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IFJ 25 May 2021 Belarus: an act of state terrorism to arrest a journalist On 23 May, the Belarusian authorities forced a civilian plane to perform an emergency landing in Minsk, Belarus capital and arrested Belarussian blogger Raman Pratasevich. The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) have condemned what they call an act of air piracy and state terrorism . They demand his immediate release and those of 28 journalists and media actors currently detained in Belarus. Screenshot video Raman Pratasevich Raman Pratasevich, 26, is a blogger and former editor of the popular opposition Telegram channel NEXTA and editor-in-chief of Belarus of the Brain, another Telegram channel. Both have covered protests against Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko s disputed election in August 2020. Pratasevich had fled Belarus in 2019, fearing prosecution and currently lives in Vilnius, Lithuania. ....
The Belarusian authorities should immediately release the journalists and stop blocking the media. The ministries of foreign affairs of Ukraine, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic condemned the blocking of the tut.by portal, naviny.online reports. “We condemn the blocking by the Belarusian authorities of the independent Belarusian media resource tut.by and the persecution of its journalists. Tut.by is known for its high standards of journalism and objective reporting. We call on the Belarusian authorities to stop attacks on freedom of speech,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Twitter. “Another blow to independent journalism in Belarus,” said the head of the Slovak diplomacy ....