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Belarus Rights Advocate Calls for Ongoing Sanctions Amid Repression

6/29/2026

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Katsiaryna Andreyeva warned at the U.N. Human Rights Council that sanctions on Belarus stay while repression continues.
She was among 250 political prisoners released in March after a United States (U.S.) bargaining process.
U.N. rapporteur Nils Muiznieks said 950 prisoners remain detained and arrests continue.
Dutch deputy Lars Tummers condemned the repression as a “revolving door pattern.”
CPJ reported journalist Kyril Pazniak received a three-year prison sentence, prompting Andreyeva’s concern.

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Katsiaryna Andreyeva warned at the U.N. Human Rights Council that sanctions on Belarus stay while repression continues.
She was among 250 political prisoners released in March after a United States (U.S.) bargaining process.
U.N. rapporteur Nils Muiznieks said 950 prisoners remain detained and arrests continue.
Dutch deputy Lars Tummers condemned the repression as a “revolving door pattern.”
CPJ reported journalist Kyril Pazniak received a three-year prison sentence, prompting Andreyeva’s concern.