when b, a play was diverted to ben ruth in a false security and the move has met international condemnation and there are cause for flights to and over been ruth to be bad a journey finally coming to an end. brian as flight f. 4978, arriving at vilnius apple in lithuania. after being diverted and held for hours in the better we're seeing capital minutes. the normally 3 hour flight from athens to vilnius had almost reached his destination. when better a c and o thora tease diverted the playing, they cited a bomb threat and escorted it with a military playing to the apple in minsk. feel socrates didn't find any explosives, but they did arrest a passenger rum on prophecy, which a better or see an activist on blogger living in exile? passengers said they saw better as the police confiscating the activists passport. it's cru something uncivilized. scary government functions about doing that. they can pretend there is a moment to stop here playing for sure. it was the true for salary. have been protesting against all sorry, terry and vida, alexander lucas shanker. the outrage was spark last augus

now, in a tweet you're calling ben ruth, a terrorist regime that you treated that today. what action are you calling for from the international community to take against president? look a shameful location because the regime must be isolated. this is that terrorist criminal origin location can behaves as the criminal himself. so strong brought sanctions must be imposed against luca shred, cronies, perpetrators, but also old school finance. the regime against the oly garson business men who support the soul tore this and we will be asked and also for international high level conference and better is crisis to find the solution. we believe there is no other solution then for new elections because elections last year where reeked and people protested for new elections. they wanted to get get back right. the truth, right. and we will be also off. can there national committee to support civil society that miss if it shows that they already sanctions or what would be to be different this time? there are no real. there is only 80 people on the lease, which is nothing. and there

were taken into custody and better. ruth, when there ryan in flight from athens to vilnius, with forced to land there on sunday. this week the you imposed sanctions on ben, a roof over the incident. the 26 year old worked for a social media platform which helped mobilize anti government straight protests last year because of its parents calling on the international community to help saying it's clear this on is being mistreated by authorities. yes, no, we will see, nor would i know my son very well. certainly we and our friend and our relatives have clearly seen that there are a bruises on his face. this is being covered well with may comp premium with more, but i see that the nose bridge is apparently his nose is broken. you know, muslim knowing also and i can say with confidence that he will never admit his skills. because festival, if you haven't taken part in math disturbances, you've never organized them is all your world. please stand up and help. i urge you to because they will kill him. they will kill him. or online participation is not the only journalist who's being scientists bond belarus in authorities doesn't have been arrested since protes

ruth, until the country quote, turns democratic. at 10 o'clock a little earlier, i spoke of brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena auster. it's the sanctions on ben roussel, r as severe as they could have been. no, there were more options on the table yesterday night, for example, friends abroad for what a proposal to suspend old traffic, including ground transit from bill i rose to the european union. so that was also on the table. however, i think it's fair to say that some member states considered such a measure to extreme. and we have to keep in mind what is the nature of the european union foreign policy making to have a strong and also in united service ponds. you have to have all the 27 members on board and they often agree on measures and old members can agree on. and i think in this case it was very important for the you leaders to present and you know, a united front on the roof. i'm now joined by journalists tenant cove, and she is in ms. and good morning, c. hannah. so how is the news of the news sanctions being received in billers bobo roo? since definitely want the impugn, she had to stop and they expected a strong and consequent re

ruth law. in with rainy, i have called for all international flights, avoid the skies above the hours as we sanction against the country. for more, i'm now joined by ben zach and he's a senior researcher at the center for secure is the studies and zurich. welcome to the program. been good to have you. now there are numerous options here that you leaders are discussing from target and sanctions against bel origin. individuals to the sanctioning host sectors, which is according few of the most likely well, so far we've seen several around the sanctions. again, individuals not against the can only sexes. and actually i consider that the most likely reaction that now as well sanctions, i fit the ones that are considered responsible for violence in particular. and this, that included in president luca sanker. and while the sanctions have been a necessary signal, showed his approval and the time to abs, naming the ones responsible for these actions. this questionable, of course, what actual impacts they have on the grounds when it comes to 6 total sanctions. the united states, for example, have already enact that those that taken against the petroleum secto