Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Dissident Belarusian author claims father was arrested for reposting article By: FOXNews.com November 10, 2023 at 15:45 PM EST Prominent Belarusian dissident Sasha Filipenko's father has reportedly been sentenced to two weeks in prison for sharing an article by a regime-critical publication online. A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website.BELARUS ARRESTS DISSIDENT AUTHOR'S FATHER ON 'UNCLEAR GROUNDS'Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later "given 13 days for reposting some kind of article from Zerkalo," his son Sasha Filipenko said on Facebook. Zerkalo is a website based outside the country that is critical of the authoritarian government of President Alexander Lukashenko.Sasha Filipenko, who lives outside Belarus, is a popular novelist and one of the most prominent voices opposing Lukashenko, who has harshly cracked down on dissent and independent media since a wave of huge protests broke out in 2020.Those protests started after a disputed presidential election whose results gave another term to Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994.Lukashenko unleashed harsh measures against the protesters, with police detaining around 35,000 people and beating thousands. Many major opposition figures fled the country, including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who ran against him in the election. Others have been jailed, such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, founder of the human rights group Viasna. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Dissident Belarusian author claims father was arrested for reposting article By: FOXNews.com November 10, 2023 at 15:45 PM EST Prominent Belarusian dissident Sasha Filipenko's father has reportedly been sentenced to two weeks in prison for sharing an article by a regime-critical publication online. A noted Belarusian dissident author said Friday that his father has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website.BELARUS ARRESTS DISSIDENT AUTHOR'S FATHER ON 'UNCLEAR GROUNDS'Alexander Filipenko was seized by police Thursday in a raid on his apartment and later "given 13 days for reposting some kind of article from Zerkalo," his son Sasha Filipenko said on Facebook. Zerkalo is a website based outside the country that is critical of the authoritarian government of President Alexander Lukashenko.Sasha Filipenko, who lives outside Belarus, is a popular novelist and one of the most prominent voices opposing Lukashenko, who has harshly cracked down on dissent and independent media since a wave of huge protests broke out in 2020.Those protests started after a disputed presidential election whose results gave another term to Lukashenko, who has ruled since 1994.Lukashenko unleashed harsh measures against the protesters, with police detaining around 35,000 people and beating thousands. Many major opposition figures fled the country, including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who ran against him in the election. Others have been jailed, such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, founder of the human rights group Viasna. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd