Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences • FRANCE 24 English
A court in #Belarus on Monday sentenced key #opposition figure Maria #Kolesnikova -- who led mass protests against President Alexander #Lukashenko last year - to 11 years in prison on national security charges. Kolesnikova's lawyer Maxim Znak was also handed a 10-year #prison sentence, according to the press service of onetime presidential hopeful Viktor Babaryko, whose campaign Kolesnikova managed. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kiev. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://bit.ly/3eG56Pb Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen
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