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Belarus frees jailed opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky after appeal from US
Hindustan Times
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June 21, 2025
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. Exiled Belarusian...
Belarus frees 14 political prisoners after rare visit by US envoy. Many more remain.
Christian Science Monitor
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June 21, 2025
Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday....
Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US
KNDU - Washington State
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June 21, 2025
Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came...
The Agat Plant Is Being Demolished In Minsk.
Charter 97
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13 What new things will be built in its place. The buildings of the electromechanical plant "Agat" are being demolished in Minsk. The buildings have stood on Volgogradskaya Street since the 1950s - and now piles of garbage "two stories high" are...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus I.Sekreta meets the OSCE Secretary General
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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26 June 2025 On June 26, 2025 at the OSCE Secretariat the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Igor Sekreta, met with the OSCE Secretary General, Feridun Sinirlioğlu. During the conversation, the parties discussed the...
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi arrives in Minsk
Sharjah24
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The UAE is attending the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting as a guest of honour, at the invitation of His Excellency Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus. His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is...
Latvia Expects 10 Thousand Attempts To Break The Border From Belarus
Charter 97
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10 Photo: Reuters/Scanpix/LETA The country has extended the special border regime. On Wednesday, June 25, the Latvian government decided to extend the enhanced mode of operation of the border guard system on the border with Belarus until December...
PACE: Lukashenko Is Responsible For Deportation Of Ukrainian Children To Belarus
Charter 97
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3 It's a war crime. Alexander Lukashenko is responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution to this effect, reports Polskie Radio. The authors of the...
Belarus frees dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski, 13 others after US envoy visit
KGUN - Arizona
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June 21, 2025
Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday....
Belarus opposition leader’s husband freed from prison
FBC News
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June 21, 2025
[Source: BBC NEWS] The husband of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has been unexpectedly released from prison in Belarus, along with 13 other political prisoners. Sergei Tikhanovsky – an opposition activist himself – has been...
Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US
Bloomer Advance - Wisconsin
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Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came...
Belarus frees 14 opposition activists after Kellogg’s visit
The Gazette - Colorado
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko released more than a dozen political prisoners, including the husband of a top opposition leader, after meeting with U.S. special presidential envoy General Keith Kellogg in Minsk. Fourteen captives,...
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail
BDNews24
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Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other prisoners have been released from jail and are now free in Lithuania, the neighbouring country's government said. The release was brokered by US special envoy Keith Kellogg, a...
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed from jail, says wife
St. Kitts Gazette
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June 21, 2025
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski has been released from prison after five years, his wife Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya said in a post on X. Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after her husband’s jailing, shared a video of...
SCO summit: Rajnath meets Belarus Defence Minister in Qingdao
The Hindu
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June 26, 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant General VG Khrenin, on the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China, on Thursday, June 26,...
Belarus Releases 14 Political Prisoners During U.S. Envoy’s Visit — But Over 1,000 Remain Detained
EUToday
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June 21, 2025
3Fourteen political prisoners, including prominent opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski, have been released by the Belarusian authorities in what appears to be a coordinated diplomatic move during the visit of U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg to...
Belarus frees 14 prisoners at Trump’s request
News.Az
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The Belarusian authorities have released 14 prisoners at the request of US President Donald Trump, John Coale, deputy to special envoy Keith Kellogg, said on his X page. "We just got back from Belarus with 14 people who are now free from...
Belarus Opposition Leader Freed In US-Brokered Agreement
StratNews Global
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June 21, 2025
Home Europe Belarus Belarus Opposition Leader Freed In US-Brokered Agreement The release was brokered by U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg, a spokesperson for Lithuania's prime minister said. Belarusian opposition chief Syarhei Tsikhanouski, along...
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed from jail after rare visit by top US envoy
Heart Radio
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21 June 2025, 17:44 | Updated: 21 June 2025, 19:39 A jailed opposition leader in Belarus has been freed and is now in Lithuania. Siarhei Tsikhanouski was released along with 13 other political prisoners following talks between Belarusian President...
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail after rare visit by top US envoy
Sky News
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June 21, 2025
A jailed opposition leader in Belarus has been freed and is now in Lithuania. Siarhei Tsikhanouski was released along with 13 other political prisoners following talks between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Keith Kellogg, who is...