Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich sentenced to eight years
Belarusian state media, Belta, said he would serve the time in a penal colony.
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Belarusian state media, Belta, said he would serve the time in a penal colony.
A Belarusian journalist who was arrested after being hauled off a Ryanair plane that was forced to land in Minsk almost two years ago was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in jail.
A Belarusian journalist who was arrested after being hauled off a Ryanair plane that was forced to land in Minsk almost two years ago was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years in jail on charges of conspiring against the state.Roman Protasevich, 27, was found guilty of a range of offences including
Belarus’ opposition leader in exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, calls the sentencing a ‘disregard for justice’ on the part of ‘the Belarus regime’
Belarusian opposition activist and journalist Roman Protasevich was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday for opposing the Lukashenko regime.