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Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences

by Yuras Karmanau
| September 7, 2021 12:06 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests.

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