Realnaya Belarus Telegram channel cited sources in a prison in the eastern city of Mahilyou on December 14 as saying that the leader of the opposition United Civic Party, Mikalay Kazlou, who was sentenced in November last year to 30 months in prison on a charge of disrupting civil order, was placed in late November in the penitentiary's cell-type unit (PKT), where calls and visits are banned. According to Realnaya Belarus, Kazlou may face a transfer to a stricter prison for unknown reasons. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.
Imprisoned Belarusian Opposition Politician Reportedly Placed In Harsher Conditions
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