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June 4, 2021
By Marc Jones and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - When Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko intensified his crackdown on protesters in February,...
June 4, 2021
Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested after his plane was forced to land in Minsk, appeared on state television Thursday (4 June) in a tearful interview that family and campaigners say was conducted under duress.
June 4, 2021
Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested last month after his plane was forced to land in Minsk, has confessed to plotting anti-government protests in a tearful TV interview that his family say was conducted under duress. In his third public appearance 10 days after he was arrested, Mr Protasevich recanted his previous criticism of president Alexander Lukashenko and praised him. He said he changed his views about the veteran leader...
June 4, 2021
Last modified on Fri 4 Jun 2021 11.56 EDT The EU has banned Belarusian carriers from its airspace and airports over the forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978 and arrest of the opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich. EU ambassadors agreed during a meeting on Friday to require member states to deny the country’s carriers landing and taking off rights and forbid them from overflying the territory of the 27 member states from Saturday. The European aviation safety agency (EASA) ha...
June 4, 2021
Europe condemns 'disturbing' interview with jailed Belarus activist
June 4, 2021
The Kremlin leader, 68, was quizzed a bout Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko using a MiG-29 fighter to bring down a Ryanair plane so he could detain his political foe Roman Protasevich.
June 4, 2021
Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested after his plane was forced to land in Minsk, appeared on state television Thursday in a tearful interview that family and campaigners say was conducted under duress.
June 4, 2021
In the days since the hijacking, Lukashenko has doubled down — releasing a suspect video of Protasevich praising the leader and confessing to crimes.
June 4, 2021
Veteran UK journalist John Sweeney has called a television appearance - clearly made under duress - by abducted Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich 'torture by interview'.
June 4, 2021
Alexander Filanovich said he had given a written promise not to disclose any details