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The Two Hundred Eightieth Episode of the DSR Daily Brief Stories Cited in the Episode: Huge fires at oil depots in Russia and Ukraine as sides press drone war Belarusian activist Protasevich sentenced to eight years in jail Pentagon leaks: we weren't told about intelligence breach, Zelenskiy says Spike in Russian combat deaths fuels fears of worse carnage to come Hungary embarks on judicial reform hoping to unlock EU cash Texas manhunt ends after suspect accused of killing 5 found hiding in laundry pile Nord Stream: Report puts Russian navy ships near pipeline blast site Company offers $1,000 to track all the crashes in 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Two Hundred Eightieth Episode of the DSR Daily Brief Stories Cited in the Episode: Huge fires at oil depots in Russia and Ukraine as sides press drone war Belarusian activist Protasevich sentenced to eight years in jail Pentagon leaks: we weren't told about intelligence breach, Zelenskiy says Spike in Russian combat deaths fuels fears of worse carnage to come Hungary embarks on judicial reform hoping to unlock EU cash Texas manhunt ends after suspect accused of killing 5 found hiding in laundry pile Nord Stream: Report puts Russian navy ships near pipeline blast site Company offers $1,000 to track all the crashes in 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Two Hundred Eightieth Episode of the DSR Daily Brief Stories Cited in the Episode: Huge fires at oil depots in Russia and Ukraine as sides press drone war Belarusian activist Protasevich sentenced to eight years in jail Pentagon leaks: we weren't told about intelligence breach, Zelenskiy says Spike in Russian combat deaths fuels fears of worse carnage to come Hungary embarks on judicial reform hoping to unlock EU cash Texas manhunt ends after suspect accused of killing 5 found hiding in laundry pile Nord Stream: Report puts Russian navy ships near pipeline blast site Company offers $1,000 to track all the crashes in 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British and Irish airlines are some of the safest in the world but the case of Ryanair flight 4798 shows that it's not just crashes that airlines need to remain vigilant over when looking at safety.Ryanair flight FR4978 was travelling from the Greek capital, Athens, to Vilnius in Lithuania on Sunday 23 May when it made an abrupt change of course over Belarus, some 10km (six miles) from the Lithuanian border. According to an unverified transcript from the Belarusian transport ministry, air traffic controllers told the pilot at 09:30 GMT "you have [a] bomb on board and it can be activated over Vilnius". Even though the plane was closer to Vilnius than Minsk, the pilot was told to divert to the Belarusian capital. At 09:47 the pilot declared an emergency. As the plane landed witnesses said Roman Protasevich, an opposition Belarusian journalist, was "super scared", and one quoted him as saying "I'll get the death penalty here". He had been charged in absentia with inciting mass protests, but Belarus's KGB security agency also placed him on a list of "individuals involved in terrorist activity". When the plane's 126 passengers disembarked, police arrested Mr Protasevich and Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen studying in Lithuania. Three other passengers were listed as remaining in Minsk. The other passengers were allowed on to the plane, which flew on to Vilnius around seven hours later. And even now, aviation advisors and safety boards are not fully sure what happened.Of course this podcast is completely free, as is my weekly travel email. You can sign up at independent.co.uk/newsletters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Belarusian state broadcasters have aired multiple interviews with opposition journalist Roman Protasevich since he was arrested in Minsk in May. But until earlier this week, he had yet to speak to any foreign media outlets. The Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT published an interview with Protasevich on Wednesday, August 11. In conversation with special correspondent Konstantin Pridybailo, who reported on last year's mass protests in Belarus for RT, Protasevich repeated many of the same talking points he covered on Belarusian state television. That said, he did reveal previously unknown plans to launch his own "neutral" media outlet. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/08/13/co-author-of-the-coup

On the evening of August 10, Belarusian state television aired a brief interview with Russian national Sofia Sapega. The 23-year-old was detained in Minsk alongside Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich on May 23, shortly after the forced landing of a Ryanair plane. After spending weeks in a detention center run by Belarus's intelligence agency (the KGB), Sapega and Protasevich were transferred to house arrest in late June. They are now awaiting trial on multiple felony charges. In conversation with television host Ksenia Lebedeva, Sapega recounted their circumstances surrounding the arrests. Among other things, she underscored that "there were no KGB officers on the plane." Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/08/11/there-were-no-kgb-officers-on-the-plane

I Belarus, tidligere Hviderusland, er protesterne aftaget og præsidenten har sat jagten ind på sine kritikere. Det gør han ved at lukke landegrænserne, smide kritikerne i fængsel – og sågar nødlande et fly, så en af passagererne – Raman Protasevitch – kunne blive sat for en domstol. I dagens Udsyn går vi tæt på Lukasjenkos metoder sammen med 21-årige Mila, der drømte om et systemskifte, men nu er flyttet ud af landet for at undgå en fængselsdom. Medvirkende: Mila, tidligere bosat i Belarus, bor nu i Kiev. Emil Filtenborg, dansk journalist bosat i Ukraine.Vært og tilrettelægger: Sofie Ørts.Redaktør: Pola Rojan Bagger.

* Is the detained Belarussian activist Protasevich being mistreated? * What does Biden want from his meeting with Putin? * Rights group says A1 helped Belarus govt in protests last year *

Dmitri, padre del periodista bielorruso Román Protasevich, manifestó en La W que no conocen nada sobre su estado de salud.

Aan tafel zitten Ward Wijndelts, Henrike van Gelder en Spraakmaker Tom Kleijn. In haar mediamoment wil Van Gelder het hebben over de Amerikaanse kreeftenduiker die in de bek van een walvis belandde. Een typisch verhaal voor Kidsweek, volgens haar. Waarom? En hoe controleer je de echtheid van zo'n verhaal?  Van Gelder: “Je kunt natuurlijk niet altijd bij de bron komen”. Het mediamoment van Wijndelts gaat over het stickerboek van de VVD. Wijndelts dacht eerst dat dit nieuwtje niet waar was, wellicht van De Speld kwam. Maar het is waar! Is het slimme marketing? Vrijwel alle politieke partijen gebruikten in aanloop naar de afgelopen Tweede Kamer-verkiezingen Facebook om hun kiezers te bereiken. Maar tot heel veel meer stemmen leidde het niet. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van I&O Research en de Universiteit van Amsterdam (in opdracht van de Volkskrant). Coalitiepartijen haalden via de advertenties géén extra stemmen binnen, en bij oppositiepartijen was de stemmenwinst gering. Het CDA was koploper en investeerde zo'n vier ton in advertenties op sociale media. Is dat weggegooid geld? Een opvallende persconferentie door het Wit-Russische ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken gisteren. Het ministerie gaf uitleg over de kaping van een RyanAir-toestel waarbij de kritische journalist Raman Protasevich uit het vliegtuig werd gehaald. Ook de journalist was naar de persconferentie gebracht. Reden voor de BBC-correspondent om weg te lopen, omdat Protasevich daar volgens hem duidelijk onder druk zat. Past het een neutrale omroep om zo'n statement te maken? De BBC wilde duidelijk maken dat het zich niet voor het karretje van een repressief regime wil spannen. Tegelijkertijd zond de Amerikaanse zender NBC een interview uit met de Russische president Poetin. Kritische vragen werden daarbij niet geschuwd. Welk belang heeft Poetin om zich te laten interviewen?

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 15th June 2021.Transcript at: send7.org/transcripts Today: China criticises G7. Myanmar coup trial. India restrictions ease. Belarus Protasevich statement. UK restrictions delay. Zambia ex president hospitalised. South Sudan vaccinations. Canada terror charges. Nicaragua opponents detained. World blood donor day.Send your opinion or experience by email to podcast@send7.org or send an audio message on speakpipe for us to broadcast. With Namitha Ragunath. SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells news in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories in the world in slow, clear English. This easy English news podcast is perfect for English learners, people with English as a second language, and people who want to hear a fast news update from around the world. Learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. For more information visit send7.org/contact

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In late May, Belarus forced a Ryanair plane to land in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The plane was flying from Greece to Lithuania, but was in Belarusian airspace. Local forces cited a “bomb threat” as the reason for the stop. After hours in Minsk, officials arrested two passengers: Roman Protasevich, an exiled Belarusian journalist, and his girlfriend. After not being seen for weeks, Protasevich has reemerged on Belarusian state TV. Once an outspoken critic of the Belarusian regime, he changed his rhetoric. He apologized and said that Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus' dictator, is the valid leader. Many humans rights groups however found that Protasevich appeared to have been tortured and was being forced to make this statement. In this episode, Drew and Alex look into how shocking it is that a private airline can just be forced down a man can be taken, no questions asked. They can only imagine what ideas this is giving the world's dictators. Drew and Alex also talk about Belarus and its close ties to Russia. Alex Lukashenko, has met with Putin since the incident and seems emboldened by their alliance. Lukashenko doesn't believe in fair elections, especially after stealing an election last summer. The entrenched dictator is considered Europe's last dictator and he is also somewhat of a remnant of the Soviet era, the anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917 is still a national holiday, and he controls state owned factories and companies. The US and Europe face a serious dilemma with Belarus. Do they punish Russia? Sanction Belarus? Or isolate the country? 

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan engaged with the political sphere in Belarus, the European Union's Covid travel certificates, the Tulsa Race Massacre, and a compilation segment to close out.Guests:Alexander Mercouris - Editor-in-chief at TheDuran.com | Political Persecution and Political Theater in Belarus & Covid Travel CertificatesMichelle Place - Executive Director of the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum | Tulsa Race MassacreBob Schlehuber - Host of Political Misfits | Biden on Tulsa and the wake of January 6thIn the first hour Alexander Mercouris joined the show to discuss the political climate and its effects in Belarus, as well as possible restrictions to come regarding world travel and vaccine passportsIn the second hour Fault Lines was joined by Michelle Place to talk about the Tulsa Race Massacre and the necessity to remember the true meaning of Greenwood today.In the third hour we were joined by Bob Schlehuber for a rapid fire discussion on the 2020 election, Myanmar, the Capitol riot and many other issues.

Fernando Rueda nos cuenta en 'Materia Reservada' la operación que el dictador Lukashenko ideó para detener al periodista Román Protasevich.

El secuestro del periodista Roman Protasevich nos hace mirar esta semana a Bielorrusia, un satélite de Putin que destaca por su nulo respeto a los derechos humanos más básicos. Carlos de las Heras, portavoz de Amnistía, detalla traza el perfil de este país y María Sahuquillo, corresponsal de El País en Rusia, nos habla del joven reportero que viajaba en el avión desviado a Minsk con la excusa de una amenaza terrorista. Rodrigo Fernandez explica la relación histórica de este país con el kremlin. 

Aquí estamos un sábado más. Antes de poner en marcha nuestro rickshaw, déjame recordarte que el lunes es el último día para suscribirte a 5W y recibir un ejemplar de Salud como parte de tu cuota. Y mientras lo haces, te cuento que esta semana viajamos a Bielorrusia para entender qué hay detrás del desvío a Minsk de un avión de Ryanair; a Gaza para conocer el estado de destrucción tras la ofensiva de las últimas semanas; y a los Países Bajos para celebrar una histórica sentencia ecologista. También nos detendremos en Mali, India, Birmania, Etiopía, Estados Unidos e Irán. Aquí encontrarás la imagen de la semana y enlaces a todas las recomendaciones mencionadas: https://www.revista5w.com/podcast/de-la-detencion-del-periodista-bielorruso-protasevich-a-la-erupcion-volcanica-en-congo-34000

Dopo l'arresto del dissidente Protasevich con un dirottamento di stato, la Bielorussia ha perso gli europei di ciclismo e la sua tv è stata sospesa dalla EBU: l'occidente ha isolato Minsk che ora si stringe attorno a Putin. Ma è quello che il leader russo voleva: sarà lui a mettere fine all'era Lukashenko, per riprendersi il controllo sull'area

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an 29ú lá de mhí Bealtaine. Is mise Niall Ó Cuileagáin. D'ordaigh Uachtarán na Bealarúise Alexander Lukashenko do eitilt de chuid Ryanair tuirlingt i Mionsc Dé Domhnaigh. Bhí an t-eitleán ar a shlí ón nGréig go dtí an Liotuáin nuair a fuair an píolóta an t-ordú. Bhí an gníomhaí de chuid an fhreasúra Roman Protasevich ar an eitilt agus tá sé féin agus a chéile á gcoimeád ag na húdaráis sa Bhealarúis anois. Mhaígh Protasevich i bhfíseán gur eagraigh sé agóidí anuraidh ach tá amhras ann gur faoi bhrú a d'admhaigh sé é. Tá cáineadh géar déanta ar Lukashenko agus chuir an tAontas Eorpach smachtbhannaí breise ar Rialtas na Bealarúise. Chomh maith leis sin, chuir an tAontas cosc ar eitleáin aerlíne na Bealarúise, Belavia, tuirlingt in aon aerfort san Aontas Eorpach. Dúirt an Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, ‘nach bhféadfaí glacadh leis' iompar Lukashenko agus d'éiligh Uachtarán an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh, Ursula von der Leyen, Protasevich a scaoileadh saor. Rinne Dominic Cummings cáineadh feanntach ar Boris Johnson agus a rialtas maidir leis an tslí a ndeachaigh siad i ngleic leis an bpaindéim ag seisiún le feisirí parlaiminte in Westminster Dé Céadaoin. Dúirt sé go raibh teipeanna ag gach leibhéal den rialtas, é féin san áireamh. Chaill sé a phost mar chomhairleoir do Boris Johnson i mí na Samhna nuair a thit siad amach lena chéile. Cháin Cummings an tAire Sláinte Matt Hancock go háirithe, agus dúirt sé gur chóir dó a bheith éirithe as a phost níos mó ná cúig huaire déag. Mhaígh sé gurbh í an ‘imdhíonacht tréada' an polasaí oifigiúil a bhí ag an rialtas i dtús na bliana seo caite. De réir Cummings, fuair na mílte duine bás gan ghá mar thoradh. Dhiúltaigh Johnson agus Hancock cáineadh Cummings scun scan. Tháinig an Eoraifís ar ais an Satharn seo caite tar éis sosa anuraidh mar gheall ar an bpaindéim. D'óstáil an Ísiltír an t-imeacht agus bhuaigh Måneskin ón Iodáil lena racamhrán ‘Zitti e buoni'. Fuair said níos mó ná cúig chéad pointe, sé phointe as Éirinn san áireamh. Ghlac Lesley Roy páirt ar son na hÉireann lena hamhrán ‘Maps'. Ar an drochuair ní bhfuair sí a dóthain pointí sa bhabhta leathcheannais. Ní raibh an t-ádh leis an Ríocht Aontaithe ach an oiread mar ní bhfuair James Newman aon phointe lena amhrán ‘Embers'. Mar fhocal dearfach, triail a bhí ann chun imeacht mór a chur ar siúl le slua i láthair in aois Covid. Ar an dóigh sin, d'éirigh thar cionn leis. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS an freasúra - the opposition smachtbhannaí - sanctions imdhíonacht tréada - herd immunity scun scan - completely, outright racamhrán - rock song babhta leathcheannais - semi-final

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L'aereo Ryanair su cui volava Roman Protasevich, giornalista ricercato dai servizi di sicurezza bielorussi, è stato dirottato su Minsk e Protasevich è stato arrestato. Quali sono le conseguenze a livello internazionale di un atto simile? Silvia Boccardi e Francesco Rocchetti ne parlano con Paolo Magri, vice presidente esecutivo di ISPI

This is Toby Sumpter with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 27, 2021. Belarus Hijacking to Arrest Dissident Journalist https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-airline-wizz-air-redirects-flight-to-avoid-belarus-airspace-11621847226 On Sunday, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus ordered a jet fighter to force a Ryanair Holdings PLC commercial aircraft to land as it was passing through Belarus airspace. Authorities arrested Mr. Protasevich before allowing the plane to […]

Last week, when the pilots on a commercial flight headed for Lithuania told passengers they were about to make an unexpected landing in the Belarusian capital of Minsk many were confused — except Roman Protasevich.The 26-year-old dissident journalist and one Belarus’s biggest enemies sensed what was about to happen.How and why did Belarus force down the plane and arrest Mr. Protasevich? And what comes next? Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times. Sign up here to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter. Background reading: The forced landing of a commercial flight on Sunday has put Belarus and its authoritarian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, in a new global spotlight. Here’s what you need to know.Disgusted by the brutality of Mr. Lukashenko, Mr. Protasevich bravely embarked at 16 on a life in opposition.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

This is Toby Sumpter with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 27, 2021. Belarus Hijacking to Arrest Dissident Journalist https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-airline-wizz-air-redirects-flight-to-avoid-belarus-airspace-11621847226 On Sunday, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus ordered a jet fighter to force a Ryanair Holdings PLC commercial aircraft to land as it was passing through Belarus airspace. Authorities arrested Mr. Protasevich before allowing the plane to […]

A video of detained journalist Roman Protasevich appearing to confess to organising anti-government protests has been released. But Boris Johnson has called for him to be let go amidst growing fears the dissident has been tortured. Jonathan Samuels speaks to Franak Viačorka, journalist and friend of Roman, about what life is like for an opponent of President Lukashenko. Plus, NBC Moscow reporter Matthew Bodner breaks down how and why Protasevich was arrested.

A spur-of-the-moment, off-the-top-of-my-head take on what's going (wr)on(g) in Belarus: the Russian connection or rather the absence of any evidence of one, Lukashenko's motivations, and above all what can be done. We need a strategy, a sense of what we want, and above all to realise that we cannot force change on Belarus but should rather help the Belarusian people generate it.The article by Leonid Ragozin I mention is here.  For a general take of mine from August of last year that I think still broadly holds up. see here.  On Vakulchik and general Belarusian security politics, I note a short cellcast of mine here.  You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. 

Belarus's audacious snatching of Roman Protasevich from a Ryanair flight forced to land as it passed through Belarusian airspace has raised fears for the young journalist's safety and created a crisis for the European Union.The bloc has responded to the unprecedented move with anger, condemnation and sanctions. But is Belarus under President Alexander Lukashenko, who stayed in power last year only with support from Russia, beyond European influence? And is there any hope for Protasevich's release?Guests: Dan McLaughlin and Naomi O'Leary.Presented by Sorcha PollakProduced by Declan Conlon and Suzanne BrennanTheme music by Hugh Rodgerswww.irishtimes.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda to discuss the fallout of the arrest of Belarusian “regime change asset” Roman Protasevich, disturbing new revelations about the apparent neo-nazi background of the so-called ‘political prisoner,' and the double standards of corporate media.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jason Dzubow, an immigration attorney, partner at Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC and blogger at www.asylumist.com, to discuss his new book, “Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity,” the emerging gap between the purported values of the US government and the reality facing those who seek refuge here, and why the process of navigating the country's asylum system has become increasingly burdensome.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Bob Schlehuber, co-host of Radio Sputnik's Political Misfits, to discuss the review which backed the D.C. police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Deon Kay and how organizers and activists confront a police system seemingly designed never to de-escalate.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Breakthrough News journalist Kei Pritsker to discuss the mass shooting in Santa Clara and the “culture of death” in the US, Andrew Yang's accusation that a New York Daily News cartoon depicting him as a tourist is racist, and why it's so crucial for activists to organize despite the ‘alienation' that predominates under capitalism.

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence, joins us to discuss the upcoming summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. There is great cynicism on both sides of the Atlantic, as the leaders of two great powers prepare for a June summit in Geneva. Will this be a reasonable discussion of equals or a show for the anti-Russia Atlanticists? Laith Marouf, broadcaster and journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon, joins us to discuss the election in Syria. President Assad's government has defeated the multinational group attempting regime change in his country. The war-torn nation is now fighting to rebuild and deal with the looting of its resources by the US and its allies. Has the US coalition given up on their failed regime change plan?Scott Ritter, former UN weapon inspector in Iraq, joins us to discuss Belarus. There are multiple reports that Roman Protasevich, the suspect that was removed from the plane in Belarus, formerly served with the Neo-Nazi Azov battalion in Ukraine. Also, as anti-Russia forces feign outrage over the capture of alleged journalist Protasevich, we are reminded of the time when US intelligence agencies considered murdering dissident journalist Julian Assange using poison. Author, speaker, and journalist Chris Hedges joins us to discuss his latest article on media bias and the religious right's obsession with Israel. Hedges argues that the Christian right are actually frenemies of Israel because they "see the construction of a Jewish state in the Holy Land as the fulfillment of an ancient Biblical prophecy bringing the world one step closer to the end times where the righteous will ascend to heaven, and non-believers (including Jews) will be cast into hell." K.J. Noh, peace activist, writer and teacher, joins us to discuss the China-Russia strategic alliance. China and Russia held another round of strategic talks on Tuesday. China argues that "the recent change has been generally caused by the decline of US hegemony... Not only will US pressure and hostility push China and Russia to stand closer, the decline in Washington's strength and influence in some regions will also make Beijing and Moscow consider how to figure out [a] new regional order to stabilize the situation and protect their interests after the US pullout."Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "America's Undeclared War," joins us to discuss the investigation against former President Trump. The attorney general of New York has empaneled a grand jury that will be seated for three days per week for six months, hearing potential evidence and deciding whether or not to authorize criminal charges. Netfa Freeman, host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pan-Africanist and internationalist organizer, joins us to discuss Israel and Gaza. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Israeli officials over the last few days. Blinken pledged $75 million to rebuild the damage from Israel's military attack on the occupied territories. Also, there are recent reports that the US State Department approved the contentious sale of weapons to Israel days before they approved humanitarian aid to help rebuild the destruction of Gaza.Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss Iran. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stood alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the latter demanded that the US avoid returning to the Iran nuclear deal. Also, the Iranian election is on the horizon as several potential candidates have been disqualified from running.

El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU se reúne a puerta cerrada para analizar la detención del periodista bielorruso, Román Protasevich. El Gobierno celebra mañana una reunión extraordinaria del Consejo de Ministros para aprobar la prórroga de los ERTE a partir del 31 de mayo. La oposición en el Congreso tumba la subida del impuesto de matriculaciones aprobada por el gobierno en enero.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda to discuss the fallout of the arrest of Belarusian “regime change asset” Roman Protasevich, disturbing new revelations about the apparent neo-nazi background of the so-called ‘political prisoner,' and the double standards of corporate media.

There has been an international outcry about the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich in Belarus, after the plane carrying the government critic was redirected over an alleged bomb threat, which observers have called false pretenses. Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism, joins us to discuss the political fallout, and why dictators around the world may be watching the case closely.

Nell'episodio 12: 1) L'arresto di Roman Protasevich, il reporter oppositore del governo bielorusso, apre un caso diplomatico in Europa. Ma, nell'anno della pandemia, sono aumentati gli arresti di giornalisti "scomodi" nel mondo.2) Siviglia vuole diventare la meta di eccellenza per il turismo botanico grazie ai suoi alberi rari.3) Cipro si prepara alle elezioni parlamentari questa settimana ma in corsa ci sono 659 candidati per appena 56 seggi.

Stephan Putilo, cofundador de Nexta, manifestó en La W que el Gobierno los considera enemigos por sus trabajos periodísticos.

La Bielorussia di Lukashenko è sempre più isolata dopo il dirottamento del volo Ryanair e l'arresto dell'oppositore Protasevich. Ne parliamo con Mirko Mussetti di Limes. Vi diamo poi tutti gli aggiornamenti sulla pandemia in Germania. In chiusura un'intervista con lo scrittore Mario Desiati sul suo nuovo libro "Spatriati".

We speak to Maryia Rohava, an expert in East European and Russian politics, who fled Belarus in November 2020 and is now living in Ireland.

Last weekend a flight originally destined for Lithuania was forced to land in the Belarus capital of Minsk so that a passenger onboard could be arrested. That passenger was Roman Protasevich who has been described as an opposition journalist and a dissident of the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Alexander Lukashuk, who leads the Belarus Service of 'Radio Free Europe' and is a colleague of the detained Protasevich, about the incident and what it means for journalistic freedoms in Belarus.

Sobre el discurso de Lasso hablamos con Hernán Pérez Loose, columnista de "El Universo". De Bielorrusia y su presidente Alexander Lukashenko, con Mira Milosevich del Real Instituto Elcano. Y del Perú con Ricardo León del diario "El Comercio"

Franak Viacorka, Aide to exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, gives an update on arrested Belarussian opposition blogger Roman Protasevich.

The exiled Belarussian opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has called for further hard hitting sanctions that will isolate the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanovskaya said there was no doubt that the journalist Roman Protasevich - arrested after his commercial flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday - has been tortured. The whereabouts of Protasevich is unknown although Belarus officials released a video of the dissident blogger, with critics saying he appears under duress. US president Joe Biden accused the Belarus government of a "shameful assault" on political dissent. At a summit in Brussels, EU leaders decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies, while EU airlines will stop flying over Belarus. Moscow correspondent Julia Chapman spoke to Corin Dann.

Last weekend a flight originally destined for Lithuania was forced to land in the Belarus capital of Minsk so that a passenger onboard could be arrested. That passenger was Roman Protasevich who has been described as an opposition journalist and a dissident of the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Alexander Lukashuk, who leads the Belarus Service of 'Radio Free Europe' and is a colleague of the detained Protasevich, about the incident and what it means for journalistic freedoms in Belarus.

Last weekend a flight originally destined for Lithuania was forced to land in the Belarus capital of Minsk so that a passenger onboard could be arrested. That passenger was Roman Protasevich who has been described as an opposition journalist and a dissident of the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Alexander Lukashuk, who leads the Belarus Service of 'Radio Free Europe' and is a colleague of the detained Protasevich, about the incident and what it means for journalistic freedoms in Belarus.

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The exiled Belarussian opposition leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has called for further hard hitting sanctions that will isolate the regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanovskaya said there was no doubt that the journalist Roman Protasevich - arrested after his commercial flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday - has been tortured. The whereabouts of Protasevich is unknown although Belarus officials released a video of the dissident blogger, with critics saying he appears under duress. US president Joe Biden accused the Belarus government of a "shameful assault" on political dissent. At a summit in Brussels, EU leaders decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies, while EU airlines will stop flying over Belarus. Moscow correspondent Julia Chapman spoke to Corin Dann.

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Fernando Ónega dedica su carta de La Brújula al periodista bielorruso protagonista de la historia del día. Protasevich viajaba en un avión comercial que el régimen de Lukashenko hizo aterrizar sólo para detener al periodista y su novia.

Belarus: Lukashenko, Ryanair and Raman Protasevich (Live)

The European Union is demanding the release of dissident journalist, Roman Protasevich, arrested when a commercial flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday. Mr Protasevich appeared in a short online video when he confessed to organising protests. His father, Dmitri, told the BBC he feared his son may be tortured and could face the death penalty. Also in the programme: More than 20 people arrested in Ghana accused of promoting a gay agenda; and American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is 80. Photo: Protest against detention of Belarusian blogger Roman Protasevich in Warsaw; Credit: Reuters.

OK, here's the scene:A flight is heading from Greece to Lithuania, flying over Belarus. The pilots get notification of a bomb threat. A fighter jet forces the plane to land. A couple of passengers are then detained by Belarusian authorities.This isn't a plot point in an action film. And there was no bomb.Related: Belarus opposition figure demands 'new, democratic, open country'Yesterday, Ryanair Flight 4978 was intercepted and one of the passengers detained was 26-year-old Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich. The operation was reportedly approved by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a man referred to as "Europe's last dictator."Related: Belarus targets journalists, activists in new raidsThis evening in Belarus, a new video was released of Protasevich after his arrest, posted initially on a pro-government Belarusian channel.In the video, Protasevich says he is in good health and is being treated well. Possibly under duress, he also confesses to plotting riots in Minsk — crimes that carry a 15-year penalty. His forehead appears bruised in the video.Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian human rights activist and politician who ran as the main opposition candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, shared the video on Twitter: The regime's propaganda channels posted a video of arrested Raman Pratasevich, saying that he is treated lawfully in the Minsk Detention Center №1. This is how Raman looks under physical and moral pressure. I demand the immediate release of Raman and all political prisoners. pic.twitter.com/zdolsbp6m5— Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya) May 24, 2021The European Union has found itself at the center of this situation. RyanAir is headquartered in Ireland. The plane was registered in Poland. The flight was going from Greece to Lithuania. Today, heads of EU states met to discuss potential sanctions.Katia Glod, a Belarus analyst with the Center for European Policy Analysis, joined The World's host Carol Hills, from London, to share the latest insights on this operation and what it means for global politics. Carol Hills: First of all, who is Roman Protasevich?Katia Glod: Roman Protasevich is a Belarusian journalist, the famous blogger. Roman is a founder of the very popular Telegram channel, which is called NEXTA, which was behind mass protests in Belarus, which erupted last August. And Roman Protasevich, at the time, he was part of this NEXTA team. Nowadays, he is the editor of another very popular Telegram [messaging app] channel called "Belarus of the Brain," which has several hundred thousand subscribers, and is also very widely read in Belarus.Why did Alexander Lukashenko approve this brazen operation?Well, first of all, we have to realize that Lukashenko is a very revengeful person. He has been well-known for taking revenge against his opponents. And NEXTA, obviously, displayed Lukashenko and the regime, the security services, to a great extent, because, as I've just said, they mobilized people to organize protests. Another reason is an attack on mass media, which we have seen in Belarus basically since last summer. Now that Protasevich is in Belarusian custody, what is likely to happen tohim?Well, he's likely to face up to 15 years in prison. The likely charges are [going] to be organizing public disorder and also stoking social strife. So, that means that he's currently somewhere at the KGB prison or one of the detention facilities in Minsk. We know that his girlfriend was transported to one of the detention facilities in Minsk, the so-called Okrestina prison, which became very famous during the August protest, because this is where tortures and beatings of many protesters happened.You mentioned the mass protests against Lukashenko last summer. They were followed by a harsh government crackdown that continues to this day. Does this arrest change anything for Belarusians who oppose Lukashenko?Unfortunately, it doesn't change much for Belarusians inside Belarus. It's that perhaps more people will be thinking about immigrating, and leaving the country obviously creates another international precedent. It puts the Belarusian regime onto a new level of priority. If, for example, we can say that before, Belarus has been more of a moral issue, a moral dilemma, particularly for the European Union, it was not nice that human rights have been abused in Belarus or that the elections were rigged, but it has not really until now affected directly the rights of European citizens. Yesterday's incident has shown that now Lukashenko's regime became a real threat to international norms, and real threats to European security. And Belarusians inside Belarus do hope that the West could take tougher sanctions against the regime.It's interesting, President Lukashenko had to know that the world would harshly condemn him for doing this. And he knew of this and he did it anyway. What does that tell you? Well, it tells us that the regime has lost control of political thinking, that the regime is really waging a war because its goal [is] only to stay in power, regardless by which means. It tells us that the regime is not prepared to negotiate with the opposition or with the West and that it's not backing off.What role might Russia have here? Do you think Russian governmentofficials were in the loop on this?We do know that there were actually four people who did not board the flight back to Vilnius. And apart from or Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, there were two Russian citizens. And the speculation is that either they were Belarusian KGB or that they were Russian FSB agents. And perhaps that Russia lent a helping hand to Belarus. Well, either way, Russia would not be the country that would try to punish Belarus or would try to tell it that that's not the right way forward.How do you think the United States should respond to this event?So far, we have seen only a statement of Mr. Blinken, who obviously condemned the situation and said that there should be given an adequate response. I think it will be a real test to the unity between the US and the European Union — whether the US will join the European Union in offering a very tough stance against the behavior of the Belarus regime.This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. 

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: The far-right dictator of Belarus used a fighter jet and a fake bomb threat to force down a civilian airliner flying over his country, allowing him to arrest a journalist and dissident who was on board. Meanwhile, Israel’s violence against Gaza is still having ripple effects after a ceasefire, as health officials report hospitals overwhelmed with wounded civilians are now also facing a surge in coronavirus cases. And lastly, the Biden Administration finally granted Temporary Protected Status to thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S., shielding them from deportation back to a country that is dealing with both a political crisis and a brutal COVID epidemic. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: Belarus’ dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko carried out a shocking abduction of a journalist on Sunday, using a fighter jet and a faked bomb plot to force down a civilian airliner carrying the dissident and then arresting him on the ground. On Sunday, dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Vilnius, Poland, where he has been living in exile. Protasevich is the 26-year-old former editor of NEXTA, a channel on the Telegram app that has become one of Belarus’s largest opposition media companies. The flight passed through Belarussian airspace, at which point Belarussian air traffic control claimed that there was a bomb threat aboard. Lukashenko then used that as pretext to personally order Mig-29 fighter jet up to force the plane to land in Minsk, although it was by that time far closer to its destination of Vilnius, according to the BBC. After seven hours on the tarmac in Minsk, the flight eventually made it to Vilnius. But Protasevich was not aboard, as he had been abducted by Belarussian agents when the plane was forced to land. One passenger on the flight told AFP quote: “He was not screaming, but it was clear that he was very much afraid. It looked like if the window had been open, he would have jumped out of it.” Protasevich reportedly told other passengers that he was facing the death penalty. Lukashenko has, in recent months, brutally repressed protests against his authoritarian rule, but has been staunchly defended by the Russian government and faced little to no consequences for his policies. European governments and the U.S. have strongly denounced the shocking hijacking, but it’s unclear what concrete action they can or actually will take -- prior sanctions on the Lukashenko regime have clearly done little to dampen his brazen authoritarianism. Gaza Sees Rise in Covid Cases Israel agreed to stop its outright bombardment of the Gaza strip on Friday, but the aftershocks of its brutal campaign of violence are still shaking the captive population there. According to the Washington Post, Gaza’s hospitals are starting to experience a new wave of COVID cases, as Israel’s bombardment forced many residents into close-packed bomb shelters. Those cases are in addition to the 1,900 people who were injured directly by Israel’s bombing. To make matters worse, the Post reports that an airstrike destroyed the only lab in Gaza that was doing PCR tests for COVID. All of this is even more outrageous when you consider the disparities between Israel and Gaza’s access to the vaccine. Outside of the strip, Israel has conducted one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in the world. But inside Gaza, only 2 percent of the population has been vaccinated. Much of this shortage is in thanks in part to the Israeli blockade that stops medical supplies getting through to people there. Even before the recent bombardment, Gaza’s ICUs were completely swamped. The country has only 60 ICU beds for a population of almost 2 million. The International Red Cross said that damage inflicted by Israel during the conflict cut water supplies in Gaza by 40 percent and had cut power to 700,000 Gazans at one point or another. Lest we forget: all of this damage is intentional. Israel knows what will happen when it drops its bombs. And even though it claims to be targeting Hamas, it’s Gaza’s citizens who suffer the most. Biden Gives Haitians Protected Status Some good news from the Biden Administration. Biden’s head of the DHS announced on Saturday that Haitians living in the U.S. would be extended Temporary Protected Status, reversing Trump-era efforts to deport them or force them out of the country. Some 150,000 Haitians have been living in the U.S. since the devastating 2010 earthquake, and recent political crises and the pandemic there have only made their predicament more dire. Alejandro Mayorkas, the head of the DHS, acknowledged that the country’s recent plight has made it all the more important to offer these people shelter. The temporary protected status order will last for 18 months, and is a continuation of policies the Obama administration started for Haitians after the 2010 quake. The New York Times reports that it originally stems from a 1990 law that allowed foreigners who had to flee their homes because of natural disasters and conflict to work and live in the United States. This decision is far from fixing the disastrous trend of U.S. immigration policy, but it will certainly be a welcome relief for thousands of Haitians fearing for their lives and livelihoods. The U.S. was founded to offer refuge to the needy, and policies like this are the least we can do to live up to that ideal. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: Some more good news for the coronavirus watch in the U.S. Our cases are down to their lowest rate since last summer, with fewer than 30,000 new cases a day. That’s still a lot, but at least 50 percent of Americans have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine now, so we should see those continue to drop. The Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jack Read, said on Sunday that he supports assigning independent prosecutors to sexual assault cases in the military, cutting out the role that unit commanders had played in investigating their own troops. Shareholders at Tribune Publishing, the company that owns the Chicago Tribune and many other newspapers, approved a sale of the company to Alden Global Capital, one of the most bloodthirsty vulture capital funds that has been destroying newspaper chains across the country, in another blow to the greater journalism industry. In news that should surprise no one, GOP Senator Rand Paul has announced he will not get the COVID vaccine. What can we say -- I guess the only thing Rand is afraid of is that neighbor who beat the crap out of him a few years back, and not a deadly pandemic. A smart guy, that Rand. AM QUICKIE - MAY 24, 2021 HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Jack Crosbie PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

The EU is considering sanctions after Belarus detained Roman Protasevich. We speak to Hanna Liubakova, a friend of Protasevich, whose Ryanair plane was diverted to Minsk airport when flying over Belarus so he could be detained. And we consider the potential actions the EU could take in response to the move with Sergei Guriev, who is a Russian economist and professor of economics at the Instituts d'Etudes Politiques in Paris. Plus, we speak to Adi Robertson, reporter at The Verge in New York, sums up after the final day of the court case between Apple and Fortnite creator Epic Games over the price of apps on the Apple platform. And Peter Jankovskis tells us what's been happening on Wall Street today.

Mr. Protasevich, 26, is an exiled dissident whose reach drew an authoritarian ruler into a gambit that outraged Western governments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.