Freed From a Belarus Prison, a Nobel Peace Laureate Experiences ‘Oxygen Intoxication’

Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel in 2022, described long hours of backbreaking work and stints in solitary confinement.

Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final ‘dirty trick’ by officials

Though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting ...