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Belarusian Dissident Roman Protasevich Receives 8-Year Sentence.

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Source: BBC
Belarusian Dissident Roman Protasevich Receives 8-Year Sentence.
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Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of inciting unrest and other offences. Protasevich was arrested in May 2021 after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk. His arrest and subsequent sentencing have caused international outcry and led to the EU imposing sanctions against Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Protasevich's family has claimed that he was forced into making fake confessions and issuing apologetic statements on state television.

Topics:worldpolitics#alexander-lukashenko#belarus#human-rights#opposition#politics#roman-protasevich
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  1. Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich sentenced to eight years  BBC
  2. Belarusian activist Protasevich sentenced to eight years in jail  Al Jazeera English
  3. Dissident pulled off plane by Belarus gets 8 years in prison  The Washington Post
  4. Journalist on Ryanair plane diverted by Belarus is jailed for 8 years  Reuters
  5. Belarusian journalist taken from plane sentenced to 8 years  DW (English)

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