Category: Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich

Lithuania Trying to Identify Those Who Left Ryanair Flight in Minsk

May 28, 2021
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VILNIUS—Lithuania is working to confirm the identities of the passengers who disembarked from a diverted Ryanair plane after it was forced to land in Belarus, the chief of Lithuania’s criminal police said on Friday. Dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, 26, and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, 23, were arrested when the plane landed. But three other…

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G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Belarus, Threaten Further Sanctions

May 27, 2021
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OTTAWA—The G7 says it will ramp up its efforts to hold Belarus accountable for arresting a dissident journalist on board an intercepted jetliner, though additional penalties have yet to be nailed down. In a statement Thursday, the countries’ foreign ministers along with a European Union representative said they will impose “further sanctions as appropriate,” condemning…

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Trudeau Says Canada Mulling More Actions Against Belarus After Journalist’s Arrest

May 25, 2021
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is weighing measures beyond existing sanctions against Belarus after its government forced down an airliner and seized a dissident journalist on board. At a news conference Tuesday, Trudeau is calling the incident “outrageous, illegal and completely unacceptable.” The prime minister says the arrest Sunday of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich…

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