# Belarus releases 25 political prisoners in exchange for lifting of US sanctions on two companies

https://mins.news/en/video/61234

- euronews, 2026-09-16 15:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUM_-nnl_Ts

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

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