176K views · 1K reactions | Roman Protasevich, the 26-year-old journalist arrested off the diverted Ryan Air flight, is described as a personal enemy of Belarusian President Lukashenko. Protasevich was the news editor of the enormously successful opposition news channel Nexta during the height of 2020’s mass protests in Belarus. https://bbc.in/3fQEkDl | BBC News | Facebook

5.9K views · 200 reactions | Police in Belarus have detained two senior opposition figures a day after more than 100,000 people rallied against President Alexander Lukashenko. Protesters want the president’s 26-year rule to end – but he has vowed to crush unrest. | BBC World Service | Facebook

10K views · 478 reactions | Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minsk in the latest mass demonstration against the Belarusian government. | DW News | Facebook

Belarus has ramped up its military readiness, with President Lukashenko ordering a snap inspection and elevating 45,000 troops and paramilitary forces to the highest level of combat readiness in response to NATO’s eastern build-up and growing regional security concerns | Hindustan Times