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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuras Karmanau

Belarus upholds 8-year prison for journalist of newspaper serving country's Polish minority

BelTA

Belarus' Supreme Court on Friday upheld an eight-year prison sentence handed to a prominent journalist working for an influential newspaper serving the country's sizeable Polish minority.

The decision is seen part of the government's sweeping, year's long crackdown on opposition figures, human rights activists and independent reporters.

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