{"id":256703,"date":"2025-06-27T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/belarus-freed-opposition-activist-says-he-will-fight-for-release-of-political-prisoners-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T00:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:00:34","slug":"belarus-freed-opposition-activist-says-he-will-fight-for-release-of-political-prisoners-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/belarus-freed-opposition-activist-says-he-will-fight-for-release-of-political-prisoners-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus: Freed opposition activist says he will fight for release of political prisoners | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HbW5EOuqcT0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Belarus: Freed opposition activist says he will fight for release of political prisoners | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HbW5EOuqcT0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski was unexpectedly freed alongside 13 other prisoners. He is now in Vilnius, where he was reunited with his wife, exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and their children. There are still 1,100 political prisoners detained in Belarus. DW was the first international media outlet to interview Tsikhanouski after his release.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown:<br \/>\n0:00 Tsikhanouski speaks to DW in his first big interview after being released<br \/>\n4:16 Alexandra Boguslawskaja, DW Russian Service, on Tsikhanouski&#8217;s urging EU to threaten Lukashenko with sanctions if other political prisoners not released<\/p>\n<p>#tsikhanouski<br \/>\n#belarus #belarusian<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski was unexpectedly freed alongside 13 other prisoners. 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