Belarus Pardons Activist Roman Protasevich After Ryanair Incident

Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested after his Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, has been pardoned. Protasevich was sentenced to eight years in prison earlier this month on charges of inciting unrest. It is unclear what the pardon means for his jail sentence. Protasevich was editor of the Nexta Telegram channel, which published videos and information from the wave of giant street protests against Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. His arrest caused an international outcry and led to the EU imposing sanctions against Lukashenko.