Belarus sentences journalist to 4 years in prison, days after release of over 50 political prisoners

Ihar Ilyash was convicted on extremism charges for articles and commentaries critical of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s government. Ilyash rejected the charges, saying in his final remarks at the trial that “freedom of speech isn’t a crime.” Andrei Bastunets, head of the Belarusian...

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