BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisoners
Belarus has freed 123 prisoners after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the country. Some of those being
Belarus has freed 123 prisoners after the US agreed to lift sanctions on the country.
Some of those being released include prominent opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski.
BBC Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.
