Warsaw, Oct 9, 2025 (AFP) - Jailed Belarus protest leader voices hope for release in rare letter

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2025-10-09

A jailed Belarusian activist who led mass protests against the country's authoritarian government in 2020 told her family she hoped to be released soon in excerpts of a letter published on her Instagram account Thursday. Maria Kolesnikova, 43, was detained in 2020 and later jailed for 11 years for plotting to "seize power" from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a charge rights groups denounced as punishment for her opposition work. Belar......

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