Eliza Mackintosh and Katharina Krebs, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:30:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Eliza Mackintosh and Katharina Krebs, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Belarus opposition figure and protest leader sentenced to 11 years in jail https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2021/09/07/belarus-opposition-figure-and-protest-leader-sentenced-to-11-years-in-jail/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:48:36 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (CNN) — A Belarusian court on Monday sentenced Maria Kolesnikova, a prominent opposition figure who led mass street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, to 11 years in prison, the latest move in a widespread crackdown on government critics following a contested election last year. Kolesnikova and another opposition activist, Maxim Znak, were charged with extremism and

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