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Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich ‘pardoned by Minsk’

Protasevich had been sentenced to eight years for organising protests and insulting President Lukashenko.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Roman Protasevich: Belarusian blogger arrested on Ryanair flight pardoned

Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition blogger arrested in 2021 after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, was pardoned on Monday, the Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported.

Evening Standard · May 22, 2023

Belarusian blogger arrested on Ryanair flight pardoned - state media

Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition blogger arrested in 2021 after his Ryanair overflight was forced to land in Minsk, was pardoned on Monday, the Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Factbox-Nobel laureate Bialiatski's sentencing follows upheaval in Belarus

Here are some of the events in Belarus leading up to the trial of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and his sentencing on Friday to 10 years in prison.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2023

A UN agency is blaming Belarusian officials for a hoax that grounded Roman Protasevich's flight. Here's how it all unfolded

The United Nations' aviation agency has blamed senior Belarusian officials for a hoax that grounded a Ryanair flight and led to the arrest of a dissident journalist last year. Here's what you need to know.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Belarus officials made Ryanair plane bomb hoax before journalist arrest, says UN

The UN's aviation agency has blamed senior Belarus officials for a bomb hoax that forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk leading to the arrest of a dissident journalist

Daily Mirror · Jul 20, 2022

Belarus officials behind hoax that grounded dissident's flight, U.N. agency says

The U.N.'s aviation agency on Tuesday for the first time blamed senior Belarus officials for a hoax last year that grounded a Ryanair Holdings PLC flight and led to the arrest of a dissident reporter.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Sofia Sapega: Russian woman captured by Belarus on Ryanair flight pleads for freedom

‘Today I understand that I have been unfair,’ Sofia Sapega said in a letter

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Sofia Sapega: Belarus jails girlfriend of dissident blogger seized after forced Ryanair plane landing

A Belarusian court has sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident detained on a Ryanair flight, to six years in prison for “inciting social hatred”.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2022

Belarus jails Russian activist after ‘hijacking’ Ryanair flight to arrest her

The flight changed course to head for Minsk after an alleged bomb scare

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022