Belarusian human rights activist Roman [UNK] is sentenced to more than 20 years in prison . The Lithuanian foreign minister condemns his conviction . `` If you scratch just below the surface , the trial had next to nothing to do with tax evasion and everything to do with the Belarusian government trying to silence someone who for many years dared to help victims of abuse . '' Bialiatski is convicted of large - scale tax evasion . Human Rights Watch urges the appellate court to overturn the conviction .
Belarusian human rights activist Roman [UNK] is sentenced to more than 20 years in prison . The Lithuanian foreign minister condemns his conviction . Bialiatski is convicted of large - scale tax evasion . Human Rights Watch urges the appellate court to overturn the conviction .