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Serbian Court Rules To Extradite Belarusian Filmmaker To Minsk

A banner is left outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will make his final appeal against his impending extradition to the United Stat

A Serbian court has made the decision to extradite a Belarusian filmmaker and pro-democracy political activist to Belarus, where he faces potential imprisonment and torture. The filmmaker is wanted in Belarus on charges of alleged tax evasion.

The exiled Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, expressed concern over the ruling, stating that the filmmaker could potentially face a severe prison sentence for his peaceful civil activism and exercise of rights if extradited.

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