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Jeanne Shaheen: We would like to believe that past sanctions actually led them to think about and ultimately release political…

On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
We would like to believe that past sanctions actually led them to think about and ultimately release political prisoners.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen discusses the impact of past sanctions on Belarusian political prisoners.

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