Belarusian political prisoners

Pavel Mazheika

Pavel Mazheika

The invitation to return is being conveyed through relatives.
Another batch of "political" prisoners has been released

Another batch of "political" prisoners has been released / shutterstock / Fanni_2021

28 of them had the status of political prisoners.
Суд / Суд / Еўрарадыё

Court, illustrative photo

This information was published by the human rights center "Viasna".
U.S. President’s special envoy John Coale in Minsk

U.S. President’s special envoy John Coale in Minsk / president.gov.by

Negotiations between the U.S. and the Lukashenka regime have already led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners.
U.S. State Department

U.S. State Department / Alex Wong/Getty Images

As of today, around 900 political prisoners remain behind bars in Belarus.
U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale 

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale  / "Позірк"

"If there is no progress on that front, it also affects the humanitarian track.”
Released political prisoners, September 2025

Released political prisoners, September 2025 / LookByMedia

“Knowing the reason, it doesn’t worry me."
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Еўрарадыё

One should not speak about a suspension of the negotiation process, the democratic opposition leader stresses.
Andrei Novikau

Andrei Novikau / Радыё Рацыя