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The arrest of of Belarussian blogger Raman Pratasevich sparked a global outcry. How did a rebellious student turn into a public enemy that Belarus was so keen to get their hands on, they sent a fighter jet after him?
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image captionRoman Protasevich addressed opposition supporters in Gdansk, Poland, last August
Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich is in police detention in Minsk after the extraordinary diversion of his Ryanair flight from Greece, denounced by some as a state hijacking .
Mr Protasevich, 26, and fellow dissident Stepan Putilo co-founded the opposition Nexta channel on Telegram, used for mobilising street protests.
Nexta and Nexta Live now have nearly two million subscribers, managing to get round heavy state censorship.
Mr Protasevich faces serious charges.
He and Mr Putilo - who calls himself Stepan Svetlov - were put on Belarus s list of individuals involved in terrorist activity last year. The charge of causing mass unrest can be punished by up to 15 years in jail.