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It fills my heart with joy that another 32 political prisoners in Belarus are set to be released,
said Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader who claimed victory in the 2020 election
However, we must see the harsh reality: repression continues & the number of political prisoners keeps growing,
she said in a post on social media platform XThe Ministry of Internal Affairs will ensure control over their law-abiding behaviour,
it saidDrills to suppress citizens aren’t a sign of force, they are a sign of fear,
Tsikhanouskaya added
There have been contradictory signals from the government, with repressions intensifying, and at the same time small numbers of little-known people granted pardon,
said Viasna's Pavel Sapelka
Our opponents, primarily abroad, just can’t calm down and they use all tools and opportunities they have to try to destabilize the situation again,
said Alexander Volfovich, the secretary of Belarus’ Security Council
The security forces’ training marks preparation for a crackdown on dissent before the fictitious election,
Tsikhanouskaya told The Associated Press