Belarus Journalist Arrest
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U.S. lays air piracy charges on 4 Belarus officials after flight divertedA Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk last year on May 23 to arrest an opposition journalist, using a ruse that there was a bomb threat.WorldJan 20, 2022
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Belarus arrest of journalist on Ryanair flight a ‘clear attack on democracy’: TrudeauWestern countries are weighing sanctions and cutting off both aviation links after Belarus scrambled a fighter jet to intercept an Irish aircraft carrying a journalist.CanadaMay 25, 2021
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Belarus faces sanctions, aviation cut-off from Europe over Ryanair ‘hijacking’Belarus scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land in Minsk on Sunday, then detained Roman Protasevich.CanadaMay 24, 2021
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