# Belarus releases 25 political prisoners in exchange for US sanctions relief

https://mins.news/en/item/60915

- euronews, 2026-09-16 12:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/16/belarus-releases-25-political-prisoners-in-exchange-for-lifting-of-us-sanctions-on-two-com

> Belarus has released 25 political prisoners in exchange for the United States lifting sanctions on two companies. Hundreds remain imprisoned, including journalists, trade unionists and others who backed the 2020 protests against Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s re-election.

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