Human rights activists say a 22-year-old political prisoner has died behind bars in Belarus. Viasna, the country’s oldest human rights group said Saturday that Russian-born Dmitry Schletgauer is the s

In Belarus, Dmitriy Schletgauer, a native of Russia, has died while serving a 12-year sentence for espionage and facilitating extremist activities. He became the seventh political dissident to die in prison since the regime of Alexander Lukashenko launched severe and extensive crackdowns on the opposition in 2020,

A 22-year-old Russian man considered a political prisoner by activists has died in a penal colony in Belarus, human rights group Viasna said Friday. The rights group said it confirmed the death of Dmitry Shletgauer,