A court in Minsk has sentenced a Roman Catholic religious instructor, Uladzislau Beladzed, to 15 days in jail for a third consecutive time on a charge of "distributing extremist materials" that his relatives and colleagues call groundless. It is not clear why Beladzed was handed the jail term. The Christian Vision group said on Facebook that Beladzed looked "like a person who had gone through torture and inhumane treatment" at the hearing. Beladzed's relatives said earlier that they noticed signs of beatings on his face at a previous hearing. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
Belarusian Catholic Religious Instructor Given Third Consecutive 15-Day Jail Term
Uladzislau Beladzed (file photo)