US condemns Belarus over opposition journalist’s arrest after forced landing

Posted on AllSides May 24th, 2021
From The Right

The US has condemned Belarus for forcing a passenger airplane to land for a supposed “security alert” — leading to the arrest of an opposition journalist on board.

In a statement released late Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the immediate release of Raman Pratasevich, a vocal critic of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who was busted after the plane touched down in Minsk.

“The United States strongly condemns the forced diversion of a flight between two EU member states and the subsequent removal and arrest of journalist Raman...

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https://nypost.com/2021/05/24/us-condemns-belarus-over-arrest-of-opposition-journalist/

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