Belarus Frees Dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski

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Dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed in Belarus after rare visit from top U.S. envoy

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Siarhei Tsikhanouski , a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader, has been freed.

He arrived in Vilnius , Lithuania , alongside 13 other political prisoners, his wife’s team said.

The release came just hours after Belarusian authorities announced that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Minsk .

Over 1,100 political prisoners remain behind bars in Belarus .

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty correspondent Ihar Karnei is freed alongside RFE /RL's Ihar Tsikhanouski .

Bialiatski was convicted on charges of smuggling and financing actions that “grossly violated public order” He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 , when he was behind bars.

He, his family and supporters say the charges against him are politically motivated.

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