{"id":199897,"date":"2026-08-13T18:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199897\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:48:09","slug":"cichanouskaja-talks-on-releasing-dissidents-continue","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199897\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja: talks on releasing dissidents continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 13, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Negotiations between the United States and Belarus regarding the release of jailed Belarusian regime critics continue, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told Deutsche Welle<\/em> (DW)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She made the statement just over two weeks after Minsk sent its envoy Valancin Rybako\u016d to Washington with some proposals. Rybako\u016d said he hoped his meetings would bear \u201cvisible fruit in the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanchile, Cichano\u016dskaja said that Belarusian pro-democracy forces maintain constant communication with the American side, noting that US Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale is also optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t disclose everything because the American side initiates the communication,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja noted. \u201cIt is important to understand that our human rights activists work alongside politicians and other organizations to collect information on people who have been imprisoned, new names added to the list of political prisoners and those in critical health condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician also stressed the need to keep ongoing reprisals in Belarus on the agenda. \u201cNegotiations are underway, yet the authorities continue to imprison people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US side coordinates its actions with the pro-democracy forces, which represents an \u201cimportant step,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja added, noting that contacts between Washington and Minsk do not legitimize the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent pardon in Belarus occurred on July 1 and included 32 people. Of these, 28 were convicted on extremism-related charges that authorities routinely use to persecute regime critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, more than 400 political prisoners have been released as a result of talks between Minsk and Washington. In exchange, the United States is gradually lifting its sanctions against the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, Washington has dropped its restrictive measures against Bie\u0142investbank, the Development Bank of Belarus, the Ministry of Finance, the Bie\u0142aru\u015bkalij potash giant and Belarusian Potash Company, and Belarus\u2019 national airline Bie\u0142avija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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