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Jailed Belarusian activist says this year the hardest and happiest of her life

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The jailed Belarusian activist Maria Kolesnikova, who became a face of anti-government protests, said on Thursday this year has been the hardest and happiest of her life, as the country's opposition said she could face 12 years imprisonment.

Kolesnikova has been in prison since September, when she tore up her passport in a standoff with Belarusian security forces who were trying to deport her from the country at the border with Ukraine, according to her and two allies who were with her.

"This year turned out to be the hardest and happiest in my life. I understand how strange it sounds from a person in prison. But I gained much more than I lost: a unique experience, incredible drive, a lot of new knowledge and skills... I found inner freedom and happiness to be myself in any situation."

The Investigative Committee of Belarus, the law enforcement body charged with prosecuting major crimes, was not available for comment. When Babariko was arrested, Kolesnikova joined forces with opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled to Lithuania after the election and has campaigned against Lukashenko from exile ever since.

 

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