yes, sir. it isa it is a court case that has completely gripped america. the nobel peace prize winner has been sentenced to ten years in prison. nobel peace prize winner, ales bialiatski, got sentenced to ten years in prison in belarus. bialiatski is the founder of a human rights group, which helped protesters during a wave of unrest in belarus in 2020. he was charged with smuggling money into belarus and financing protests. bialiatski denies that. two more activists got nine and seven years in jail. belarus s exiled opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, described the trial as a shameful injustice. bbc spoke earlier to anais marin, the united nations special
this is bbc news, the latest headlines. alex murdaugh the disgrace lawyer sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his son and wife. nobel peace prize winner, ales bialiatski, got sentenced to ten years in prison in belarus. bialiatski is the founder of a human rights group, which helped protesters during a wave of unrest in belarus in 2020. he was charged with smuggling money into belarus and financing protests. bialiatski denies that. two more activists got nine and seven years in jail. belarus s exiled opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, described the trial as a shameful injustice. bbc spoke earlier to anais marin is the united nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in belarus. here is her reaction on the verdict and the un s plans on the next steps.
Geneva: Belarus s already dire rights situation is deteriorating further, a UN expert warned on Thursday, a day before Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiat.
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Geneva: Belarus s already dire rights situation is deteriorating further, a UN expert warned on Thursday, a day before Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiat.