{"id":169260,"date":"2025-12-22T14:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169260\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"rights-defender-appeals-to-trump-administration-to-secure-release-of-all-belarus-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169260\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights defender appeals to Trump administration to secure release of all Belarus\u2019 political prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

December 22, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>U\u0142adzimir \u0141abkovi\u010d, a prominent Belarusian human rights defender released and expelled from his country on December 13, has appealed to US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration to continue its effort to secure the release of more than 1,000 remaining political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe hope that this process will continue,\u201d he told a news conference in Vilnius on December 22. \u201cWe ask the American administration to continue the efforts to secure freedom for all political prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka released 123 prisoners, mostly his political opponents, on December 13 in a deal with Washington. Most of them, including \u0141abkovi\u010d, were initially taken to Ukraine. Two days later most of those released were taken to Poland and 20, including \u0141abkovi\u010d, traveled to Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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