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Łukašenka pardons 25 prisoners, including political ones

September 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar Łukašenka has pardoned 25 inmates, according to his press office, including those sentenced for “extremism-related crimes,” a reference to what the opposition calls political prisoners.

Łukašenka timed his order to mark National Unity Day, celebrated by officials on September 16.

Reprisals: released dissidents share stories of ill-treatment in prisons

September 16, Pozirk. New cases of politically-motivated persecution were documented in Belarus from September 13 to 15 as new evidence of ill-treatment of jailed regime critics emerged. Illa Dubski, released on September 11 as part of Alaksandar Łukašenka’s deal with …
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