Jailed opposition activist Daškievič given another prison term 

October 19, Pozirk. Judge Taćciana Dzieravianka from Barysaŭ, Minsk region, has sentenced opposition activist Źmicier Daškievič to one year in a high-security prison, his wife Anastasija said on Facebook.

Authorities accused the activist of disobeying prison authorities for allegedly refusing to go for a walk, talking to another inmate and staying on the floor in the punishment cell.

Daškievič was not released on July 11 after serving his 18-month prison sentence for alleged participation in a protest rally in August 2020.

His wife is currently serving a three-year restricted freedom term in home confinement on similar charges. Both refused to testify admit­ting only to being present at the rally.

Daškievič, former leader of the Małady Front patriotic youth organization, had served three politilically-motivated prison terms.