Belarus court sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years in prison

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison

A Belarus court sentences exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who lives in Lithuania, to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia.

'Our movement is unstoppable': Exiled Belarusian opposition leader speaks out after receiving 15-year prison sentence

A Minsk court on Monday, which convicted Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in absentia, found her guilty of treason and conspiracy to seize power.

Belarusian court sentences Tikhanovskaya, symbol of anti-regime faction, to 15 years in prison

[Yomiuri Shimbun] According to the Belarusian State News Agency, the court in the capital Minsk convicted Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a symbol of the opposition group that continues to protest against the long-term rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, on the 6th for 15 years in prison for crimes such as treason

Belarus: exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sentenced to 15 years in jail

Tsikhanouskaya became popular after running in Belarus' disputed presidential election in 2020, Euro News reported. A series of mass protests were reported after the election, which were met with arrests, cases of torture, the death of several demonstrators, harsh sentences and forced exile.

Exiled Belarus Opposition Leader Tikhanovskaya Found Guilty of Treason

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason after declaring herself president.

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years

A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government, the latest move in a months-long effort by the Belarusian government to suppress dissent.Tsikhanouskaya ran against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in Aug. 2020, in an election that handed him his sixth term in office and was widely seen …