• 11/29/2024

Belarus pardons opposition blogger arrested after plane’s forced landing

Washington Post

Protasevich’s arrest and prosecution sparked major concern among human rights groups. In May 20221, Protasevich was en route from Athens to Vilnius on a Ryanair flight with his girlfriend when his flight was diverted and landed in Minsk. He was immediately arrested.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/22/roman-protasevich-pardoned-belarus/