Statkevich's Release Sparks Calls for Political Prisoners' Liberation

Mikola Statkevich, a Belarus dissident, was imprisoned in 2020 for organizing riots and sentenced to 14 years.
He was released in 2025 but refused exile to Lithuania.
Freed after stroke in custody.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader, expressed relief and urged freeing of all remaining political prisoners.

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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya | Mikola Statkevich

5 days ago