Sentence for Belarusian-American extended as Belarus cracks down on dissent
Voice of America
FILE - A protester holds an old Belarusian national flag as he stands in front of police line during a rally after the Belarusian presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 9, 2020.
A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent by Belarus' repressive government, rights activists said Monday.
Security officers examine the site of an explosion outside Karachi airport, in Karachi, Pakistan, Oct. 7, 2024. FILE - Port Qasim Power Plant, shown in theis 2019 photo, in the port city of Karachi is one of several coal-based production units China has built in Pakistan. FILE - Chinese and Pakistani engineers jointly operate the Port Qasim Power Plant in Karachi, Pakistan, as shown in this 2019 photo.
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