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Raman Pratasevich, a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Roman Pratasevich tood trial on charges of organising unrest and plotting to seize power.
Dissident’s arrest after being pulled off a diverted Ryanair flight in Minsk in 2021 caused international outrage
Belarusian opposition activist and journalist Roman Protasevich was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday.
In May 2021, Raman Pratasevich was arrested after a forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk. He publicly regretted his pro-opposition work but has been sentenced to prison on charges of conspiring against the state.