to extend 30-year rule

Belarus’ oldest rights group, Viasna, says that over 1,250 people remain in detention over ... and hadn’t featured on lists of political prisoners. Pavel Sapelka of the Viasna rights group ... Read More

Belarus releases three prisoners, including US citizen and jailed journalist

Exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya hailed the "wonderful news" in ... nearly 1,300 political prisoners who remain in jail across Belarus." In a statement, Radio Free Europe/Radio ... Read More

Lukashenko’s political prisoners releases reflects strategy for regime survival

In early 2024, there were at least 1,430 imprisoned people in Belarus recognised as political prisoners, although human rights defenders estimate the actual number is much higher. As of September ... Read More

Lukashenko says there are no political prisoners in Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that there are no political prisoners ... group and of publicly calling for the seizure of state power and for other actions geared to impair ... Read More

Dozens of Nobel laureates urge Trump to help release Belarusian political prisoners

And unlike many other quality news ... Up to 1,400 political prisoners including teachers and doctors are in Belarusian jails, according to human rights group Viasna. Many of Belarus’ most ... Read More