Two Belarusian musicians, who became symbols of hope and resistance during the wave of protests in 2020, have been sentenced to a total of 24.5 years in prison for their involvement in the protests.
that arose in August 2020 after a disputed presidential election in which Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner, giving him a sixth term in office.
The protests lasted for months, in the largest and most prolonged show of dissent since Lukashenko came to power in 1994 and began repressing independent news media and opposition.against the protesters, with police detaining about 35,000 people and beating thousands. Many important opposition figures fled the country, including, who ran against him in the election. Others have been jailed, such as the Nobel peace prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, founder of the human rights group Viasna.
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