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MYSTERIOUS: Maria kolesnikova - What They Never Told You

Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials

Even though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting them

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners

Belarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the Eastern European country’s vital fertilizer exports

The Independent UK

US lifts sanctions on Belarusian potash, Lukashenko releases 123 more political prisoners

The US presidential envoy announced the lifting of sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilisers. In return, Aliaksandr Lukashenka released a large group of political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and one of the opposition leaders Maria Kolesnikova

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Belarus frees political dissidents Bialiatski, Kolesnikova and others

Belarusian street protest leader Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski walked free on Saturday with 121 other political prisoners, released in an unprecedented US-brokered deal, rights groups announced.

Radio France Internationale

Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The electoral authorities announced that the man known as “Europe’s last dictator” – the only president the country has had since it held its first “democratic” election in 1994 – had won…

The Conversation

Lukashenko says he has ‘no regrets’ about Belarus helping Russia to invade Ukraine

Autocrat conducts rambling press conference as his 31 years of rule are extended by an election dismissed outside the country as a sham

The Guardian - UK

Belarusian Activist Maria Kolesnikova Resurfaces After 20 Months

Belarusian activist Maria Kolesnikova reappears after 20 months, raising hopes for political prisoners' release. International calls for the release of Kol...

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Belarusian flautist’s fate unknown as hundreds of activists remain in prison

Death of Russian opposition leader will add to anxiety of Maria Kolesnikova’s family who have not heard from her for a year

The Guardian - UK

Belarus opposition leader says anonymous note alleges that her husband died in prison

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she received an anonymous note alleging that her imprisoned husband, also an opposition figure, died behind bars

The Independent UK

Belarus protest leader's health problems caused by bad treatment in jail - allies

Political allies of jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova said on Wednesday a rapid deterioration in her health last week and eventual hospitalisation were prompted by bad treatment in prison.

Reuters

Jailed Belarusian protest leader ‘out of intensive care’

Doctors still not saying what’s wrong with anti-Lukashenko activist

The Independent UK

Jailed Belarusian protest leader out of intensive care - ally

Jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova has been moved from intensive care to a different ward and her condition is improving, her political allies said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Imprisoned Belarusian activist undergoes surgery

Maria Kolesnikova, a prominent member of the Belarusian opposition serving an 11-year prison sentence for helping stage anti-government protests has undergone an undisclosed surgical procedure

Reuters

Jailed Belarus protest leader was in serious condition when taken to hospital - ally

Jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova was already in a serious condition when she was taken from prison to a hospital to be operated on and her diagnosis has not been disclosed, a political ally said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jailed Belarus opposition figure ‘in intensive care’

Father says prominent Lukashenko critic was well when he last visited her in October

The Guardian - UK

Jailed Belarus opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova ‘in intensive care’

Woman who led 2020 protests against Lukashenko in a grave but stable condition, says father

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The Independent UK

Imprisoned Belarus activist taken to hospital emergency unit

The father of a prominent member of the Belarusian opposition serving an 11-year prison sentence for helping organize anti-government protests says his daughter was taken to a hospital emergency department and underwent surgery

Reuters

Jailed Belarus protest leader in intensive care after operation - sister

Jailed Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova was in a stable but serious condition in the intensive care ward of a hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery, her sister and opposition politician Viktor Babariko's Telegram account said.

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