# minsk - Wednesday 20 July, 2022
# Minsk
# Minsk
A Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in Belarus last year.
# minsk - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
Belarusian authorities arrested journalist Roman Protasevitch after the flight was forced to land in Minsk on 23 May 2021.
# minsk - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Authorities raided the homes of dozens of NGO workers and journalists across the country.
# minsk - Monday 5 July, 2021
# Minsk
# Minsk
The situation in Belarus has “deteriorated significantly” over the last year.
# minsk - Tuesday 15 June, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
The plane changed course to head for the Belarus capital Minsk escorted by a MiG fighter jet.
# minsk - Thursday 3 June, 2021
# Minsk
# Minsk
Rights campaigners say the interview with Roman Protasevich was conducted under arrest.
# minsk - Tuesday 25 May, 2021
# Minsk
# Minsk
Belarusian TV yesterday broadcast a video of Roman Protasevich “confessing” to charges of organising mass unrest.
# minsk - Monday 24 May, 2021
# Roman Protasevich
- Journalist Roman Protasevich was detained on Sunday after the flight was diverted to Minsk
- Micheál Martin said the incident was "a state-sponsored coercive act" and "absolutely unacceptable"
- It is suspected that KGB agents were present on the Ryanair flight
# Profile
# Profile
The 26-year-old was arrested along with his girlfriend after the plane was forced to divert to Minsk while over Belarusian airspace.
# Minsk
# Minsk
O’Leary also said it appears there were some KGB agents on board the flight.
# minsk - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# Minsk
# Minsk
The EBU rejected both songs the country put forward.
# minsk - Sunday 15 November, 2020
# Belarus
# Belarus
In the capital Minsk, police wielded clubs and used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators.
# minsk - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
A former soldier died in Belarus after he was arrested in the capital earlier this week.
# minsk - Monday 26 October, 2020
# Lukashenko
# Lukashenko
There have been protests in Belarus since early August.
# minsk - Sunday 25 October, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
More than 200,000 people swarmed the streets of the country’s capital, Minsk.
# minsk - Sunday 18 October, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
More than 100 people have been detained by Belarusian police as thousands protest.
# minsk - Sunday 13 September, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
“I came out for freedom,” one protester said today in Minsk.
# minsk - Tuesday 8 September, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross overnight into Ukraine.
# minsk - Monday 7 September, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
Hundreds of people were detained by police after weekend protests.
# minsk - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
The renewed crackdown on protesters comes as authorities crank up pressure on the opposition, jailing several activists.
# minsk - Sunday 23 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Officials warned Belarusians not to participate in “illegal demonstrations”.
# minsk - Sunday 16 August, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
Lukashenko said earlier that he has support from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
# minsk - Saturday 15 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Crowds gathered in Minsk to honour a protester who died during this week’s crackdown.
# minsk - Friday 14 August, 2020
# Minsk
# Minsk
Today’s crowds in Minsk grew to more than 20,000, filling central Independence Square.
# minsk - Thursday 13 August, 2020
# Disputed Election
# Disputed Election
More than 6,700 people have been detained following protests over a disputed election.
# minsk - Monday 10 August, 2020
# Alexander Lukashenko
# Alexander Lukashenko
Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday’s disputed vote.
# minsk - Sunday 9 August, 2020
# Exit Poll
# Exit Poll
Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet country since 1994, making him Europe’s longest serving leader.
# minsk - Saturday 25 March, 2017
# Anti-government
# Anti-government
The head of the main opposition party was also arrested by police ahead of the protests in Minsk.
# minsk - Friday 21 October, 2016
# Minsk
# Minsk
The expressions of support came at a meeting of European Olympic committees in Minsk, Belarus.
# minsk - Sunday 4 October, 2015
# Murder
# Murder
24-year-old Dmitry Hrynkevich passed away from his injuries last night.
# minsk - Saturday 20 September, 2014
# Agreement
# Agreement
The buffer zone is to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants.
# minsk - Saturday 6 September, 2014
# Minsk
# Minsk
There will be a “reaction” if the EU passes the sanctions, the foreign ministry said.
# minsk - Friday 5 September, 2014
# Minsk
# Minsk
Nato are expected to announce fresh sanctions on Russia later today.
# minsk - Monday 3 June, 2013
# Crocked
From The42
# Crocked
There was heartbreak for Joe Ward while Michael Conlan’s win was the only positive in Minsk this afternoon.
# minsk - Thursday 21 February, 2013
# Take A Bow
From The42
# Take A Bow
He had previously set a new Irish record by qualifying for the final in 4:20.246.
# minsk - Sunday 18 March, 2012
# Belarus
# Belarus
The EU’s foreign policy chief has voiced concerns over the trial of the men convicted for the April 2011 bomb which killed 15 people in Minsk.
# minsk - Wednesday 13 April, 2011
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# minsk - Tuesday 12 April, 2011
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# minsk - Monday 11 April, 2011
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