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In Belarus, another 20 political prisoners convicted of «extremism» were pardoned

2024.12.28

Among them are 11 women, 14 people have chronic illnesses

Alexander Lukashenko signed another decree pardoning 20 convicted individuals, «who committed crimes of an extremist nature», reported BELTA.

The names of those pardoned are not specified, it is reported that among them are 11 women, 14 released have chronic illnesses, 10 convicts have children, one woman has four children.

According to the president's press service, all of them petitioned for pardon and repented for their actions.

This is the sixth pardon of Belarusian political prisoners this year. Since August, Lukashenko has released 148 individuals convicted of «extremist» crimes. In total, according to the human rights center «Viasna», more than 5,000 people involved in the 2020 protests have been convicted in Belarus.

As of December 28, 1253 people have been recognized as political prisoners in Belarus, writes «Viasna».

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