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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. Maria Kolesnikova, a top member of the opposition Coordination Council, has been in custody since her arrest last September. A court in Minsk found her guilty of conspiring to seize power, creating an extremist organization and calling for actions damaging state security and sentenced her to 11 years in prison. Lawyer Maxim Znak, another leading member of the Coordination Council who faced the same charges, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. 🇧🇾⛓ . . . #belarusfreedom #baltkrievija #highlightbelarus #lukashenko #politicalcartoon #politicalcartoons (at Minsk, Belarus) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjHxa-Dzzn/?utm_medium=tumblr

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and Riga Mayor Martins Stakis replaced Belarus' official flag with the historical white-red-white on Monday at the Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija where the Belarussian national ice hockey team is accommodated during the Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga. Stakis said that the gesture was Riga City Council's initiative, backed by Belarus' opposition and intended to express support for the people who are suffering under the regime of Belarusian authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Latvian Ambassador to Belarus Einars Semanis on Monday was summoned to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry where he was told that he and other diplomats working at the Latvian embassy in Minsk have to leave the country. ⚪️🔴⚪️

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