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A Belarusian activist who was arrested and jailed after an elaborate fake bomb threat on a Ryanair flight has walked free two years after he was detained. His former girlfriend remains behind bars.

Alexander Lukashenko pardons Roman Protasevich who he arrested after he flew through Russian ally’s air space

Raman Pratasevich was dragged off a plane and imprisoned two years ago. Now he praises the regime he used to denounce

Roman Protasevich was sentenced to eight years in prison after he was detained following a sudden diversion of his flight

Roman Protasevich became a symbol of the struggle for democracy when Belarus forced down a plane and arrested him. Now it has pardoned him, and former allies say he has turned on them.

Roman Protasevich was arrested on May 23, 2021, when Belarusian authorities forced a Ryanair plane, traveling from Athens to Vilnius, to make an emergency landing in Minsk, citing a bomb threat.

Moscow, May 22 (EFE).- Belarusian authorities on Monday pardoned Roman Protasevich, former director of opposition media portal Nexta, after he had been sentenced to eight years in prison earlier this month. “I’ve just signed the paperwork saying that I have been pardoned. This is certainly simply great news,” the journalist was quoted as saying by …

The 28-year-old became a household name in the West after his Ryanair flight was diverted in 2021 The Belarusian authorities have official

Belarusian authorities have pardoned dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, the state-run Belta news agency reported Monday.  “I have signed all the documents about my pardon literally just now.

Roman Protasevich was jailed for eight years earlier this month, for inciting unrest in Belarus.