{"id":45061,"date":"2022-12-25T21:28:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T18:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/release-of-political-prisoners-remains-priority-opposition-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"release-of-political-prisoners-remains-priority-opposition-leader","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45061\/","title":{"rendered":"Release of political prisoners remains priority \u2013 opposition leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>December 25, <span>BPN<\/span>. <\/b>Belarusian officials are aware that the West can lift sanctions if authorities release political prisoners and stop supporting Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine, Belarusian opposition leader Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said in her December 25 statement.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t &#8220;At every meeting, I discuss how to help political prisoners, including my husband,&#8221; she tweeted. &#8220;For all of us, it has the highest importance.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Everyone on her team has their own personal motivation to free political prisoners as soon as possible, Cichano\u016dskaja said dismissing accusations of her office is not doing enough.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Those criticizing her team do not have any specific suggestions or plans of action, she added.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The politician stressed the need to consistently demand the release of everyone, as currently, authorities release one person, but take two more as hostages.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The regime can send a signal that it is ready to change its behavior and start a dialogue if new arrests stop and authorities release at least some more people, she said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The release of political prisoners has been and remains a priority, Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t As of December 25, human rights defenders identified at least 1,442 political prisoners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 25, BPN. 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