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Bialiatski calls on EU and UK to maintain sanctions on Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, founder of the human rights center “Viasna” and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureat
Ales Bialiatski, founder of the human rights center “Viasna” and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Vilnius, Lithuania. December 18, 2025. Photo: Belsat

Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski believes that it was the sanctions that forced the Belarusian authorities to gradually release political prisoners. He stated that EU countries and Great Britain must not ease the restrictions.