A Belarusian court sentenced the Russian girlfriend of a Belarusian dissident journalist to six years in prison on a charge of inciting social hatred.
Sofia Sapega, 24, was found guilty on charges of inciting social enmity and discord and illegally collecting and disseminating information about the private life of an unnamed person. She is also required to pay a fine of 175,000 Belarusian rubles, equal to $50,000 in U.S. currency, according to the Moscow Times.
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