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The court in Belarus sentenced an Olympic medalist to 12 years in prison

The winner of two Olympic medals, the Belarusian swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia, was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison in Belarus for "creating an extremist formation", the human rights organization "Viasna" announced yesterday. Herasimenia (36), winner of silver and bronze medals at the Olympic Games (2012 and 2016), was found guilty by the court in Minsk, it is said in ...

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