Belarus and Press Freedom

Belarus and Press FreedomTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1605, Segment 1

May 24, 2021 • 21m

“State-sponsored hijacking” is what the CEO of Ryanair calls an incident over the weekend. A Ryanair plane flying from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in Minsk, the Belarusian capital. A journalist who has been openly critical of Belarus’ autocratic leader was removed from the plane and arrested. Brigham Young University professor of political science Quinn Mecham goes in-depth on the international outcry. ??(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

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