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@naskavets @johnpcoale @senat_2022_ You want to do business with a dictator?

Katsiaryna Andreyeva, a Belarusian journalist freed after 4 years in prison, has a message for @realDonaldTrump , his envoy @johnpcoale, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Smith: Thank you for saving me. Now please save my husband — and everyone else still locked up. "Many of us had lost hope," she writes. "We felt like eternal hostages." A powerful plea from a woman who knows what freedom costs. en.belsat.eu/92312675/freed…

Another great job by U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus @JohnPCoale! John has been working to build relations between the United States and Belarus, and he just successfully negotiated the release of 250 more people who had been imprisoned. This brings the total to over 500! President @realDonaldTrump, you appointed the right man for this job, and we thank God for each individual who now has their freedom restored and is able to go home to their families. Watch John’s interview with @Greta Van Susteren, who happens to be his wife!

All Belarusian people appreciate the role of @johnpcoale in securing the release of innocent people. We know how difficult it is to deal with regimes like Belarus. Ignore the insults — stones aren’t thrown at empty trees. What matters is results: after 5+ years, 250 people are finally reunited with their families, children, and loved ones. Deep appreciation for your humanitarian mission. @greta #Belarus #PoliticalPrisoners #HumanRights #Freedom #Diplomacy


Lithuania’s President @GitanasNauseda criticizes U.S. envoy @johnpcoale for meeting MEP Petras Gražulis, a Soviet-era dissident freed with Ronald Reagan’s involvement, and Lithuanian MPs. This echoes Lukashenko’s attacks on dialogue with civil society. Not surprising however from someone who joined the CPSU at the time when Gražulis was in prison for Lithuania’s independence. More - shorturl.at/vj3jP @StateDept @USEmbVilnius @Europarl_EN #Lithuania #Belarus #Democracy #HumanRights





250 political prisoners are freed in Belarus today! The US and Belarus have reached agreement on the record number of the released in one day. 235 of them stay in Belarus while 15 were taken abroad. This is a result of active diplomacy, responsible communications and search for compromise. Both sides deserve acknowledgment for staying consistent and focused in these humanitarian talks. The total number of the released political prisoners since July 2024 is 856, of them 478 - directly through US diplomatic efforts, 377 people - through the process of pardoning. Huge thanks and deep gratitude to the head of US delegation @johnpcoale and @ChrisWelbySmith for making such a progress in the interests of Belarusians but also for making another step forward to renew relations between the nations. reuters.com/world/europe/b…




I was the press attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when I was taken hostage for 444 days by the zealous followers of Ayatollah Khomeini. During that time, the spokesperson for the hostage‑takers, Massoumeh Ebtekar—whom we called “Mary”—interrogated us with venom and publicly threatened to put us on “trial” and execute us on the spot. Today, in a bitter irony, Ebtekar’s son, Issah Hashemi, lives comfortably in Los Angeles and works as an academic. And now another example of this hypocrisy has been challenged. Dr. Fatemeh Larijani‑Ardeshir, daughter of Ali Larijani—the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a key figure in the violent crackdown on Iranian protesters—was just “dismissed” from Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute. This came only days after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Ali Larijani and other architects of the Islamic Republic’s repression. Emory has not said whether her dismissal is tied to those sanctions. For many in the Iranian diaspora—and for those of us who survived captivity—the presence of regime offspring living privileged lives in the U.S. has become a flashpoint for anger after decades of repression. We have watched the Islamic Republic murder thousands of protesters, extort grieving families for the bodies of their loved ones, and force them to bury their children in silence. Meanwhile, the children of regime elites enjoy safety, freedom, and opportunity in the very country their parents condemn. This contradiction is now at the center of a growing movement—one gaining momentum with each new revelation. Justice demands that we confront this hypocrisy.

@fopminui Bill was humane and human