Belarus Rights Activist Ales Bialiatski Released From Jail, 21 June 2014. A prominent Belarusian human rights activist was released from prison on Saturday. Ales Bialiatski, the 51-year-old leader of the Vyasna rights group, was released nearly three years into his prison sentence, 20 months ahead of schedule. Mr. Bialiatski was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012