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Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.

Historical image related to Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. from May 23, 2021

Ryanair Flight 4978

2021 aviation incident in Belarus

Ryanair Flight 4978 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Athens International Airport, Greece, to Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, operated by Buzz, a Polish subsidiary of the Irish airline Ryanair. On 23 May 2021, while in Belarusian airspace, it was…
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Belarus

Country in Eastern Europe

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres…
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Roman Protasevich

Belarusian blogger (born 1995)

Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich or Raman Dzmitryevich Pratasevich is a Belarusian blogger and political activist. He was the editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel Nexta and chief editor of the Telegram channel Belarus of the Brain.
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May 23

Day of the year

May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 222 days remain until the end of the year.
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