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Russian citizen Sofia Sapega convicted in Belarus, has been denied a pardon, her stepfather Sergey Dudich told Sputnik on Tuesday

Sapega was sentenced in May to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred" and "violence and threats".

Sofia Sapega, the Russian partner of the detained political activist Roman Protasevich, has applied for clemency from the Belarusian president, after being

Sofia Sapega, the Russian partner of the detained political activist Roman Protasevich, has applied for clemency from the Belarusian president, after being

Sofia Sapega, the Russian partner of the detained political activist Roman Protasevich, has applied for clemency from the Belarusian president, after being charged with inciting social hatred, her stepfather has revealed.

The girlfriend of a Belarusian blogger detained with him on Sunday after a plane they were travelling on was forced to land in Belarus appeared in a video on Tuesday evening in which she made a confession that the opposition said looked forced.

Lukashenko defends Belarus flight diversion, denounces critics Al Jazeera English © Lukashenko has ruled Belarus since 1994 and relentlessly stifled dissent in the country [Press Servi... Lukashenko has ruled Belarus since 1994 and relentlessly stifled dissent in the country [Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Reuters] President Alexander Lukashenko has accused outside “ill-wishers” of waging a “hybrid war” against Belarus as he defe...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who was detained along with Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich after their flight was diverted by a warplane to Minsk on Sunday, may face criminal charges in Belarus, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The Belarus warplane intercepted a Ryanair passenger jet carrying Protasevich, a journalist critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in an act denounced by Western powers as “state piracy”. Sapega, a 23-year-old st...

Companion of detained dissident journalist may face charges in Belarus, Russia says Reuters 2 hrs ago MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) - Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who was detained along with Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich after their flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday, may face criminal charges in Belarus, Russias Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Belarus on Sunday scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair passenger jet carrying Protasevich, a journalist critical of Belarusian le...

Article content OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted the Belarus government on Tuesday over its actions to divert a flight and arrest a dissident journalist, calling it “a clear attack on democracy” and threatening to impose further sanctions. Belarus, facing international outrage and a potential ban on flights to the rest of Europe, announced shortly after Trudeau’s comments that it will close its Canadian embassy effective Sept. 1. We apologize, but this video has failed to ...