Belarus, Roman Protasevich & A 'Hijacked' Plane: A 3-Min Explainer
Published May 25, 2021 A 26-year-old journalist and his girlfriend have been arrested in Belarus after the government used a fake bomb threat to force his commercial flight to land – and the implications are being felt as far as Australia. Roman Protasevich is the former editor of alternative Belarusian press site Nexta, an independent publication based in Poland to avoid government interference. He’s reported vital information about the conflict between the government and the opposition, and helped organise protests condemning Belarus’ first and only President since 1994, Alexander L...
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