Category: Roman Protasevich

UK’s Johnson Warns Belarus After Release of ‘Deeply Distressing’ Confession Video of Journalist

The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned Belarus that the country’s actions “will have consequences” after it released a video of arrested dissident Roman Protasevich which Johnson said is “deeply distressing.” In a video released by Belarusian authorities on Monday evening, Protasevich appeared to admit he was involved in organising mass protests in Minsk last year….


5 Passengers Did Not Reach Vilnius After Forced Belarus Landing

VILNIUS—Five passengers on board a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius that was intercepted by a Belarusian warplane and forced to land in Minsk on Sunday did not reach their final destination, Lithuanian officials said on Monday. Belarus’s action, which resulted in the detention of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich who had been on board, drew…