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Also known as Raman Pratasevich, Raman Dzmitryjevič Pratasievič, Raman Pratasievič, Raman Dzmitryyevich Pratasyevich, Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich

Belarusian journalist and opposition activist

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Roman Protasevich is a Belarusian editor, journalist, blogger, and political activist born in Minsk in 1995. He speaks Russian, Belarusian, and Polish. His professional career began in 2010, and he has worked in Europe for European Radio for Belarus, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Nexta. He is a member of the Young Front and has resided in both Minsk and Poland.

Protasevich participated in the 2011 Belarusian protests and the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. He is associated with the significant event of Ryanair Flight 4978. He has been convicted of conspiracy. His unmarried partner is Sofia Sapega.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Frankfurt am Main
Active from
1970-05-05
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Key facts

Born
( 1995-05-05 ) 5 May 1995 (age 31) , Minsk , Belarus
Education
Belarusian State University (expelled)
Occupations
Blogger activist photographer
Years active
2011–present
Organization
Nexta
Movement
Young Front

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belarus
Place of birth
Minsk
Languages spoken
Polish
Native language
Russian
Image
Роман Протасевич - 01 (14-06-2021).jpg
Work location
Europe
Residence
Poland
Convicted of
conspiracy
Significant event
Ryanair Flight 4978
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date of birth
1995-05-05
member of
Young Front
unmarried partner
Sofia Sapega
social media followers
10052
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Roman Protasevich
name in native language
Раман Дзмітрыевіч Пратасевіч
start of work period
2010-00-00
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
Raman Dzmitryjevič Pratasievič
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Encyclopedic overview

Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich or Raman Dzmitryevich Pratasevich (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. On 3 May 2023, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. However, on 22 May, it was announced that Protasevich had been pardoned. Lukashenko later alleged that Protasevich has been an agent of the Belarusian intelligence agency KGB.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roman Protasevich” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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