{"id":4877,"date":"2021-05-25T16:17:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.korpusprava.ru\/news\/2021\/05\/us-secretary-of-state-condemns-belarus-lukashenko-over-journalist-arrest-jurist-news-legal-news-commentary\/"},"modified":"2021-05-25T16:17:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:17:43","slug":"us-secretary-of-state-condemns-belarus-lukashenko-over-journalist-arrest-jurist-news-legal-news-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.korpusprava.ru\/en\/news\/2021\/05\/us-secretary-of-state-condemns-belarus-lukashenko-over-journalist-arrest-jurist-news-legal-news-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"US Secretary of State condemns Belarus\u2019 Lukashenko over journalist arrest JURIST \u2013 News \u2013 Legal News &amp; Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img src=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/airplane_passenger_1584401310.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/diversion-of-ryanair-flight-to-belarus-and-arrest-of-journalist\/\">condemned<\/a> the actions of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Sunday in detaining opposition journalist Roman Protasevich.<\/p>\n<p>Lukashenko\u2019s security forces allegedly reported a false bomb threat on a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania. The flight was forced to redirect outside of EU airspace to Minsk, where Belarusian security forces arrested Protasevich. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-57229635\">BBC<\/a>, Protasevich\u2019s girlfriend Seofia Sapega was also arrested. Sapega is a Russian citizen studying in Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken demanded Protasevich\u2019s immediate release and stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Independent media are an essential pillar supporting the rule of law and a vital component of a democratic society. The United States once again condemns the Lukashenka regime\u2019s ongoing harassment and arbitrary detention of journalists. We stand with the Belarusian people in their aspirations for a free, democratic, and prosperous future and support their call for the regime to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanairPress\/status\/1396543331878981632\">Ryanair<\/a> said they were told to redirect by Belarusian air traffic control and \u201capologize sincerely to all affected passengers for this regrettable delay, which was outside Ryanair\u2019s control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blinken assured that the US supports a full investigation into the arrest and will respond with the support of the EU, Lithuanian, and Greek officials and the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Blinken\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/news\/2021\/04\/us-state-department-annual-country-reports-highlight-human-rights-abuses\/\">State Department<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/news\/2021\/03\/un-rights-council-adopts-resolution-for-investigation-into-belarus-post-election-abuses\/\">UN Human Rights Council<\/a> have previously expressed concern over Lukashenko\u2019s human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurist.org\/news\/2021\/05\/us-secretary-of-state-condemns-belarus-lukashenko-over-journalist-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the actions of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Sunday in detaining opposition journalist Roman Protasevich. Lukashenko\u2019s security forces allegedly reported a false bomb threat on a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania. The flight was forced to redirect outside of EU airspace to Minsk, where Belarusian security [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"telegram_tosend":false,"telegram_tosend_message":"","telegram_tosend_target":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Secretary of State condemns Belarus\u2019 Lukashenko over journalist arrest JURIST \u2013 News \u2013 Legal News &amp; Commentary - Korpus Prava.Publications<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.korpusprava.ru\/en\/news\/2021\/05\/us-secretary-of-state-condemns-belarus-lukashenko-over-journalist-arrest-jurist-news-legal-news-commentary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US Secretary of State condemns Belarus\u2019 Lukashenko over journalist arrest JURIST \u2013 News \u2013 Legal News &amp; Commentary - Korpus Prava.Publications\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the actions of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Sunday in detaining opposition journalist Roman Protasevich. 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