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schema:articleBody	The United States on Wednesday warned Belarus that it will reimpose sanctions on nine state-owned companies unless it frees prisoners rounded up in a clampdown on democracy protests. The United States banned transactions with petrochemical and industrial companies including leading oil firm Belneftekhim following 2006 elections that were also judged to be rigged for strongman Alexander Lukashenko. The Treasury Department has issued waivers since 2015 in recognition of progress but President Joe Biden's administration said that, without action, no further licenses would be granted once they expire on April 24. "Regrettably, we find the human rights situation has deteriorated to arguably the worst point in Belarus' independent history, with more than 300 political prisoners currently detained," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters. "This step is reversible," he said of the licenses for the companies. "And we call on Belarusian authorities to take steps to allow us to do just that, specifically by releasing all political prisoners." Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, faced the toughest challenge to his nearly two and a half decades in power after claiming a sixth presidential term in an August election widely criticized by the opposition and Western diplomats. State authorities responded with force and gave hundreds lengthy jail sentences. The opposition has changed tactics by turning to small, scattered protests, with more than 100 people detained on Saturday. Biden has vowed solidarity with the Belarus opposition including Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who says she was the rightful winner and fled to Lithuania shortly after the August vote. sct/bfm
schema:headline	US warns Belarus it will reimpose sanctions unless prisoners freed
schema:mentions	Alexander Lukashenko Svetlana Alliluyeva United States Department of the Treasury Lithuania Alexander the Great Belarus Industry Democracy Human rights Warini President of Russia Vladimir Putin Joe Biden United States 2006 United States elections National Petrochemical Company World's Strongest Man Ned Price Radio in New Zealand
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schema:datePublished	2021-03-31 (xsd:date)
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