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Belarus sentences activist, Olympic swimmer to 12 years in prison for anti-government protests
27/12/2022 09:19 PM | Click to read full article
A former Olympic swimmer and a political activist were sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison by a Belarusian court on Monday, December 26, for their role in protesting Alexander Lukashenko’s authoritarian regime. Champion swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia and political activist Alexander Opeykin were found guilty of actions aimed at “causing harm to the national security of Belarus".
