Roman Protasevich appeared in front of reporters on Monday at a press conference by local officials about the forced landing in Minsk of the Ryanair passenger plane on which he was travelling

Opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich, who is accused of participating in an unsanctioned protest at the Kuropaty preserve, arrives for a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus April 10, 2017.

Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

UN special rapporteurs say Belarus is 'black hole' for media freedoms after 'egregious attacks'

UN experts voice concern over Protasevich arrest

The university spokesman said Sapega and Protasevich had been on vacation in Greece together

A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, where authorities detained him, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021.

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release

The government of strongman Alexander Lukashenko provoked global fury on Sunday by pulling Ryanair flight FR4978 from its Athens-to-Vilnius route and arresting one of the passengers, opposition journalist and blogger Roman Protasevich

A woman stands with a poster reading 'Where is Roman (Protasevich)?' in the arrival area as passengers disembark from the diverted flight after arriving in Vilnius

Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

UN experts voice concern over Protasevich arrest

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release

Belarus denounces 'unfounded' claims over plane diversion

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Jailed Belarus journalist attends news conference in Minsk

UN experts voice concern over Protasevich arrest

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release

Belarus denounces 'unfounded' claims over plane diversion