PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said the following:: When a government silences and stomps on its writers, it reveals a level of shame and decay that leaders are aiming to hide, but instead only expose. Belarus’ leaders may think they can suppress the truth by muzzling those who dare tell it, but the story of the will of the people and the scale of brutal repression will find its way to the world. We stand in solidarity with the writers of PEN Belarus and are determined to ensure that their...
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Non-EU countries join EU decision to ban Belarusian airlines from their airspace
Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway close their skies for Belarusian airlines. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
European Union officially closes its airspace to Belarusian airlines
European Council today decided to strengthen the existing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus by introducing a ban on the overflight of EU airspace and on access to EU airports by Belarusian carriers of all kinds. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Iron Curtain 2.0: Belarus bars citizens from leaving country
Belarusian citizens do not have grounds for leaving the country, state officials say. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
US suspends air service agreement with Belarus following Ryanair plane hijacking
"The United States will suspend its discretionary application of the 2019 U.S-Belarus Air Services Agreement," US statement said. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Belavia cancels Belgrade, Budapest, Chisinau and Tallinn flights due to EU and Ukraine flight ban
Due to the ban by EU and Ukrainian aviation authorities to use the airspace and the impossibility to perform flights, Belavia's regular service to Belgrade, Budapest, Chisinau is suspended. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Austrian Airlines cancels flight from Vienna to Moscow after Russia rejects Belarus bypass
Austrian Airlines has suspended flights over Belarusian airspace until further notice based on the recommendation from the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Belarusian national airline banned from flying to Finland
Finland revokes the permit for flights of Belarusian Belavia to the country. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Air France cancels Paris-Moscow flight after Russia refuses to accept Belarus bypass
After Belarus hijacking of Ryanair flight the EU leaders called on all European airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
EU to ban Belarusian airlines after Belarus hijacks Ryanair plane
EU to bar Belarusian carriers after a state-sponsored hijacking of the Ryanair flight over Belarus that was forced to land in Minsk. - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online
Terrorized and Hijacked on Ryanair was official business
The Ryanair hijacking of a B737 flying over Belarus, includes a journalist, KGB agents, and 100 innocent airline passengers including Americans - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online