Belarus jails journalist for Polish broadcaster; Warsaw vows response


  • World
  • Thursday, 04 Aug 2022

(Reuters) - A Belarusian court convicted a journalist for Polish broadcaster Belsat TV to five years in jail on Wednesday, a verdict Warsaw described as unacceptable and one that it would respond to.

Iryna Slaunikava, the journalist, was found guilty of setting up an extremist group and organising mass unrest, the latest of scores to be jailed under such charges during a crackdown that has rumbled on since a spate of protests in 2020.

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