The Minsk City Court has sentenced Natallya Petrovich, a 68-year-old Belarusian citizen, to six years in prison and fined her 3,000 Belarusian rubles ($1,183) for comments she made online about officials. The human rights center Vyasna said Petrovich was found guilty of insulting authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a government representative, inciting harm to national security, and participating in an "extremist organization." Belarus has seen a wave of arrests for those critical of Lukashenka since he was declared the winner of a disputed 2020 presidential election. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Belarus Sentences Woman To Six Years In Prison For Online Comments
Natallya Petrovich (file photo)