A court in Minsk, Belarus, finds opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova guilty of "trying to seize power and extremism" and sentences her to 11 years in prison. Kolesnikova had torn apart her passport in order not to be expelled from the country. Opposition (in exile) leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya promises to release her "much earlier than these 11 years" and condemns the verdict.