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Belarus, opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova sentenced to eleven years in prison - archive photos

Sep 6, 2021

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  • Bilder des Jahres 2021, News 09 September News Themen der Woche KW36 News Bilder des Tages Belarus Opposition Figures Trial 6644295 06.09.2021 Maria Kolesnikova, a member of the Belarusian opposition coordination council s presidium, accused of conspiring to seize state power, calling for actions aimed at causing harm to national security, and creating an extremist group, makes a heart gesture during a hearing at the Minsk District Court, Belarus. A court on Monday sentenced key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova, who led mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko last year, to 11 years in prison on national security charges. Maxim Znak was also handed a 10-year prison sentence. Viktor Tolochko Sputnik Minsk Belarus Copyright: xViktorxTolochkox
  • Germany: Free Belarus protest in Berlin Protest for free Belarus in Berlin. Berlin Berlin Germany Berlin Copyright: BeataxSiewicz
  • Germany: Free Belarus protest in Berlin Protest for free Belarus in Berlin. Berlin Berlin Germany Berlin Copyright: BeataxSiewicz
  • Italy: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Rome A woman shows a t-shirt with face of Maria Kalesnikava, a political prisoner in Belarus, during a sit-in organized by Belarusian community living in Italy, this afternoon May 1, 2021, in Piazza del Popolo in Rome Rome Italy Copyright: MatteoxNardone
  • MINSK, BELARUS - OCTOBER 19, 2020: An opposition supporter carries a photo of Mariya Kolesnikova, a representative of Viktor Barbariko’s presidential campaign, reading Masha is a Hero during the March of Seniors in central Minsk. Natalia Fedosenko TASS TS0EB610
  • MINSK, BELARUS - OCTOBER 18, 2020: Opposition supporters hold banners with images of a detained member of the Belarusian opposition s coordination council, Maria Kolesnikova, during an unauthorised march in Partizansky Prospekt Street. The messages read: Set them free , Honour, conscience? and We miss your smile . Since the official results of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election results were announced on 9 August, mass protests by opposition activists and supporters have been taking place in cities across Belarus. Natalia Fedosenko TASS TS0EB4E1
  • Bilder des Jahres 2020, News 09 September News Themen der Woche KW39 News Bilder des Tages MINSK, BELARUS - SEPTEMBER 21, 2020: Belarusian Opposition Coordination Council member Maria Kolesnikova (on the screen) during a hearing at Minsk City Court into the defense s appeal against her detention. Natalia Fedosenko TASS TS0E7C80
  • MINSK, BELARUS - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020: Opposition supporters hold a sign depicting member of the Belarusian opposition coordination council Maria Kolesnikova, reading We Miss Your Smile during a rally in Independence Avenue. Mass protests against the presidential election results have been erupting in Minsk and other Belarusian cities since 9 August. Natalia Fedosenko TASS TS0E7ABF
  • September 16, 2020, Belarus: Prominent Belarusian opposition leader MARIA KOLESNIKOVA is facing up to five years in prison after she was charged with actions aimed at undermining Belarusian national security. She became one of the faces of the mass protests against President Lukashenko after a disputed presidential election in August, and is currently in prison in Minsk. FILE PHOTO SHOT: July 30, 2020, Minsk, Belarus: MARIA KOLESNIKOVA gives a speech in a rally in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya after the arrest of the main opposition candidates for the Belarus presidency. Minsk Belarus - ZUMAa131 20200730_mda_a131_010 Copyright: xCelestinoxArcexLavinx
  • September 16, 2020, Belarus: Prominent Belarusian opposition leader MARIA KOLESNIKOVA is facing up to five years in prison after she was charged with actions aimed at undermining Belarusian national security. She became one of the faces of the mass protests against President Lukashenko after a disputed presidential election in August, and is currently in prison in Minsk. FILE PHOTO SHOT: August 6, 2020, Minsk, Belarus: Opposition leader MARIA KOLESNIKOVA during a protest. Minsk Belarus - ZUMAa131 20200806_mda_a131_010 Copyright: xCelestinoxArcexLavinx
  • September 16, 2020, Belarus: Prominent Belarusian opposition leader MARIA KOLESNIKOVA is facing up to five years in prison after she was charged with actions aimed at undermining Belarusian national security. She became one of the faces of the mass protests against President Lukashenko after a disputed presidential election in August, and is currently in prison in Minsk. FILE PHOTO SHOT: July 30, 2020, Minsk, Belarus: MARIA KOLESNIKOVA gives a speech in a rally in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya after the arrest of the main opposition candidates for the Belarus presidency. Minsk Belarus - ZUMAa131 20200730_mda_a131_011 Copyright: xCelestinoxArcexLavinx