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The hijacking of a plane and kidnapping of editor and blogger Roman Protasevich is viewed by the free expression, press freedom and journalists’ community as the outrageous climax of a broader campaign against media freedom in Belarus that drastically intensified after the August 2020 election.
On 24 May, Belarusian authorities passed legislative amendments that will further restrict free press in Belarus and limit people’s access to information.
Access Now, ARTICLE 19, Human Constanta and IMS welcome the opportunity to make the submission and contribute to the report on the situation of human rights in Belarus to be presented before the UN General Assembly.
IMS continues to call for the immediate release of the Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, and his partner, Sofia Sapega, kidnapped and incarcerated in Minsk on 23 May after authorities forced their flight to land, in what European leaders called “a hijacking” and an act of “air piracy”.
IMS condemns in the strongest possible terms yesterday’s kidnapping of journalist Roman Protasevich after forcing a Ryanair flight to land in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, in what European leaders called “a hijacking" and an act of “air piracy”.
On 17 May, Israeli planes bombed the office building of NAWA, an online feminist platform run by long-time IMS partner Filastiniyat. Not only was the office destroyed, a father and his daughter were killed in the attack.
