The opposition in Belarus is worried about Protashevich’s life

“We are afraid for Protasevic’s life” Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the leader of the Belarusian opposition, says about the dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested on Sunday in Minsk.

Roman Protasevic was arrested yesterday after the Ryanair plane bound for Vilnius, Lithuania was intercepted by the Belarusian authorities and forced to land in Minsk, as recalled by AMPE.

“We are really afraid, not only for his freedom, but also for his life,” Tikhanovskaya, who has taken refuge in Lithuania, told Britain’s Sky News, noting that Protasevic is a prominent opposition figure to its president. Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

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