Belarusian political prisoners
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya / Еўрарадыё
One should not speak about a suspension of the negotiation process, the democratic opposition leader stresses.
Andrei Novikau / Радыё Рацыя
A person may walk free, but the stigma of prison does not disappear / Euroradio/OpenAI
We spoke with representatives of BYSOL, Dissidentby, and Viasna.
Belarusian political prisoners with John Cole / x.com/johnpcoale
235 people remained in Belarus, while 15 were transferred to Lithuania.
Picket in Support of Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski / MayDay
And this year alone, 189 political prisoners were forcibly deported from the country.
Valery Tsepkalo / Еўрарадыё
John Coale is the U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus
Belarusian political prisoners in Ukraine, 13 December 2025 / “Khochu zhit” / Хочу жить
“As relations between our countries are normalised, more sanctions will be lifted.”
A GUBAZiK (GUBOPIK) officer
“Everything has been recorded and will surface.”
Viktar Babaryka / Хочу жить
On December 13, 123 people were released from the colonies. This was made possible thanks to the efforts of the United States.
