Belarus frees opposition politician Statkevich

He suffered a stroke behind bars and is having difficulty speaking, she added. "The stroke was, as I managed to find out, on January 21. All this time he was in a prison hospital in Kolyadichy. He spent three weeks in intensive care," Marina Adamovich said. "He is at home, recovering. I really hope that everything will be fine. The main problem at the moment is his speech. It's bad, it's difficult to have a conversation." Statkevich, 69, had been an active member of Belarus's opposition since...