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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners

Belarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the Eastern European country’s vital fertilizer exports

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Imprisoned journalists from Belarus and Georgia win EU's Sakharov Prize for 2025

The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia.

Euronews

Jailed Belarus, Georgia Journalists Win EU's Top Rights Prize

The EU parliament awarded the bloc's Sakharov human rights prize on Wednesday to jailed Georgian journalist and editor Mzia Amaghlobeli and Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, calling them symbols of the "struggle for freedom".

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Jailed journalists in Belarus, Georgia win EU’s Sakharov human rights prize

Imprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia won EU’s top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.

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Jailed journalists, Serbian students and Palestinian aid workers shortlisted for the Sakharov Prize

The European Parliament has selected the finalists for its Freedom of Thought award. The winner will be announced next Wednesday in Strasbourg.

Euronews

An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

Dozens of journalists in Belarus have been imprisoned in recent years under a crackdown by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko

The Independent UK

Journalist for top Polish paper allegedly denied medication in Belarusian prison

A representative of the Polish community in Belarus says a former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper has been denied life-saving heart medication in a Belarusian prison

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Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians over journalist's imprisonment

Poland has imposed sanctions on a further 365 Belarusian citizens over the imprisonment of a journalist of Polish origin in Belarus, the interior ministry said on Monday, amid rising tensions between Warsaw and Minsk.

Reuters

Belarus upholds 8-year prison for journalist of newspaper serving country's Polish minority

Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence that was handed to a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority

The Independent UK

Poland says it will close border to freight vehicles from Belarus and Russia

Poland will close its eastern border to freight vehicles registered in Belarus and Russia until further notice, according to a draft regulation published on Friday by the interior ministry.

Reuters

Belarus drops charges against Polish minority activist

A prominent Polish minority activist has been released from custody in Belarus after the authorities dropped criminal charges against her

The Independent UK

Poland to expel Belarus defence attache, agency reports

Poland is to expel the defence attache of Belarus, the Polish Press Agency reported on Thursday, citing a foreign ministry spokesman.

Reuters

Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper

Belarus has opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority

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