Human Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission · February 4, 2026

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Chair opens the hearing on human rights and political prisoners in Belarus, frames the session around prisoner releases negotiated by the Trump administration, and introduces Sergei (a released political prisoner) and scheduled witnesses. Chair cites the new Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2025 (H.R. 3225) as pending before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and urges congressional support.

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A Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing where former Belarusian political prisoner Sergei Chihanovsky and civil-society witnesses described prison conditions in Belarus, urged passage of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2025 (H.R. 3225), and recommended sanctions, amnesty, and humanitarian support.

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