Belarus court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner to 10 years in prison: Report

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A court in Belarus on Friday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, a verdict likely to be strongly condemned by Western human rights groups.

Published 3 months ago · Minsk, Belarus

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