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Belarus freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, in a deal tied to U.S. sanctions relief.
Belarus has released 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and opposition figures Maria Kalesnikava and Viktor Babariko, in a deal linked to U.S. sanctions relief.
The release, announced on December 13, 2025, followed diplomatic talks involving a U.S. envoy and marks a rare shift in Belarus’s relations with the West.
Bialiatski, 63, had been imprisoned since 2021 on politically motivated charges tied to his human rights work with Viasna.
The U.S. is set to lift sanctions on Belarus’s potash industry, a key export sector, as part of the agreement.
The freed individuals, including five Ukrainian citizens, were taken to Lithuania and Ukraine.
International human rights groups welcomed the move but cautioned that lasting change depends on continued reforms.
Bielorrusia liberó a 123 prisioneros, incluido el ganador del premio Nobel Ales Bialiatski, en un acuerdo vinculado al alivio de las sanciones de los Estados Unidos.