Belarusian Dissident Novelist's Father Jailed for Reposting Article

Alexander Filipenko, the father of Belarusian novelist Sasha Filipenko, has been sentenced to two weeks in jail for reposting an article from an opposition website critical of President Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian government. The arrest comes as part of Lukashenko's ongoing crackdown on dissent and independent media following the wave of protests that erupted after a disputed presidential election in 2020. Thousands have been detained and beaten, while many opposition figures have fled the country or been jailed.