Roman Protasevich: Who is the journalist arrested by Belarus?

The dissident 26-year-old, who had been living in exile, began his work in digital activism as a teenaged student.

Roman Protasevich was on a plane flying from Greece to Lithuania on Sunday when the flight was suddenly diverted to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, where he was arrested. The news led to international condemnation with some European leaders calling the move a “hijacking” as the bloc was set on Monday to discuss toughening existing sanctions against Belarus, imposed over President Alexander Lukashenko’s crackdown on opposition protesters last year. The Belarusian president was awarded a sixth term in last August’s disputed election that opposition figures say was rigged.