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Harsh sentences of up to 18 years behind bars in “Tsikhanouski case”
Siarhei Tsikhanouski was sentenced to 18 years in prison. EU and US politicians have strongly condemned the politically motivated prison sentences.
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Talented student sentenced to 5 years in prison
Artsiom Bayarski, a 20-year-old political prisoner from Hrodna, was sentenced to five years behind bars on charges of leading an "extremist group".
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Maria Kalesnikava gives interview from behind bars
The opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava was able to respond in writing to the questions of a DW journalist, sharing her vision of the situation in Belarus.
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Mother of 5 sentenced to 4 years in prison
Volha Zalatar, a mother of five children and a political prisoner, was found guilty of forming an extremist group and sentenced to four years in a penal colony.
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Human rights activist faces 20 years in prison
NGO volunteer coordinator Marfa Rabkova is facing fresh charges linked to "managing a criminal organization" and “endangering national security” that could mean a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
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Medical student receives 4-year prison sentence in Belarus
A 21-year-old student of the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU) was sentenced to four years in prison for running the Belye Khalaty (White Robes) Telegram channel.
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Journalist and activist Mikola Dziadok sentenced to 5 years in prison
Mikola Dziadok, a 33-year-old political prisoner, journalist and anarchist, was sentenced to five years behind bars. In his final speech, Dziadok said that no terror can stop human emancipation and…
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Nasha Niva’s editor-in-chief gives interview from prison
BBC News Russian was able to interview Nasha Niva's editor-in-chief Yahor Martsinovich who is currently in prison. "I was locked away in retaliation for my professional activities," he says.
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Paris mayor writes letter to arrested Belarusian human rights activist
The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo expressed her support for the arrested head of the Viasna Human Rights Center Ales Bialiatski.
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Political prisoner Natallia Hersche faces tougher punishment
A Swiss citizen and political prisoner, Natallia Hersche is transferred from the Homel colony to a prison.