Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: 25 Political Prisoners Released, Deported from Belarus
September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary:
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Twenty-Five Political Prisoners Released, Deported from Belarus
Hundreds Remain Behind Bars on Politically Motivated Charges
Eva Novik
This week 25 former political prisoners arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania having been released from detention in Belarus.
Their release was negotiated by the United States special envo . . .
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Twenty-Five Political Prisoners Released, Deported from Belarus
Hundreds Remain Behind Bars on Politically Motivated Charges
Eva Novik
This week 25 former political prisoners arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania having been released from detention in Belarus.
Their release was negotiated by the United States special envo . . .