Belarus upholds 8-year prison sentence for journalist of top Polish newspaper

Baltarusijos teismas penktadienį atmetė autoritarinio prezidento Aliaksandro Lukašenkos režimą kritikuojančio lenkų ir baltarusių žurnalisto apeliacinį skundą dėl jam skirtos aštuonerių metų laisvės atėmimo bausmės.

Belarus upholds eight-year jail sentence for journalist at top Polish newspaper

The court rejected the appeal of Andrzej Poczobut, 50, a reporter with Poland’s influential Gazeta Wyborcza.

Belarus upholds 8-year prison sentence for journalist of top Polish newspaper

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence handed to a prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority and a correspondent for a top newspaper in Poland. The decision is seen part of the government’s sweeping, year’s long crackdown on opposition figures, human rights activists and independent reporters. […]

Belarus upholds 8-year prison sentence for journalist of top Polish newspaper

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence handed to a prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority and a correspondent for a top newspaper in Poland. The decision is seen part of the government’s sweeping, year’s long crackdown on opposition figures, human rights activists and independent reporters.…

Belarus upholds 8-year prison sentence for journalist of top Polish newspaper

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence that was handed to a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority. The Court on Friday rejected the appeal of Andrzej Poczobut, a 50-year-old reporter with Gazeta Wyborcza, an influential Polish newspaper. Poczobut has been found guilty of inflicting harm on Belarus’ national security and “s…

Belarus upholds 8-year prison sentence for journalist of top Polish newspaper

Belarus’ Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence that was handed to a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority. The Court on Friday rejected the appeal of Andrzej Poczobut, a 50-year-old reporter with Gazeta Wyborcza, an influential Polish newspaper. Poczobut has been found guilty of inflicting harm on Belarus’ national security and “sowing discord.” He has remained behind bars ever since his …