Belarusian journalist Kuznechyk released from prison, Tsikhanouskaya adviser says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Belarusian journalist Andrei Kuznechyk, held as a political prisoner for over three years, has been released and reunited with his family in Lithuania.
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Belarusian journalist Andrei Kuznechyk was released from prison in his home country on Wednesday and has been reunited with his family in Lithuania, said Franak Viacorka, the chief political adviser to Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
"Andrei spent over three years behind bars as a political prisoner," Viacorka said in a post on social media X.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
The release of Belarusian journalist Andrei Kuznechyk from prison after over three years as a political prisoner.
Franak Viacorka, the chief political adviser to Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, announced the release.
Andrei Kuznechyk has been reunited with his family in Lithuania.
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