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Freed Belarus prisoners: Prominent opposition leader refuses forced exile
Euronews
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September 13, 2025
As part of a deal brokered by the United States, which lifted some sanctions on the Belarusian national airline Belavia, Minsk released 52 prisoners last Thursday. Those included 14 foreign nationals from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, France...
Belarus Confiscates Passports of Released Political Prisoners, Sparks...
ImpACT International
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In September 2025, Belarus made headlines for the release of 52 political prisoners under a deal brokered by the United States, which coincided with the easing of certain sanctions on Belarus’s national airline, Belavia. However, this gesture...
The very common medical test that doctors now fear is behind the surge in thyroid cancer in young people... and why women are most at risk
Daily Mail
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September 14, 2025
Just 31 and in good health, Jess Cain was horrified to discover a small lump in her neck, which she had thought little of, was cancer. The special needs teacher felt well, with no symptoms, and went to the doctor only after a massage therapist...
Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners, Gains US Sanctions Relief, Warm Letter From Trump
Zero Hedge
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In an unexpected development this week, the United States has lifted some key sanctions on close Russian ally Belarus, with President Trump also issuing a warm thank you to the country. Over 50 political prisoners have been released, reportedly at...
Belarus forcibly deported political prisoners after U.S. deal, opposition says
Associated Press
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September 12, 2025
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus forcibly deported political prisoners released in a U.S.-led deal, opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Friday. Belarus freed 52 political prisoners Thursday as part of a deal brokered by the United...
Belarusian Prisoners Freed In Trump-Backed Deal Face A Cruel Twist
HuffPost
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September 12, 2025
VILNIUS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Belarusian prisoners released from jail on Thursday and exiled to Lithuania in a U.S.-brokered deal told Reuters they were confused over having to leave their home country, especially as many were almost due to be...
Release of prisoners by Belarus under US deal was ‘forced deportation’, opposition says
Irish Independent
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Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday as part of a deal brokered by the US, which lifted some sanctions on the country’s national airline. The deal is the latest step towards a possible rapprochement between Washington and Minsk, a...
Belarus Opposition Denounces Forced Deportation of Political Prisoners as Repression
Mezha
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September 11, 2025
Franak Vyachorka, Belarusian opposition activist, journalist, researcher, and media expert, delivers a speech during the 10th anniversary of the Lviv Media Forum on May 17, 2024, in Lviv. Getty Images/Les Kasyanov Advisor to the leader of the...
A released political prisoner who refused to leave the country has disappeared in Belarus
Babel
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The whereabouts of Mykola Statkevych (69), the leader of the Peopleʼs Community party and a former presidential candidate in Belarus, who was released from prison along with other political prisoners on September 11, are unknown. Statkevychʼs...
Released Belarusian Political Prisoners Held Their First Press Conference In Vilnius
Charter 97
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12 Online streaming. Today, the first joint press conference of Belarusian political prisoners who were released yesterday was held in Vilnius. The website Charter97.org carried a text online broadcast of the conference. 16:00 The political...
Minsk Will Borrow More Than 200 Million Rubles From The Chinese
Charter 97
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3 On what terms the money will be issued is a secret. In 2025-2026, the government of Belarus will take a loan of Br205 million in China to equip medical institutions with equipment. The corresponding decree published on the National Legal...
A WIN FOR DIPLOMACY: Belarus’ Lukashenko Releases 52 Prisoners After an Appeal From Trump and Visit of US Envoy John Coale (VIDEOS)
The Gateway Pundit
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September 12, 2025
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. Photo by By Kremlin.ru/Wiki Media. Lukashenko is remaking the ties to Trump’s US. ‘Highly respected’ (according to Donald J. Trump) president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko released 52 prisoners of...
'People Are Simply Being Destroyed': Freed Belarusian Prisoners Describe Brutal Conditions
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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September 12, 2025
VILNIUS -- A group of Belarusians, newly freed in a major release of prisoners, described years of grim and sometimes sadistic conditions in prison custody as they spoke publicly, some for the first time in years. A total of 52 people were freed...
Donald Trump's controversial Aryna Sabalenka praise in letter to Belarus President
The Mirror US
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September 12, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka received an unexpected shout-out from Donald Trump in a contentious letter he penned to Aleksandr Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus. Sabalenka recently brought honor to her nation by capturing her fourth Grand Slam championship at...
38 OSCE Member States Called For The Release Of All Political Prisoners In Belarus
Charter 97
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2 "The courage of the Belarusian people has not been forgotten." At the OSCE meeting, the UK and 37 other countries issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Belarus and an end to the large-scale...
Aryna Sabalenka Storms Into Third Straight US Open Final
India Herald
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World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka once again proved why she is the reigning queen of Flushing Meadows, battling past Jessica Pegula in a high-voltage semifinal. The Belarusian powered her way to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory, keeping her title defence alive...
Russia and Belarus war games fuel European fears over Ukraine conflict
Dunya News
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MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia and Belarus are set to stage a massive military exercise in mid-September and with the war in Ukraine still raging, the move has raised concern across Europe. Germany has issued military warnings, while France is quietly...
Nuclear Medicine Center to be established in Kyrgyzstan
24.kg
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September 11, 2025
16:05, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 16:05, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved the establishment of a Nuclear Medicine...
"My contract has ended, no one is letting me go”. How Russian trenches became a trap for some Belarusians
Belarusian Investigative Center
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In practice, the risk of prosecution of Belarusians for participating in the war on the side of Russia is minimal, says Mikhail Kirilyuk, a lawyer for the National Anti-Crisis Management, Belarusian opposition's cabinet in exile. "There is an...
U.S. lifts some sanctions on Belarus, plans to reopen embassy
World - North Carolina
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September 11, 2025
U.S. Presidential Envoy John Coale on Thursday said the United States was lifting sanctions on Belarusian airline Belavia, according to the Belarusian government. President Donald Trump made the decision, and the State, Commerce, and Treasury...