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World Service,26 May 2021,53 mins

Belarus: Friends express concern for Roman Protasevich

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A friend of the journalist gives us her reaction to the televised 'confessions' by Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega. The BBC has learned that artificial intelligence software is being used by the Chinese authorities to pre-judge whether Uyghur detainees are guilty of crimes. And the UK braces itself as the Prime Minister's former chief advisor Dominic Cummings prepares to answe questions on the handling of the pandemic and Australia is suffering a mice plague of biblical proportions - we talk to a farmer in New South Wales

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