Dissident pulled off plane by Belarus gets 8 years in prison
A Belarusian court has convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted to the country.
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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.
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