Belarusian activist Protasevich returns to Twitter from house arrest, claiming passenger jet grounding gave him fear of flying

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Roman Protasevich, the ex-editor of an opposition Belarusian Telegram channel now being held by authorities in the country, has made a return to the online world, posting a clip for his supporters from a new social media account.

In the video, uploaded on Wednesday to Twitter, the activist said he was “slowly returning to life on the internet” and would answer questions from followers as quickly as possible. His previous account, he says, had been blocked. In a number of subsequent tweets, he revealed that he was currently under house arrest “not in Minsk, but in a private house outside the city” along with his girlfriend.

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