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Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian court has ruled to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to the authoritarian regime in Minsk where he could face prison and torture. Andrei Hniot is wanted in Belarus for alleged tax evasion. His lawyers and supporters said Friday in a statement that if Hniot is extradited to Belarus for criminal prosecution, he “will inevitably face a severe prison term for his peaceful civil ac…

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Serbian court rules to extradite to Belarus a critic of its authoritarian regime

A Serbian court has ruled to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to the authoritarian regime in Minsk where he could face prison and torture. Andrei Hniot is wanted in Belarus for alleged tax evasion. His lawyers and…

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