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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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Who is Roman Protasevich, the journalist Belarus detained by forcing a plane to land?Protasevich is currently editor-in-chief of a Belarusian political outlet called "Belarus of the Brain" which has around a quarter of a million subscribers.WorldMay 24, 2021
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