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Belarus jail terms for opposition figures Kolesnikova and Znak
Two leading opposition figures who challenged Belarus's discredited presidential polls have been jailed for trying to threaten national security and seize power.
Protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova was jailed for 11 years while lawyer Maxim Znak received 10 years.
They joined an opposition council after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in 2020's disputed election.
Prosecutors accused the council of trying to stage a coup.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58395120
Protest organiser Maria Kolesnikova was jailed for 11 years while lawyer Maxim Znak received 10 years.
They joined an opposition council after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in 2020's disputed election.
Prosecutors accused the council of trying to stage a coup.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58395120
Lukashenko just faced down the protests, arrested everyone he could, and said "screw the rest of the world - Putin won't abandon me, so I'm OK".