The authoritarian president of Belarus has pardoned all six political prisoners in the former Soviet republic, including a former opposition presidential candidate. Freeing political prisoners was a condition set by the European Union and United States for improved relations with Belarus, which has been ruled by Alexander Lukashenko since 1994.
Associated Press: Lukashenko frees all 6 political prisoners
A boy sits close to TV sets at a shop in Minsk on April 29, 2015, during a broadcast of Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko's annual state of the nation address.
