Five journalists among those released on September 16

Polit­i­cal pris­on­ers released on Sep­tem­ber 16, 2026. Pho­to: John Coale

Iry­na Zlobi­na and Andrei Ali­ak­san­drau on Sep­tem­ber 16, 2026. Pho­to: Asta Andri­jauskienė, Spe­cial Envoy of the Lithuan­ian Min­istry of For­eign Affairs for Rela­tions with Demo­c­ra­t­ic Belarus, who pub­lished the first pho­tos of the polit­i­cal pris­on­ers at the bor­der on her Face­book page

Asta Andri­jauskienė, Spe­cial Envoy of the Lithuan­ian Min­istry of For­eign Affairs for Rela­tions with Demo­c­ra­t­ic Belarus, pub­lished the first pho­tos of the polit­i­cal pris­on­ers at the bor­der on her Face­book page. Liud­mi­la Chek­ina is sec­ond from the left.