A court in western Belarus has sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Minsk-based Vyasna human rights center said on February 15 that Maksim Zaytsau had been found guilty a day earlier of insulting Lukashenka, as well as the mayor of the city of Brest, in two posts on Telegram in 2021 and 2022. Since claiming reelection in a disputed 2020 vote, Lukashenka has cracked down on opposition groups, independent media, and any public dissent. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
