The Vyasna human rights center in Belarus said on April 3 that the Minsk regional court sentenced a 57-year-old man to six years in prison for sending money to two opposition groups. Alyaksandr Verasovich was found guilty of financially supporting "extremist" groups by sending money via the PayPal system to the BySol fund that assists repressed Belarusian activists and journalists and the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, consisting of Belarusian citizens who have been fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against occupying Russian troops. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
Belarusian Imprisoned For Sending Cash To Opposition Groups
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