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Three soldiers were sentenced to prison terms for harassing a Palestinian and obstructing an investigation by hiding the details of the incident from their commander. Two soldiers were convicted of abuse, a third was also convicted of endangering the man’s life and health and a fourth soldier involved is still awaiting trial. Human rights groups accuse the Israeli military of …

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been transferred to a notorious prison in Belarus and has not been heard from for a month, his wife said Wednesday. Natalia Pinchuk told The Associated Press that Bialiatski, who is serving a 10-year sentence, has been held in an information blackout since his transfer to colony N9 for repeat offenders in the …