Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ales Bialiatski Sentenced to 10 Years in Belarusian Penal Colony
A Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ales Bialiatski, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on smuggling charges. The sentencing has been criticized by the German Foreign Minister and exiled Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who has called for their immediate release. The Nobel laureate was arrested in 2020 amid protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's regime.