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09/12/2008

Belarus: opposition activist sentenced

The Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus: A Belarusian opposition activist has been convicted for his role in an unsanctioned protest over strict new business regulations and sentenced to a year in prison.

The January protest saw about 2,000 entrepreneurs protesting in downtown Minsk over new legislation that doubled their taxes and forced them to reregister their businesses.

Alexander Borozenko insisted he was innocent. Several dozen protesters chanted "Freedom!" outside the Minsk Central Court on Tuesday.

Rights activists called the trial the latest example of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's turn toward repression. Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with a harsh hand since 1994, quashing dissent and maintaining a Soviet-style, centrally controlled economy.

Source:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/09/europe/EU-Belarus-Opposition.php

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