Following negotiations between U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale and Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and the lifting of some U.S. sanctions, 250 political prisoners were released from Belarusian prisons. 235 of those released were allowed to remain in the country, while 15 were forcibly deported to Lithuania. A minibus carrying the released political prisoners was met by Belarusian politicians, former political prisoners, human rights activists, volunteers, media representatives, and ordinary Belarusians. Five people came out to speak with the media, among them Katsiaryna Andreyeva, Valiantsin Stefanovich and Eduard Palchys. Here’s a look at how the political prisoners’ arrival in Vilnius unfolded.