Pro-democracy activist sentenced to 10 years as part of Alexander Lukashenko’s purge of opponents
: “The sentencing of @viasna96 human rights defenders today – including #NobelPeacePrize laureate Ales Bialiatski – is simply appalling. Ales has dedicated his life to fighting against tyranny. He is a true hero of #Belarus & will be honored long after the dictator is forgotten.”
Bialiatski was sentenced alongside three other Viasna activists, the group said in a statement on Friday. Valiantsin Stefanovich, Bialiatski’s deputy, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Uladzimir Labkovich, the group’s lawyer, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Another activist was sentenced in absentia.alongside the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties, in October.
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