Belarus Released 25 Political Prisoners Following Talks with the U.S.; Names Have Been Released
Belarusian and international media are publishing the names of some of the 25 political prisoners who were released as part of Alexander Lukashenko’s agreements with the White House.
Among those released are journalists, activists, musicians, and representatives of civil society.
Specifically, the following individuals are named among the 25 released Belarusian political prisoners:
- Lyudmila Chekina—CEO of the TUT.BY news portal;
- Dmitry Novozhilov – former CEO of the Belapan news agency;
- Andrei Alexandrov – media manager, journalist, and defendant in the BelaPAN case;
- Irina Zlobina – wife of Andrei Aleksandrov, activist, and a defendant in the Belapan case;
- Pavel Belous – art manager and founder of Symbal.by, a store selling national symbols;
- Yavlen Yushkevich – activist;
- Yevgen Burlo – musician with the band Tor Band;
- Dmitry Golovach – vocalist and guitarist for the band Tor Band;
- Tatyana Kuzina – political scientist and co-founder of the SYMPA School for Young Public Administration Managers;
- Yana Pinchuk – administrator of the Telegram channel “Vitebsk 97%.”
The published list shows that those dismissed include representatives of Belarusian independent media, the activist community, and the music scene.
In particular, several people on the list were connected to the case involving the Belapan news agency, while others were associated with civic and cultural initiatives.
However, only the names of some of the 25 released individuals have been made public, so the full list of released political prisoners may currently differ from the one provided.
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