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POLITICS2h agoBelarus frees 25 political prisoners in return for US sanctions reliefThe Trump administration said more releases would be secured soon amid improved US-Belarus relations.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS3h agoBelarus releases 25 prisoners, US lifts sanctions on two companiesIn Belarus zijn vandaag 25 gevangenen vrijgelaten. Dat meldt de Amerikaanse gezant John Coale op het socialemediaplatform X. Hij sprak met de Belarussische president Loekasjenko in hoofdstad Mink. De vrijlatingen komen in ruil voor het opheffen van Amerikaanse sancties op twee Belarussische bedrijven. Zo werden een verfproductiebedrijf en een staatsbedrijf dat toezicht houdt op de bosbouw- en papierpulpsector van de sanctielijst gehaald. Volgens de mensenrechtenorganisatie Viasna, zijn onder anderen journalist Andrej Aljaksandrau en zijn vrouw Irina Zlobina vrijgelaten. Zij zaten gevangenisstrNOS Buitenland
POLITICS4h agoBelarus Releases 25 Political Prisoners in Exchange for U.S. Easing of SanctionsThe deal is part of the Trump administration’s more transactional approach to a close Russian ally that Europe has tried to isolate.NYT World
POLITICS7h agoBelarus releases 25 political prisoners in exchange for lifting of US sanctions on two companiesHundreds remain in prison, including journalists, trade unionists and others who supported the 2020 protests against Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s re-election.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS8h agoBelarus to free 25 political prisoners in exchange for U.S. lifting sanctions on two companiesThe United States will lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies — Lakokraska and Bellesbumprom — John Coale, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, said after talks in Minsk. Pul Pervogo, a Telegram channel close to Alexander Lukashenko, carried his remarks.Meduza [en]
POLITICS8h agoBelarus to release 25 more prisoners as US eases sanctionsBelarus will release 25 more prisoners under an interim agreement with the United States, while Washington plans to lift sanctions on two Belarusian companies and pursue broader negotiations.DW News [en]
POLITICS8h agoBelarus Releases 25 Prisoners After Lukashenko's Latest Talks With US Envoy CoaleUS special envoy John Coale announced that 25 people were released from Belarusian prisons in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions on two Belarusian companies following his talks with the country’s longtime authoritarian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko.RFE/RL