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Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski tells AP of Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski arrived for an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, direct from a dentist appointment. The 63-year-old veteran human rights advocate was experiencing a return to daily life after more than four years behind bars in Belarus.

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Belarus releases 123 prisoners in agreement with US, including Nobel Prize winner
Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions
Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate and opposition figures as U.S. lifts sanctions
Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two days of talks with Washington aimed a...

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Belarus frees Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions
Ales Bialiatski, who won Nobel prize while behind bars, is freed from prison in Belarus
Belarus frees Nobel Prize winner, opposition figure as US lifts sanctions
“We’re lifting sanctions, releasing prisoners. We’re constantly talking to each other,” he said, according to Belta.

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Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
Belarus Frees Nobel Prize Laureate, Other Prominent Political Prisoners As U.S. Lifts Sanctions

Balloons from Belarus are causing chaos in Lithuania. Is it smugglers or a hybrid attack?

Lithuania has declared an emergency after the balloons started to cross the border.

Released Belarus prisoners have no regrets over their actions

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Two prominent Belarusian opposition leaders released by Belarusian authorities in a deal brokered by the U.S. said on Sunday they had no regrets over the actions that led to their incarceration.

Scores of migrants cross into Poland through hidden Belarus border tunnel

More than 180 migrants crossed into Poland through a tunnel hidden in a forest on the border with Belarus, frontier guards said on Friday.

Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country’s ties with the West

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.

Iran's Foreign Minister to Visit Russia and Belarus, Foreign Ministry Says

DUBAI, ‌Dec ​14 (Reuters) - Iran's ‌Foreign Minister, ​Abbas ‍Araqchi, ​will ​visit Russia ⁠and Belarus in the ‌next two to ​three days, ‌foreign ‍ministry spokesperson ⁠Esmail Baghaei said on ​Sunday. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkmenistan on ​Friday.
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