Belarusian journalist Kiril Pazniak sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

A Belarusian court has sentenced 49-year-old journalist Kiril Pazniak to 3.5 years in prison. He hosted a popular political programme on YouTube and was charged with discrediting Belarus and founding an extremist organisation. The case is part of the ongoing systematic crackdown on independent media under Lukashenko's regime.

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