(CNN) A Belarusian activist stabbed his own throat during a court hearing in Minsk on Tuesday, according to local human rights watchdog Viasna 96. According to the organization, Steffan Latypov, who is facing allegations of organizing protests and resisting arrest, stabbed himself in the neck during the hearing because of alleged threats from authorities against his family if he didn't plead guilty. A still image taken from video footage shows Latypov being carried out of a court building in Minsk. The Belarusian Interior Ministry could not be reached by CNN for a comment. Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya tweeted on Tuesday about Latypov's case and called for an end to the country's "state of terror."

Source: CNN June 01, 2021 21:11 UTC