sentenced the prominent opposition activist, sergei tikhanovski, to eighteen years in prison. according to state media he's been sentenced for organising mass protests and inciting social hatred, during the 2020 presidential election campaign. his wife, svetlana, who now leads the opposition from exile, called the trial a sham, and thejudgement, revenge by president lukashenko. you know, iwas you know, i was read the sentence will be very child. and i'm not going to sit now and count what age is my husband to be released, of course not. i'm just asking one question to myself, what else i can do, what else can do to to society to release not only him but all the political prisoners who are behind bars at the moment. diplomats from france and germany have warned that the iran deal is at