Belarusian protest leader sentenced to 11 years in jail
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Maria Kolesnikova, Maxim Znak charged with extremism
Maria Kolesnikova, one of the leaders of mass street protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko last year, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday, the State-run Belta news agency and the Belarusian Opposition reported. Ms. Kolesnikova, 39, was detained after she ripped up her passport to prevent Belarusian security forces from deporting her in a standoff at the Ukrainian border in September. The musician-turned-politician became one of the faces of the mass opposition movement during the August 2020 presidential election, which the protesters said was rigged to extend Mr. Lukashenko’s grip on power.
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