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Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls on French President Emmanuel Macron to take "decisive action" to resolve the Belarusian crisis, as she speaks at a press conference at the House of Journalists in Paris. SOUNDBITE
Belarus opposition supporters protest in Warsaw against the detention of Roman Protasevich. On 23 May 2021, Belarus scrambled a military jet to divert a Ryanair plane and arrested 26-year-old opposition journalist and activist Roman Protasevich who was onboard, triggering a global outcry. IMAGES
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya vows the protest movement against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko will prevail despite a brutal crackdown by Minsk authorities, as she receives the EU's top rights prize. SOUNDBITE
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reacts to the movement winning the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for human rights. Belarus has been gripped by unprecedented protests since Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in an August election over Tikhanovskaya. SOUNDBITE
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urges French President Emmanuel Macron to mediate in the political crisis in her homeland, saying he could involve Russia in opening a dialogue. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of workers gather outside the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) and the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) after the opposition calls for strikes against Lukashenko's disputed claim to have won re-election. IMAGES