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Belarus president signs tough new law on media restrictions
Ryanair flight 4978 to Vilnius forcibly diverted to Minsk
By Ian Petchenik
'This is total insanity,' says father of detained Belarusian journalist
By Andrius Sytas
How Roman Protasevich became one of Lukashenko's prized targets
By Max Seddon & James Shotter
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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
Raman Pratasevich: the Belarus journalist captured by a fighter jet
By Andrew Roth & Luke Harding
Belarus accused of 'hijacking' plane to arrest activist, provoking outrage in the West
By Holly Ellyatt
Belarus kidnapping: what international law says about capture of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou & Arman Sarvarian
'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 EU Flight Ban for Grounding Ryanair Plane With Dissident
By Benjamin Katz, Ann M. Simmons & Parmy Olson
Alexander Lukashenko, international terrorist
By Joerg Forbrig
Why the Belarusian journalist was snatched from the Ryanair flight
By Sergei Kuznetsov
EU agrees sanctions on Belarus for forcing down flight
By James Shotter, Michael Peel & Sam Fleming
Belarus plane: What happens with a military jet interception?
By Simon Browning
Belarus activist arrested after fighter jet intercepts his Ryanair flight
By Olga Pavlova & Tim Lister
Bomb threat cited by Belarus was sent after plane was diverted - Swiss email provider
By Raphael Satter
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
'They say code is red': transcript of controller telling plane to land in Minsk
By Andrew Osborn & Gabrielle Tetrault-farber