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Roman Protasevich

1995 - Today

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Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich or Raman Dzmitryevich Pratasevich (born 5 May 1995) is a Belarusian blogger and political activist. He was the editor-in-chief of the Telegram channel Nexta and chief editor of the Telegram channel Belarus of the Brain (Russian: Беларусь головного мозга). Protasevich and Sofia Sapega were arrested by Belarusian authorities after their flight, Ryanair Flight 4978, was diverted to Minsk on the orders of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko on 23 May 2021, because of a false bomb threat passed on by Belarusian air traffic control. On 3 May 2023, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Roman Protasevich is the 697th most popular social activist (up from 731st in 2024), the 210th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 235th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belarusian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Roman Protasevich ranks 697 out of 840. Before him are Guo Jianmei, Bobby Henderson, Randa Siniora, Anna Howard Shaw, Anna Sharyhina, and Jenni Williams. After him are Betty Ong, Indira Bajramović, Rajmohan Gandhi, Eren Keskin, Zahra Eshraghi, and Maxim Martsinkevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Roman Protasevich ranks 119. Before him are Josh Hart, Doja Cat, Maria Sakkari, Aya Nakamura, Kim Da-mi, and Lisa Vittozzi. After him are Bruna Marquezine, Seko Fofana, Bertrand Traoré, Matt Targett, Cedi Osman, and Kim Seol-hyun.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Roman Protasevich ranks 210 out of 368. Before him are Svetlana Boginskaya (1973), Siarhei Tsikhanouski (1978), Vasil Kiryienka (1981), Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (1957), Syarhey Rumas (1969), and Sergey Koplyakov (1959). After him are Natallia Sazanovich (1973), Oleg Logvin (1959), Andrei Arlovski (1979), Pavel Sheremet (1971), Alyona Lanskaya (1985), and Czesław Michniewicz (1970).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Belarus

Among social activists born in Belarus, Roman Protasevich ranks 7. Before him are Alexander Parvus (1867), Abba Kovner (1918), Ignacy Hryniewiecki (1856), Vasily Ignatenko (1961), Tuvia Bielski (1906), and Maria Kalesnikava (1982). After him are Valery Levaneuski (1963), Veronika Tsepkalo (1976), Olga Kovalkova (1984), and Nasta Palazhanka (1990).

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