Ihar Losik, a young Catholic imprisoned for more than five years in Belarus, has been freed. The journalist was released along with dozens of other political detainees following negotiations with the United States.
Losik, 33, was among 52 prisoners freed on 11 September and taken to safety in Lithuania after talks between American officials and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The release followed a personal appeal by President Donald Trump, who urged Lukashenko to free the detainees in exchange for sanctions relief.
