Home HomeSwedenLivingWorld world_2_fill WorldBusiness BusinessSports sports-soccer SportsEntertainmentEntertain

The Regime Critic is Subjected to a "Slow Murder"

The Belarusian regime critic Maria Kolesnikova is being subjected to a "slow murder" and her health has seriously deteriorated in recent times, according to the leader of the Belarusian exile opposition, Svetlana Tichanovskaja.

» Updated: 19 September 2024, 10:38

» Published: 30 August 2024

The Regime Critic is Subjected to a "Slow Murder"
Photo: Ramil Nasibulin/BeITA via AP/TT

Kolesnikova has had no direct contact with the outside world for over a year. She has been prevented from receiving or writing letters, and is being held in constant isolation.

"The information we receive about Maria Kolesnikova from fellow prisoners is alarming. She now weighs only 45 kilos, is starving and is being held in constant isolation under dreadful conditions," writes the Belarusian exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tichanovskaja on X.

Maria Kolesnikova was one of the leaders of the historic demonstrations in 2020 against Belarus' dictator Alexander Lukashenko. She refused to leave the country but was eventually arrested, accused of crimes against national security and conspiracy to seize power.

Kolesnikova has been sentenced to eleven years in prison and is sitting in a penal colony, near the border between Russia and Ukraine.

Tags
TTT
By TTThis article has been altered and translated by Sweden Herald

More news

Musk helped Trump - what does he get in return?
3 MIN READ

Musk helped Trump - what does he get in return?

Attack on hospital in Ukraine – several dead
1 MIN READ

Attack on hospital in Ukraine – several dead

Zelensky: Concessions are unacceptable
1 MIN READ

Zelensky: Concessions are unacceptable

The Mastermind Behind 9/11 Gets a Deal with the USA
1 MIN READ

The Mastermind Behind 9/11 Gets a Deal with the USA

UN Soldiers Injured in Attack in Lebanon
1 MIN READ

UN Soldiers Injured in Attack in Lebanon

Trump's Peace Plan for Ukraine: No NATO for 20 Years
2 MIN READ

Trump's Peace Plan for Ukraine: No NATO for 20 Years

Biden addresses the nation after the election
1 MIN READ

Biden addresses the nation after the election

Canada in dispute with Tiktok - "national security"
1 MIN READ

Canada in dispute with Tiktok - "national security"

Europe after the Trump election: We must do more
3 MIN READ

Europe after the Trump election: We must do more

Harris Turned His Back: "Didn't Stop the Genocide"
2 MIN READ

Harris Turned His Back: "Didn't Stop the Genocide"

Israel buys new fighter jets from Boeing
1 MIN READ

Israel buys new fighter jets from Boeing

Multiple deaths in Israeli attack in Lebanon
2 MIN READ

Multiple deaths in Israeli attack in Lebanon

Demands No Confidence: "Scholz's Coalition is History"
2 MIN READ

Demands No Confidence: "Scholz's Coalition is History"

Iran: Trump's Victory Chance of Reconsideration
1 MIN READ

Iran: Trump's Victory Chance of Reconsideration

The demand to Georgia: Investigate election fraud
1 MIN READ

The demand to Georgia: Investigate election fraud

Democrats Fume: Biden's Arrogance Was Our Downfall
2 MIN READ

Democrats Fume: Biden's Arrogance Was Our Downfall

Two states are still counting their votes
1 MIN READ

Two states are still counting their votes

The Charges Against Trump – What Happens Now
3 MIN READ

The Charges Against Trump – What Happens Now

Struggle for Power in Congress
3 MIN READ

Struggle for Power in Congress

Xi wants a stable relationship with the USA in the "new era"
1 MIN READ

Xi wants a stable relationship with the USA in the "new era"