A Belarusian journalist arrested after being hauled off a Ryanair plane that was forced to land in Minsk two years ago has been sentenced to eight years in jail on charges of conspiring against the state.
The former editor of opposition Telegram channel NEXTA has been handed an eight-year prison sentence in Belarus, local media have reported Read Full Article at RT.com
A court in Belarus convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted to the country and sentenced him Wednesday to eight years in prison.
A court in Minsk has sentenced Raman Pratasevich, a journalist who was detained in Belarus in 2021 after the commercial flight he was on was forced to land in Minsk, to eight years in prison on charges linked to his reporting.