{"id":168781,"date":"2025-12-18T16:51:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168781\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"sieviaryniec-19-other-released-prisoners-arrive-in-vilnius","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168781\/","title":{"rendered":"Sieviaryniec, 19 other released prisoners arrive in Vilnius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\n Pavie\u0142 Sieviaryniec in Vilnius\n <\/div>\n \n
\n (Radyjo Svaboda)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

December 18, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>A group of 20 Belarusian dissidents released on December 13 have arrived in Vilnius from Ukraine, the Dapamoha rights initiative reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group included opposition politician Pavie\u0142 Sieviaryniec and rights defender U\u0142adzimir \u0141abkovi\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this morning, a group of 89 former jailed regime critics arrived in Warsaw from Ukraine, among them high-profile figures Maryja Kale\u015bnikava, Viktar Babaryka, Maksim Znak, Alaksandar Fiaduta and Maryna Zo\u0142atava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former presidential hopeful Babaryka and his former campaign manager Kale\u015bnikava are expected to travel to Germany, which agreed to shelter them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka released 123 prisoners, mostly his political opponents, on December 13 in a deal with Washington. Most of them were initially taken to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BySol solidarity fund has raised more than \u20ac250,000 in donations for their immediate needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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