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Anyone who took part in 2020 protests against the government is coming under closer scrutiny as the country’s authoritarian leader aligns himself with Russian president Vladimir Putin

Follow RT on Two journalists detained in Minsk on charges that they took part in opposition rallies were given prison sentences on Thursday, becoming the first reporters convicted of organizing protests despite pleas from rights groups. Katerina Bakhvalova, a presenter for Warsaw-based Belsat TV, and Daria Chultsova, a camerawoman for the network, were sentenced to two years behind bars after a three-day trial. They had been found guilty of “organization and preparation of actions th...