Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Nobel Laureates Urge Trump on Belarusian Prisoner Release
A group of Nobel Prize winners asked U.S. President Trump to keep working to free people in Belarus who are in prison for political reasons.
They wrote a letter thanking him for already talking about it with the Belarusian leader, Lukashenko.
The Nobel winners hope that getting these prisoners out will help Belarus improve its relationship with other countries.
Belarus has recently released some prisoners to try and end its isolation.
They hope the U.S. can convince the Belarusian leader to free more.
Nobel laureates urge Trump to keep pushing for the release of Belarusian prisoners.
Nineteen Nobel laureates signed an open letter to Trump regarding Belarusian prisoners.
The laureates thanked Trump for previously raising the issue with Belarusian President Lukashenko.
They also called for dropping politically motivated prosecutions.
Belarus has released hundreds of prisoners in a bid to ease isolation.
- Who
- Nobel laureates and U.S. President Donald Trump.
- What
- Nobel laureates urged Trump to keep pressing for the release of Belarusian prisoners.
- When
- Recently, after Trump raised the issue with Lukashenko.
- Where
- Belarus.
- Why
- To secure the release of Belarusian prisoners and improve relations.
Nobel Laureates' View
Belarusian Government's View
Prisoner Release
Nobel Laureates' View
Urge Trump to keep pressing Lukashenko for release of political prisoners.
Belarusian Government's View
Lukashenko denies political prisoners exist.
- Number of Prisoners
- Approximately 1,300
- Signatories
- 19 Nobel laureates
- Belarusian President
- Alexander Lukashenko
- Previous Action
- Trump raised the issue with Lukashenko