Belarus: Prisoners on screen

The report documents the Belarusian regime's systematic use of forced 'repentance' videos and staged interviews since 2020, highlighting January–February 2025 broadcasts that featured imprisoned journalists and a dual Belarus–US citizen to promote regime narratives ahead of international political events; it also describes coordinated prisoner releases and propaganda targeting returnees, concluding that these televised coercive confessions aim to humiliate opponents and influence audiences but have limited success in persuading broader Belarusian society.