Self-exiled Belarusian writer Sasha Filipenka told the Novaya gazeta Europe website on February 13 that his father had been officially informed that a criminal case was launched against him on unspecified charges. He first revealed the case in an interview with RFE/RL earlier this month. In November, Filipenka's father was sentenced to 13 days in jail for reposting an article by a website that the government had labeled as extremist. The 39-year-old writer is the author of several books in Russian, for which he received literary prizes. He fled Belarus after he took part in anti-government protests in 2020. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Belarusian Authorities Investigate Self-Exiled Writer Sasha Filipenka
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