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            <title><![CDATA[Belarus pardons 13 more political prisoners in bid for US sanctions relief]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Belarus continues to release political prisoners in an attempt to get the US to ease sanctions against the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:59:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kicked out of the country, Ales Byalyatski continues to fight Lukashenko]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Human rights activist Ales Byalyatski was arrested after the large protests against Aleksandr Lukashenko in connection with the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. The Peace Prize laureate is a free man - released from prison and expelled from the country after a deal with the Trump administration. Byalyatski tells TT during a visit to Sweden that active resistance in Belarus is impossible.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Belarus releases 250 political prisoners after negotiations with US]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Belarus released 250 political prisoners on Thursday after negotiations with the United States, according to US envoy John Coale.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peace laureate and opposition leader released]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nobel laureate Ales Byalyatski and opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova are among more than 100 political prisoners released from prison in Belarus. This comes after the US lifted sanctions against Belarus. The fight continues, Byalyatski says in an interview.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:35:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Belarus Activists Hope for Trump or BBC to Aid Imprisoned Nobel Laureate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A phone call from Donald Trump - or at least a question from BBC. That's what the opposition in Belarus hopes for to get help for the imprisoned Nobel laureate Ales Bjaljatski.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:13:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Opposition Leader: Release 224 Prisoners in Belarus]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:08:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Source: Berlin Investigates Death Sentence Against German in Belarus]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:10:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German citizen sentenced to death in Belarus]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
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