Belarusian journalist sentenced to 8 years in prison after plane diversion.
TL;DR
Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian journalist who was arrested after being taken off a Ryanair plane that was forced to land in Minsk almost two years ago, has been sentenced to eight years in jail on charges of conspiring against the state. He was found guilty of a range of offences including organising mass disturbances, inciting acts of terrorism and slandering President Alexander Lukashenko. The circumstances of Protasevich's arrest in May 2021 prompted international outrage and triggered European Union sanctions against Lukashenko.
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