Sofia Sapega has told her family she is “not giving in” and is “holding up” in prison, in her first direct communication since being arrested in Belarus along with her opposition activist boyfriend Roman Protasevich more than two weeks ago.
Protests in Belarus
BBC: Belarus plane arrest student refuses to give in
This screengrab taken on May 26, 2021 from an undated video made available by the "Zheltye Slivy" Telegram channel and shared on social media, shows Sofia Sapega, a 23-year-old law student and girlfriend of 26-year-old co-founder of opposition Telegram channel Nexta Roman Protasevich, testifying to the police in Minsk as both were arrested after their plane landed. - Belarus diverted a European plane to arrest an exiled dissident on May 24, sparking global fury and leading to EU leaders agreeing to cut air links with the eastern European country.
