{"id":449427,"date":"2021-05-24T19:33:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=449427"},"modified":"2021-05-24T19:49:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:49:58","slug":"moldovan-activists-and-officials-condemned-the-detainment-of-roman-protasevich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/moldovan-activists-and-officials-condemned-the-detainment-of-roman-protasevich\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldovan officials and activists condemned the detainment of Roman Protasevich"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><em><strong>&#8220;Free opposition activist and blogger Roman Protasevich and stop crackdown on free expression in Belarus,&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amnesty\">demanded<\/a> the representatives of<strong> Amnesty International Moldova<\/strong> today. <em>&#8220;The situation here is simple. There is no doubt that the Belarusian authorities used a fake bomb threat and a MiG fighter jet to force a plane flying from one EU country to another to land for the apparent purpose of detaining an exiled journalist whom they wanted to silence at all costs,&#8221;<\/em> Amnesty International Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, <strong>Marie Struthers<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amnesty.md\/ro\/media\/belarus-jurnalistul-roman-protasevici-retinut-in-aeroportulul-din-minsk-dupa-aterizarea-de-urgenta-trebuie-eliberat-imediat\/\">declared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several Moldovan activists staged a protest in front of the building of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, asking for the release of Belarusian journalist and activist Roman Protasevich, who was detained at the Minsk airport on May 23, <span style=\"color: #993300;\">after his flight from Athens to Vilnius was forced to land in Minsk because of a so-called &#8216;bomb threat&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-449428 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Famnesty%2Fphotos%2Fa.155782354434645%2F4334275216585317%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"654\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Freedom of the person and freedom of speech are non-negotiable values. PAS condemns the insolent seizure of the Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and supports the increasingly insistent calls of the international community, demanding his release,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/partidulpas\">claimed<\/a> the representatives of the <strong>Party of Action and Solidarity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the<strong> Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration<\/strong> of Moldova <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.md\/ro\/content\/comunicat-de-presa-legatura-cu-aterizarea-fortata-avionului-de-pe-ruta-atena-vilnius\">emphasized<\/a> the country&#8217;s position of supporting <em>&#8220;the calls of the international partners to launch an independent investigation in order to elucidate all the circumstances of this incident,&#8221;<\/em> encouraging\u00a0the observance by all members of the international community of the principles and norms of international law.<\/p>\n<p>The statements of Moldovan activists, politicians and officials supported the arguments of the international community that condemned the Lukashenko regime\u2019s ongoing harassment and arbitrary detention of journalists. <strong>U.S. Department of State<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/diversion-of-ryanair-flight-to-belarus-and-arrest-of-journalist\/?fbclid=IwAR3xtduS_MRWw_NEn9SUoBHPR2Qwq5nEaZl_a6LN8ksWRIaDMIuvhR0csZA\">demanded<\/a> the immediate release of the Belarusian journalist.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This shocking act perpetrated by the Lukashenko regime endangered the lives of more than 120 passengers, including U.S. citizens. Initial reports suggesting the involvement of the Belarusian security services and the use of Belarusian military aircraft to escort the plane are deeply concerning and require full investigation. We are closely coordinating our response with our partners, including the EU and Lithuanian and Greek officials. Given indications the forced landing was based on false pretences, we support the earliest possible meeting of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to review these events.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong>, President of the European Commission, said that <em>&#8220;the outrageous and illegal behaviour of the regime in Belarus will have consequences.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The outrageous and illegal behaviour of the regime in Belarus will have consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Those responsible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ryanair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ryanair<\/a> hijacking must be sanctioned. <\/p>\n<p>Journalist Roman Protasevich must be released immediately.<\/p>\n<p>EUCO will discuss tomorrow action to take.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vonderleyen\/status\/1396566441370001413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>United Nation\u2019s Civil Aviation Agency<\/strong> declared the forced landing <em>&#8220;could be in contravention of the Chicago Convention&#8221; &#8211; <\/em>a treaty that protects nations\u2019 airspace sovereignty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICAO is strongly concerned by the apparent forced landing of a Ryanair flight and its passengers, which could be in contravention of the Chicago Convention. We look forward to more information being officially confirmed by the countries and operators concerned.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ICAO (@icao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icao\/status\/1396515815248257027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;As long as there is at least one dictator on Earth, any of us can be in danger at some point. Alexandr Lukashenko leads a dictatorship, which is less than 1000 km away from Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Belarus borders three European Union member states. That is why the leaders of the EU must act quickly and firmly against the actions of the dictator in Belarus. Roman Protasevich must be released immediately. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">We must defend democracy in Belarus and we must make sure that the undemocratic ambitions in Minsk will not pose a danger to neighbouring European countries<\/span>,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Siegfried Muresan<\/strong>, Chairman of the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiegfriedMEP\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noel Curran<\/strong>, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebu.ch\/news\/2021\/05\/ebu-condemns-detainment-in-belarus-of-roman-protasevich\">said<\/a>: <em>&#8220;Since the elections of August 2020, the EBU has denounced a progressive deterioration of press freedom in Belarus which has seen alarming numbers of domestic and international media put behind bars. Yesterday\u2019s incident signals a further escalation that cuts at the heart of freedom and democracy. As the foremost alliance of Public Service Media we stand by journalists, their independence and their right to report freely.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, representatives of the Belarusian <strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.by\/press\/news_mfa\/f0a96e92bc65c09f.html\">claimed<\/a> that the actions of the aircraft crew were<em> &#8220;fully justified&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is no doubt that the actions of our competent authorities were also in full compliance with the established international rules. The Belarusian side has always responsibly approached their observance.&#8221;<\/em> The officials also declared that the situations was deliberately politicized. <em>&#8220;Unsupported accusations sound, labels are glued. At the same time, there is no apparent desire to understand it objectively.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>Roman Protasevich is the editor of the largest opposition Telegram channels in Belarus &#8211; NEXTA and NEXTA Live, which were declared <em>&#8220;extremist&#8221;<\/em> and, subsequently, banned in Belarus by the country&#8217;s security services. Roman Protasevich and his associate were arbitrarily added to the list of <em>&#8220;persons involved in terrorist activities&#8221;<\/em> in Belarus. In recent months, he has lived in Vilnius and was part of Svetlana Tihanovskaia&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure that he&#8217;s in awful circumstances, I&#8217;m sure that he&#8217;s been tortured, because he knows a lot of information. [&#8230;] And he is considered to be a private enemy of Lukashenko. So we&#8217;re really afraid, not only for his freedom but for his life,&#8221;<\/em> opposition leader <strong>Svetlana Tihanovskaia<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/roman-protasevich-fears-journalist-arrested-in-belarus-has-been-tortured-after-ryanair-flight-hijacked-12315689\">revealed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: EPA-EFE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>&#8220;Free opposition activist and blogger Roman Protasevich and stop crackdown on free expression in Belarus,&#8221; demanded the representatives of Amnesty International Moldova today. &#8220;The situation here is simple. There is no doubt that the Belarusian authorities used a fake bomb threat and a MiG fighter jet to force a plane flying from one EU country [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":449429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[830,1052,185,288,35,27,345,1051],"class_list":["post-449427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news","tag-belarus","tag-condemn","tag-dictatorship","tag-freedom","tag-important","tag-moldova","tag-opposition","tag-roman-protasevich"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><em><strong>&#8220;Free opposition activist and blogger Roman Protasevich and stop crackdown on free expression in Belarus,&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amnesty\">demanded<\/a> the representatives of<strong> Amnesty International Moldova<\/strong> today. <em>&#8220;The situation here is simple. There is no doubt that the Belarusian authorities used a fake bomb threat and a MiG fighter jet to force a plane flying from one EU country to another to land for the apparent purpose of detaining an exiled journalist whom they wanted to silence at all costs,&#8221;<\/em> Amnesty International Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, <strong>Marie Struthers<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amnesty.md\/ro\/media\/belarus-jurnalistul-roman-protasevici-retinut-in-aeroportulul-din-minsk-dupa-aterizarea-de-urgenta-trebuie-eliberat-imediat\/\">declared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several Moldovan activists staged a protest in front of the building of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, asking for the release of Belarusian journalist and activist Roman Protasevich, who was detained at the Minsk airport on May 23, <span style=\"color: #993300;\">after his flight from Athens to Vilnius was forced to land in Minsk because of a so-called &#8216;bomb threat&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-449428 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/protest-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Famnesty%2Fphotos%2Fa.155782354434645%2F4334275216585317%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"654\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Freedom of the person and freedom of speech are non-negotiable values. PAS condemns the insolent seizure of the Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and supports the increasingly insistent calls of the international community, demanding his release,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/partidulpas\">claimed<\/a> the representatives of the <strong>Party of Action and Solidarity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the<strong> Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration<\/strong> of Moldova <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.md\/ro\/content\/comunicat-de-presa-legatura-cu-aterizarea-fortata-avionului-de-pe-ruta-atena-vilnius\">emphasized<\/a> the country&#8217;s position of supporting <em>&#8220;the calls of the international partners to launch an independent investigation in order to elucidate all the circumstances of this incident,&#8221;<\/em> encouraging\u00a0the observance by all members of the international community of the principles and norms of international law.<\/p>\n<p>The statements of Moldovan activists, politicians and officials supported the arguments of the international community that condemned the Lukashenko regime\u2019s ongoing harassment and arbitrary detention of journalists. <strong>U.S. Department of State<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/diversion-of-ryanair-flight-to-belarus-and-arrest-of-journalist\/?fbclid=IwAR3xtduS_MRWw_NEn9SUoBHPR2Qwq5nEaZl_a6LN8ksWRIaDMIuvhR0csZA\">demanded<\/a> the immediate release of the Belarusian journalist.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This shocking act perpetrated by the Lukashenko regime endangered the lives of more than 120 passengers, including U.S. citizens. Initial reports suggesting the involvement of the Belarusian security services and the use of Belarusian military aircraft to escort the plane are deeply concerning and require full investigation. We are closely coordinating our response with our partners, including the EU and Lithuanian and Greek officials. Given indications the forced landing was based on false pretences, we support the earliest possible meeting of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to review these events.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong>, President of the European Commission, said that <em>&#8220;the outrageous and illegal behaviour of the regime in Belarus will have consequences.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The outrageous and illegal behaviour of the regime in Belarus will have consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Those responsible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ryanair?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ryanair<\/a> hijacking must be sanctioned. <\/p>\n<p>Journalist Roman Protasevich must be released immediately.<\/p>\n<p>EUCO will discuss tomorrow action to take.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vonderleyen\/status\/1396566441370001413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>United Nation\u2019s Civil Aviation Agency<\/strong> declared the forced landing <em>&#8220;could be in contravention of the Chicago Convention&#8221; &#8211; <\/em>a treaty that protects nations\u2019 airspace sovereignty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ICAO is strongly concerned by the apparent forced landing of a Ryanair flight and its passengers, which could be in contravention of the Chicago Convention. We look forward to more information being officially confirmed by the countries and operators concerned.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ICAO (@icao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icao\/status\/1396515815248257027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;As long as there is at least one dictator on Earth, any of us can be in danger at some point. Alexandr Lukashenko leads a dictatorship, which is less than 1000 km away from Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Belarus borders three European Union member states. That is why the leaders of the EU must act quickly and firmly against the actions of the dictator in Belarus. Roman Protasevich must be released immediately. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">We must defend democracy in Belarus and we must make sure that the undemocratic ambitions in Minsk will not pose a danger to neighbouring European countries<\/span>,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Siegfried Muresan<\/strong>, Chairman of the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiegfriedMEP\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noel Curran<\/strong>, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebu.ch\/news\/2021\/05\/ebu-condemns-detainment-in-belarus-of-roman-protasevich\">said<\/a>: <em>&#8220;Since the elections of August 2020, the EBU has denounced a progressive deterioration of press freedom in Belarus which has seen alarming numbers of domestic and international media put behind bars. Yesterday\u2019s incident signals a further escalation that cuts at the heart of freedom and democracy. As the foremost alliance of Public Service Media we stand by journalists, their independence and their right to report freely.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, representatives of the Belarusian <strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.by\/press\/news_mfa\/f0a96e92bc65c09f.html\">claimed<\/a> that the actions of the aircraft crew were<em> &#8220;fully justified&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is no doubt that the actions of our competent authorities were also in full compliance with the established international rules. The Belarusian side has always responsibly approached their observance.&#8221;<\/em> The officials also declared that the situations was deliberately politicized. <em>&#8220;Unsupported accusations sound, labels are glued. At the same time, there is no apparent desire to understand it objectively.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>Roman Protasevich is the editor of the largest opposition Telegram channels in Belarus &#8211; NEXTA and NEXTA Live, which were declared <em>&#8220;extremist&#8221;<\/em> and, subsequently, banned in Belarus by the country&#8217;s security services. Roman Protasevich and his associate were arbitrarily added to the list of <em>&#8220;persons involved in terrorist activities&#8221;<\/em> in Belarus. In recent months, he has lived in Vilnius and was part of Svetlana Tihanovskaia&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure that he&#8217;s in awful circumstances, I&#8217;m sure that he&#8217;s been tortured, because he knows a lot of information. [&#8230;] And he is considered to be a private enemy of Lukashenko. 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