Belarus has launched dozens of political prisoners, together with outstanding opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova.
The transfer follows an settlement with the US to raise sanctions on the nation’s potash sector.
Ms Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, who was additionally launched, had been jailed in 2020 following mass protests towards Alexander Lukashenko regime.
Belarus is an authoritarian state and a detailed ally of Russia.
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