RFE/RL Freelancer And Her Father Sentenced To 15 Days In Belarus Jail
March 15, 2021 19:11 GMT
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MINSK A court in Belarus has sentenced RFE/RL freelancer Liza Hancharova and her father, Alyaksandr Hancharou, to 15 days in jail on charges of taking part in an unsanctioned demonstration.
On March 15, the Central District Court in Minsk found the two guilty of taking part in an unsanctioned rally on March 13.
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Losik, a 28-year-old consultant for RFE/RL on new-media technologies and a father of a 2-year-old daughter, ended a six-week hunger strike less than two months ago.
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly said after learning of the new charges that All of us at RFE/RL are deeply distressed by today s new charges against Ihar, and his deteriorating health situation.
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Jailed Belarusian Vlogger Syarhey Tsikhanouski Faces 15 Years In Prison As Final Charges Delivered
March 11, 2021 13:51 GMT
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MINSK Belarusian video blogger Syarhey Tsikhanouski, who has been in pretrial detention since May, has been
served with final charges that could see him imprisoned for up to 15 years after he expressed his willingness to take part in an August presidential election against authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
The Investigative Committee of Belarus said on March 11 that the investigations against Tsikhanouski, opposition politician Mikalay Statkevich, and their associates had been completed.
According to the final charges, Tsikhanouski is accused of organizing mass disorder, incitement of social hatred, impeding the Central Election Commission s activities, and organizing activities that disrupt social order.