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

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Original Load Date Dec. 13, 2025, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 13, 2025, 4 p.m.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarusian authorities on Saturday 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 country’s vital fertilizer exports. ...