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Newshour: 06/05/2022 20:06 GMT: Belarus plane arrest student jailed for six years

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Belarus plane arrest student jailed for six years

06/05/2022 20:06 GMT

06/05/2022 20:06 GMT: Belarus plane arrest student jailed for six years

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Sofia Sapega and her dissident journalist partner were removed from a plane and arrested.

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A court in Belarus has sentenced the girlfriend of a Belarusian opposition blogger to six years in jail, nearly a year after the couple were taken off a flight that had been diverted to Minsk. Sofia Sapega was found guilty of charges including inciting social discord. We speak to Belarussian leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

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(Photo: Belarus charged Sofia Sapega with criminal offences after her arrest. Credit: Reuters)

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