Europe EditionBelarus opposition leader released from jail in US-brokered deal
- Belarus opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky was released and pardoned from prison on Saturday, 21 June 2025, in Belarus.
- Tikhanovsky was imprisoned since 2021 following his 2020 arrest for attempting to run against Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994.
- His release was part of a US-brokered deal involving 14 political prisoners, supported by talks led by US envoy Keith Kellogg and coordinated with Lithuania.
- Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, his wife and opposition leader, posted a video of their reunion captioned "FREE" and thanked US President Donald Trump, envoy Keith Kellogg, and European allies.
- Despite Tikhanovsky's release, around 1,150 political prisoners remain detained in Belarus, where the crackdown on opposition continues amid Lukashenko's close ties to Russia.
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Belarus Releases Opposition Politician, 13 Other Political Prisoners
Last Saturday, Belarusian authorities released by presidential pardon 14 prisoners, all jailed as a result of politically motivated prosecutions, and transferred them to neighboring Lithuania. They include prominent opposition politician Siarhei Tsikhanouski and independent journalists and activists.
Belarusian dissident freed in Trump-brokered deal says wife Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will continue to lead opposition in exile
A leading Belarusian opposition figure, freed from prison by president Alexander Lukashenko, said yesterday his wife would continue to lead the exiled movement, and urged supporters to keep fighting for change and the release of political prisoners.
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Belarus and the United States are considering the possibility of full normalization of relations, the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations, Valentin Rybakov, said today.
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