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Shaun Walker in Warsaw

Serbian court approves extradition of anti-Lukashenko activist to Belarus

Andrei Gnyot gives a V for victory sign with one hand as he holds papers in the other
Andrei Gnyot pictured with papers filed as part of his appeal hearing. Photograph: andrewgnyot/Instagram

A court in Serbia has ruled that a Belarusian activist who was instrumental in organising an alliance of athletes in opposition to the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, can be extradited to Belarus.

Rights advocates and exiled Belarusian political leaders said the ruling would inevitably lead to a phoney trial and long jail sentence for Andrei Gnyot, who was arrested on an Interpol warrant issued after a request from Minsk.

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