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Newshour: 14/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Belarus opposition leader jailed for 18 years

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14/12/2021 14:06 GMT: Belarus opposition leader jailed for 18 years

Belarus opposition leader jailed for 18 years

BBC World Service - Newshour, Belarus opposition leader jailed for 18 years

Sergei Tikhanovsky was convicted following a trial condemned as a sham

Sergei Tikhanovsky was convicted following a trial condemned as a sham.

In Belarus, a court has sent the opposition leader, Sergei Tikhanovsky, to 18 years in prison. His wife, Svetlana, stood against the Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko in last year's election; she tells us "it's no time to sit and cry".  
 
Also: record-breaking temperatures have been recorded in the Arctic; and why brain surgeons and rocket scientists may not be quite as smart as we thought.
 
(Picture: A supporter of Belarus opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky holds a photo of him.            Credit: Getty Images)

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