MOSCOW—Roman Protasevich has long been a thorn in the side of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, so much so that the government scrambled a jet fighter in May to divert a plane on which he was flying to detain him.
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Belarus activist Roman Protasevich, 26, takes part in a briefing for journalists and diplomats organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus in Minsk on June 14, 2021.
