In this episode, we speak with Tatsiana Khomich, the sister of Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava. Tatsiana was part of Viktar Babaryka’s 2020 campaign team and remains an active member of his team in exile. After leaving Belarus, she became a human rights advocate and one of the leading international voices for political prisoners.
We talk about the recent release of 14 political prisoners — including the husband of opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya — following the visit of U.S. Presidential Envoy Gen. Keith Kellogg. While cautious, this development offers a glimmer of hope for progress in Belarus’s deepening human rights crisis.
We also explore the current state of U.S.–Belarus dialogue, the ongoing repression inside the country, and what EU member states can do to support the release of those still behind bars.
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