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Belarus's Shocking New Low in Crushing Dissent
By Rachel Denber
Passengers recall the fear that gripped the dissident journalist as their flight was diverted. (Published 2021)
By Ivan Nechepurenko
Belgium wants "severe" response from EU over Belarus forced landing
By Gabriela Baczynska & Sabine Siebold
How Belarus's 'aviation piracy' broke international law
By Tom Wheeldon
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Singapore Airlines reroutes flights to avoid Belarus airspace after forced landing of Ryanair plane
By Kurt Ganapathy
Sofia Sapega, Russian student arrested alongside Belarus activist, appears in 'confession' video
By Darya Tarasova, Stephanie Halasz & Tim Lister
Belarus ruler Lukashenko needs Russia's Putin as a lifeline. Here's why. - The Washington Post
By Mary Ilyushina
‘They will kill me’: Belarusian blogger’s descent into horror
By Andrew Roth & Helena Smith
'You Have Bomb On Board': Belarusian Transcript Of Ryanair Pilots Raises More Questions Than It Answers
By Mike Eckel
Belarus opposition calls for EU sanctions on oil and petrochemicals
By Max Seddon, James Shotter & Michael Peel
Meet Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian dictator's politics and history
By Cheryl Teh & Sophia Ankel
Belarus threatens to flood Europe with migrants and drugs in response to sanctions
By Chris Pleasance
Belarus Faces EU Flight Ban for Grounding Ryanair Plane With Dissident
By Benjamin Katz, Ann M. Simmons & Parmy Olson
Belarus plane: What happens with a military jet interception?
By Simon Browning
Belarus plane arrest - is it a first?
By Claudia Allen
Belarus activist arrested after fighter jet intercepts his Ryanair flight
By Olga Pavlova & Tim Lister
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
Who is the journalist Belarus arrested by forcing a Ryanair plane to land?
By Nick Macfie & Andrew Osborn
'They say code is red': transcript of controller telling plane to land in Minsk
By Gabrielle Tetrault-farber & Andrew Osborn
EU imposes sanctions on Belarus over 'hijacked' Ryanair flight
By Patrick Reevell
Belarus accused of 'hijacking' plane to arrest activist, provoking outrage in the West
By Holly Ellyatt
Belarus Forces Down Ryanair Flight Carrying Journalist
By Anton Troianovski & Ivan Nechepurenko