OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro has called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich, who was detained on 23 May as a result of an emergency landing on a Ryanair plane.

"The Belarus authorities should release immediately and unconditionally editor Raman Pratasevich of Telegram channel Belarus golovnogo mozga. His detention constitutes a gross violation of the OSCE commitments on freedom of expression and media freedom," she wrote on Twitter.