Belarus sentences journalist Raman Pratasevich to eight years in jail
Dissident’s arrest after being pulled off a diverted Ryanair flight in Minsk in 2021 caused international outrage
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Dissident’s arrest after being pulled off a diverted Ryanair flight in Minsk in 2021 caused international outrage
A Belarusian court has convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted to the country.
A court in Belarus convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted to the country and sentenced him Wednesday to eight years in prison.
Activist Raman Pratasevich's dramatic arrest in May 2021 elicited outrage in the West, with some leaders saying the plane's diversion was tantamount to state-sponsored hijacking.
A court in Moscow on April 21 issued an arrest warrant for Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist with the Bellingcat group. The warrant was issued on a charge of allegedly crossing Russia's border illegally In December.