Belarus Frees Prisoners As US Lifts Sanctions In Deal

Belarus released 123 prisoners on Saturday, including leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, following an agreement with the United States to ease sanctions on the country, according to officials and rights groups. The releases followed talks in Minsk between Belarusian authorities and John Coale, the special envoy appointed by US President…

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