2021 ⟶ Belarus Forcibly Lands Ryanair Flight to Arrest Journalist Roman Protasevich

May 23: Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian ...
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⚔️ Greek Military Junta Takes Power

April 21: Greek military coup establishes a military dictatorship led by Georgios Papadopoulos. The dictatorship ends in 1974.⟶
Greek Military Junta Takes Power (1967)
Military DictatorshipCoup d'étatCold WarPolitical InstabilityAuthoritarianismHuman Rights
GreeceGreece

👮 Martial Law Declared in Poland

December 13: Martial law in Poland begins.⟶
Martial Law Declared in Poland (1981)
Cold WarEastern BlocSolidarityCommunismPolitical RepressionPolish People's RepublicHuman RightsSoviet Union
PolandPoland

🔪 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

October 2: Exiled Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, triggering a diplomatic crisis for Saudi Arabia.⟶
Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul (2018)
AssassinationHuman RightsJournalismInternational RelationsFreedom of SpeechPolitical Repression
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaTurkeyTurkey

✈️ Belarus Forcibly Lands Ryanair Flight to Arrest Journalist Roman Protasevich

May 23: Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.⟶
Belarus Forcibly Lands Ryanair Flight to Arrest Journalist Roman Protasevich (2021)
JournalismHuman RightsPolitical RepressionAviationInternational RelationsAuthoritarianism
BelarusBelarusLithuaniaLithuaniaPolandPolandGreeceGreece