The Reform.news editorial team has learned the full list of 25 people released on September 16, 2026, as a result of the efforts of U.S. presidential envoy John Coale.
The following Belarusian political prisoners have been released:
- Pavel Petruchenia
- Andrei Aliaksandrau
- Iryna Zlobina
- Liudmila Chekina
- Pavel Belavus
- Tatsiana Kuzina
- Yana Pinchuk
- Alena Lazarchyk
- Dzmitry Navazhylau
- Dzmitry Halavach
- Sviatlana Yakubovich
- Yauhen Yushkevich
- Andrei Tsaliuk
- Yauhen Burlo
- Anastasiya Lazarenka
- Ales Chumakou
- Kiryl Pazniak
- Andrei Yaremchyk
- Volha Stroyeva
- Dzianis Salmanovich
- Dzmitry Kolas
- Illia Verameyeu
- Siarhei Rabtsau
- Kiryl Hniazdzilau
- Yanina Pazniak
The political prisoners released today were taken to Lithuania.
As a reminder, following negotiations between Aliaksandr Lukashenka and U.S. presidential envoy John Coale, the Belarusian authorities promised to release 25 people in exchange for the lifting of sanctions on Lakokraska and Bellesbumprom. Coale also said that the release of political prisoners and the lifting of sanctions would continue.
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Photo: Asta Andrijauskienė
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