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“They broke him and forced him to say what was needed,” Roman Protasevich's father, Dzmitry, said.

The case of Vitold Ashurak was raised in the Dáil this week. His friends and family describe the man he was

Earlier, the detained blogger Protasevich announced that a Russian oligarch had sponsored the project ST.PETERSBURG, June 4. /TASS/. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov is unaware which Russian businessman in particular Roman Protasevich, one of the founders of the Nexta Telegram channel deemed extremist in Belarus, meant when speaking about the project’s sponsors. Read also Earlier, the detained blogger Protasevich announced that a Russian oligarch had sponsored the project. "No, I don’t know ...

The 27 countries are obliged ‘to deny permission to land in, take off from or overfly their territories to any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers’.

‘I don’t know Roman Protasevich and don’t want to know him,’ said the Russian leader

The comments come less than two weeks before a summit with President Biden.

MINSK -- The European Union has strengthened restrictive measures against Belarus by introducing a ban on the overflight of EU airspace and on access to

Belarusian state television on Thursday aired an interview with a jailed dissident confessing to alleged crimes and praising Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in what opponents said was the regime’s latest use of coerced recordings of imprisoned critics. State-controlled ONT channel broadcast an hour-long interview with Roman Protasevich, in which he admitted organizing protests and said he “absolutely respected” the president. Supporters said his wrists appeared to show signs of t...

Belarus stands accused of having committed “state-sponsored piracy”, among other crimes, over the forced diversion to Minsk of a flight originally bound for Vilnius.The Ryanair flight was diverted

Jun 3, 2021 Andrey was working at a bar in downtown Minsk when he stumbled into the dangerous world of politics in a country where protest comes with a prison sentence, or worse. At OK16, a former factory hall turned culture hub in the Belarusian capital, Andrey would often see Viktor Babariko, the chief executive of a bank that owned the venue, in line for a coffee and a chat. When he unexpectedly announced his bid to challenge President Alexander Lukashenko in August’s election, An...