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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners
Read full article: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisonersBelarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the Eastern European country’s vital fertilizer exports.
The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for a year
Read full article: The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for a yearThe family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova says it hasn't received a letter from her for a year.
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Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
Read full article: Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentencesA court in Belarus has sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent after last year’s anti-government protests.
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'Freedom is worth fighting for': Belarus activists on trial
Read full article: 'Freedom is worth fighting for': Belarus activists on trialLeading opposition figures went on trial in Belarus Wednesday, part of a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent in the ex-Soviet nation that was rocked by months of protests.