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Uladzimir Labkovich and other activists were deported without identification documents following their release from prison in a deal between Belarus and the USA.Alexander Lukashenko released 123 political prisoners in exchange for lifted trade sanctions, a move condemned by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as inhumane treatment.
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