The day after diverting a Ryanair flight between Athens and Vilnius in order to detain journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich, Belarusian President Alexandre Lukashenko approved draconian amendments to his country’s media law to step up his war on journalism.
The world has been stunned by the hijacking of a plane at this dictator’s behest in order to arrest a journalist.
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