TALLINN, Estonia — Activists have raised concerns about the health of a Belarusian journalist sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in the latest closed-door trial targeting the country’s media.

Aleh Suprunyuk, 58, was sentenced on Aug. 8 after being found guilty of participating in an extremist group for articles he wrote for the Belarusian Association of Journalists, or BAJ. Belarus’ government labeled the organization as “extremist” — a common label used by officials to crack down on dissidents — in March 2023. Details of his trial only became public knowledge on Monday.

The journalist’s conviction is part of an ongoing crackdown on government critics following unprecedented mass protests following Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko 's disputed election on Aug. 9, 2020. Human righ

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