{"id":126138,"date":"2025-02-13T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/126138\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"us-secretary-of-state-calls-for-release-of-all-belarusian-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/126138\/","title":{"rendered":"US Secretary of State calls for release of all Belarusian political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gosdep_USA_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gosdep_USA_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gosdep_USA_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gosdep_USA_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gosdep_USA_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gosdep_USA_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 13,<em> Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the release of an unjustly detained US national and two Belarusians, calling for the release of all people held in Belarusian prisons on politically-motivated charges, according to his statement released yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official praised US President Donald Trump\u2019s &#8220;strong leadership&#8221; and thanked the  Lithuanian government and US diplomats in Vilnius for cooperation in securing the release of former <em>RFE\/RL <\/em>journalist Andrej Ku\u017anie\u010dyk, activist Alena Ma\u016d\u0161uk and an unnamed US citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington remains committed to the release of other imprisoned US citizens both in Belarus and other countries, Rubio stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of February 16, Belarusian human rights defenders identified at least 1,228 political prisoners but the real number is considerably higher because many cases go undocumented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kuznechik-tin-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kuznechik-tin-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kuznechik-tin-734x488.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kuznechik-tin-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kuznechik-tin-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kuznechik-tin.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus frees RFE\/RL journalist, unnamed US citizen<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 12, Pozirk. Belarusian authorities have released former RFE\/RL journalist Andrej Ku\u017anie\u010dyk, protester Alena Ma\u016d\u0161uk and \u201ca US citizen whose name has not been disclosed so far,\u201d opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said on Telegram. \u201cRepresentatives of the US Embassy are &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/126085\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 13, Pozirk. The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the release of an unjustly detained US national and two Belarusians, calling for the release of all people held in Belarusian prisons on politically-motivated charges, according to his statement released yesterday. 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