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Sofia Sapega’s request for pardon denied
The political prisoner Sofia Sapega's request for a pardon passed the first stage of the pardon process but was rejected by the commission for pardons under Lukashenko. In May 2022,…
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ICAO Council condemns Belarus for forced landing of Ryanair flight
The UN's aviation watchdog ICAO has issued a new report, which condemns Belarus authorities over the 2021 fake bomb threat and the subsequent forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978.
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Russian citizen Sofia Sapega sentenced to 6 years in prison
Russian citizen Sofia Sapega was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. She was detained along with journalist Raman Pratasevich on 23 May 2021 at the Minsk airport after…
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US charges Belarusian officials with aircraft piracy
Four Belarusian officials are charged with "conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy" by the US Department of Justice for diverting a Ryanair flight using a false bomb threat last May.
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ICAO issues report on Ryanair aircraft incident in Belarus
ICAO has released a report containing information on the details of the Ryanair flight FR4978 emergency landing in Belarusian airspace. A discussion will be held in the ICAO Council.
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Belarusian autocrat named most corrupt person of 2021
Alexander Lukashenko has been named Person of the Year in the category "Organized Crime and Corruption" by the OCCRP investigative consortium.
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Raman Pratasevich’s girlfriend files petition for pardon
Russian national Sofia Sapega, who had been detained along with her boyfriend, journalist Raman Pratasevich after the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, submitted a petition for a…
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Flight controller says KGB was involved in jet diversion
A former air traffic controller has revealed details of the Ryanair plane's forced landing to Polish investigators. He claims that the incident was a KGB operation.
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Criminal case opened in Latvia over Ryanair landing in Minsk
Latvian police have opened a criminal case over the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Belarus in May 2021.
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Tsikhanouskaya meets with Ryanair head during her visit to Ireland
Ryanair head Michael O'Leary shared a report containing the results of the investigation into the forced landing of the Ryanair aircraft in Minsk in May 2021.