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Belarus's Shocking New Low in Crushing Dissent
By Rachel Denber
Ryanair flight 4978 to Vilnius forcibly diverted to Minsk
By Ian Petchenik
Protasevich Street? Bucharest mulls changing address of Belarusian embassy
By Estelle Shirbon & Luiza Ilie
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Singapore Airlines reroutes flights to avoid Belarus airspace after forced landing of Ryanair plane
By Kurt Ganapathy
Belarus ruler Lukashenko needs Russia's Putin as a lifeline. Here's why. - The Washington Post
By Mary Ilyushina
Belarus kidnapping sets a dangerous global precedent
By Gideon Rachman
Passengers recall the fear that gripped the dissident journalist as their flight was diverted. (Published 2021)
By Ivan Nechepurenko
Belarus activist arrested after fighter jet intercepts his Ryanair flight
By Olga Pavlova & Tim Lister
'You Have Bomb On Board': Belarusian Transcript Of Ryanair Pilots Raises More Questions Than It Answers
By Mike Eckel
Belarus threatens to flood Europe with migrants and drugs in response to sanctions
By Chris Pleasance
Meet Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian dictator's politics and history
By Cheryl Teh & Sophia Ankel
Belarus faces international fury after using fighter jet to land airliner, seize journalist
By Adela Suliman
Belarus Faces EU Flight Ban for Grounding Ryanair Plane With Dissident
By Benjamin Katz, Parmy Olson & Ann M. Simmons
Why the Belarusian journalist was snatched from the Ryanair flight
By Sergei Kuznetsov
How Roman Protasevich became one of Lukashenko's prized targets
By Max Seddon & James Shotter
Belarus opposition calls for EU sanctions on oil and petrochemicals
By Max Seddon, James Shotter & Michael Peel
Belarus plane: What happens with a military jet interception?
By Simon Browning
Belarus plane arrest - is it a first?
By Claudia Allen
Sofia Sapega, Russian student arrested alongside Belarus activist, appears in 'confession' video
By Darya Tarasova, Stephanie Halasz & Tim Lister
Detained Belarusian dissident appears in video as fury mounts over 'hijacking' of Ryanair flight
By Sheena Mckenzie & Anna Chernova
Five passengers did not reach Vilnius after forced Belarus landing
By Andrius Sytas & Nerijus Adomaitis
Belarus forces airliner to land and arrests opponent, sparking U.S. and European outrage
By Andrey Ostroukh & Andrius Sytas
Global aviation system tested by Belarus jetliner diversion
By Tim Hepher & Conor Humphries