In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Protasevich.
Roman Protasevich
Роман Протасевич Раман Пратасевіч
Protasevich at a government press conference in June 2021
Born
(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)
Minsk, Belarus
Education
Belarusian State University (expelled)
Occupations
Blogger
activist
photographer
Years active
2011–present
Organization
Nexta
Movement
Young Front
Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich[a] or Raman Dzmitryevich Pratasevich[b][1] (born 5 May 1995) is a Belarusian blogger and political activist. He was the editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel Nexta and chief editor of the Telegram channel "Belarus of the Brain" (Russian: Беларусь головного мозга).
Protasevich and Sofia Sapega were arrested by Belarusian authorities after their flight, Ryanair Flight 4978, was diverted to Minsk on the orders of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko on 23 May 2021, because of a false bomb threat passed on by Belarusian air traffic control.[2] On 3 May 2023, he was sentenced to eight years in prison.[3] However, on 22 May, it was announced that Protasevich had been pardoned.[4]
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^"Belarusian Blogger Raman Pratasevich, Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, Says He Was Pardoned". RFE/RL. 22 May 2023.
^"Plane carrying Belarusian opposition figure ordered to divert to Minsk by President Alexander Lukashenko". www.abc.net.au. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^"Belarus Dissident Blogger Roman Protasevich Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison". The Moscow Times. 3 May 2023.
^Morozova, Anastasia (23 May 2023). "Экс-главред Telegram-канала Nexta Роман Протасевич помилован" [Nexta Ex-director Protasevich pardoned]. Vedomosti. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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