Belarus Sentences Activist Extradited From Russia to 12 Years in Prison

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Belarusian activist who was extradited from Russia has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on multiple charges linked to protests against
Petersburg in November 2021
terrorist and extremist group, inciting social hatred, damaging national security and calling for violations of constitutional order.The
Minsk City Court found Pinchuk, 25, guilty of the charges and handed her a prison sentence of 12 years.Belarusian authorities accused
is a popular social media platform in Russia and other former Soviet countries, both for private communication and for sharing information
and news.Most opposition activists fled Belarus following Lukashenko's brutal crackdown on protesters in 2020.The Belarusian rights group
Viasna states that there are almost 1,500 political prisoners in Belarus.Lukashenko, who has been in power for nearly three decades, is a
key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and allowed the Kremlin to launch its full-scale offensive in Ukraine from his territory.