Dissident Belarusian journalist moved to house arrest

Dissident Belarusian journalist moved to house arrest
Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich (Pool/AP)

Dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his Russian girlfriend, who were arrested after their flight was diverted to Minsk last month, have been moved from jail to house arrest.

The country’s exiled opposition leader said the move was “good news”, but not freedom yet.

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