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Sep 6, 2021, 7 tweets

#BREAKING Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova jailed for 11 years on national security charges: reports

#UPDATE A court in #Belarus has sentenced one of the country's most prominent opposition figures, Maria #Kolesnikova, to 11 years in prison after she led unprecedented protests against President Alexander Lukashenko last year u.afp.com/UjZw

#BREAKING Germany condemns 'unjustified' prison sentences for Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova and lawyer

#BREAKING EU condemns Belarus jailing of protest leader Kolesnikova as 'blatant' violation of human rights

#BREAKING UK condemns jailing of Belarus opposition activists Kolesnikova, Znak as 'assault on the defenders of democracy and freedom'

#UPDATE A court in #Belarus sentenced one of the country's most prominent opposition figures, Maria #Kolesnikova, to 11 years in prison Monday after she led protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, Germany, the EU and UK condemning the verdict u.afp.com/UjZw

#BREAKING US condemns 'shameful' sentencing of Belarus opposition figures Kolesnikova (pic) and Znak

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