How long was Roman Protasevich's prison sentence?
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Roman Protasevich is a Belarusian journalist who was arrested by the government after a Ryanair flight he was on was diverted to Minsk, Belarus. Protasevich was sentenced to eight years in prison for "organizing and preparing actions aimed at overthrowing the constitutional order," "inciting social hatred," and "spreading false information." The sentence is widely seen as politically motivated, and human rights groups have condemned it.
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