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Washington - Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student arrested with her Belarusian dissident boyfriend last year when Belarus forced a Ryanair airliner to land, was sentenced
March 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
In May, the Putin-backed dictator grounded a plane to detain a journalist. Now he's in the spotlight again, playing a major role in the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
The European Parliament has strongly condemned forced landing of a Ryanair passenger flight in Minsk and detention of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega, calling for more sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko's regime. The statement comes in the wake of "Ryanair hijacking" which MEPs refer to as an act of state terrorism.
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