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On December 13, Belarus released 123 political prisoners. The political prisoners range from civil society activists to journalists, who were arrested and incarcerated for their opposition to Lukashenko’s authoritarian regime. Released prisoners include Belarusian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski, leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava and Viktar Babaryka, Lukashenko’s would-be challenger
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