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More than 1,000 political prisoners remain behind bars.<\/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\/12\/photo_2025-12-15_14-35-05-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_2025-12-15_14-35-05-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_2025-12-15_14-35-05-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_2025-12-15_14-35-05-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_2025-12-15_14-35-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_2025-12-15_14-35-05.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Released activists speak with Ukrainian president, Lithuanian prime minister<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 15, Pozirk. Belarusian activists released from prison on December 13 and deported to Ukraine have held online meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginien\u0117. \u201cUkraine will continue to help everyone who helps us defend &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/168258\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 15,&nbsp;Pozirk. Commenting on the release of political prisoners, the French embassy in Minsk urged the Belarusian authorities to stop imposing politically-motivated prison sentences, respect basic human rights and establish dialog with all groups of society. The Belarusian ruler released 123 prisoners on December 13, most of them political opponents. 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