KYIV—A Belarusian court sentenced a journalist to six months in prison on Tuesday for divulging medical secrets, after she contradicted official statements about the death of a protester who the authorities suggested was drunk at the time.

Journalist Katerina Borisevich and doctor Artyom Sorokin stand inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, on March 2, 2021. BelaPAN via Reuters