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World Service,24 May 2021,53 mins

Belarus: dissident arrested after his flight forced to land

Newsday

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We hear from the Belarus opposition as well as a Member of the European Parliament on what the international community might do in response. A man in Singapore is facing jail for holding up a placard of a smiley face. We'll hear why this is a crime, and what it says about free speech in the country. And during the recent upsurge in violence between Israel and Hamas, hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli citizens gathered to chat online 24 hours a day. We'll hear what they've been discussing.

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