{"id":165457,"date":"2025-11-24T19:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165457\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"chichanouskaja-meets-with-us-envoy-hoping-for-good-news-on-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/165457\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja meets with US envoy, hoping for \u201cgood news\u201d on political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 24,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Exiled Belarusian pro-democracy leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichanouskaja met with John Coale, US special envoy for Belarus, she said at a news conference in Warsaw on November 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about efforts to secure the release of Belarus\u2019 political prisoners, she said, \u201cWe share an understanding of the situation. Mr. Coale is making a huge effort to get our people out of prisons, put an end to repression and make sure people have the opportunity to stay in Belarus. I sincerely hope for good news in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that her camp and human rights organizations have prepared \u201call necessary infrastructure to receive political prisoners in Poland and Lithuania and provide for their basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja said she had received positive signals from the European Commission and some countries on support for Belarus\u2019 independent media for the next year. Her camp is also working to mobilize support for cultural initiatives, human rights organizations and the International Humanitarian Fund for Help to Victims of Repression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump nominated Coale as special envoy to Belarus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US diplomat reportedly reached an agreement with Minsk on the next round of Belarusian prisoner releases but the deal has not yet materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/ru\/news\/164942\/\">\u0141uka\u0161enka announces talks with Washington next month<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 24,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Exiled Belarusian pro-democracy leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichanouskaja met with John Coale, US special envoy for Belarus, she said at a news conference in Warsaw on November 24. Speaking about efforts to secure the release of Belarus\u2019 political prisoners, she said, \u201cWe share an understanding of the situation. 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