Belarusian activist Protasevich sentenced to eight years in jail
Dissident journalist accused of 1,586 crimes, including organising mass riots and calling for sanctions against Belarus.
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Dissident journalist accused of 1,586 crimes, including organising mass riots and calling for sanctions against Belarus.
Protasevich has been accused of helping coordinate mass protests against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko’s regime in 2020.
A Belarusian activist who was arrested in 2021 after his Ryanair flight to Lithuania was forced to land in Belarus has been sentenced to eight years in prison, state media reported on Wednesday.
A Belarusian court has convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being...
Belarusian state media, Belta, said he would serve the time in a penal colony.