Belarus state TV airs arrested journalist Roman Protasevich weeping, criticising opposition and praising President Lukashenko, drawing strong reaction from UK and Germany
Pratasevich was arrested after his flight from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania, was diverted following an alleged bomb threat. Western countries say the move amounted to air piracy by Belarus.
"That is a disgrace for the broadcaster showing and for the Belarusian leadership which is once again showing its contempt for democracy and, it must be said, for humanity," Seibert said.His associates reacted with outrage, accusing the Belarusian authorities of forcing Pratasevich to smear himself and disavow the opposition.
This comes as Tsikhanouskaya urged the US, Britain and the European Union to act jointly to put more pressure on Lukashenko and his government during a visit to Warsaw, Poland ahead of a G7 summit on Friday.Pratasevich calls for end to demonstrations They also drafted bruising new measures against the country's top industrial enterprises, doubling down on sanctions previously introduced by the US and the EU.On Thursday, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry announced cuts of US diplomatic personnel, the tightening of travel rules for Americans and other restrictions in retaliation to the US sanctions against Belarusian companies.The journalist said he disclosed his travel plans in a chat with associates 40 minutes before his departure.
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