A Japanese man, Masatoshi Nakanishi, was sentenced to seven years in prison in Belarus for espionage, accused of sharing military and civilian facility photos with Japan's intelligence. His trial was closed, and he was fined €6,130. The Japanese embassy's request to attend was denied, and Nakanishi is considered a political prisoner by human rights groups. Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya criticized the regime's treatment of him.