Sweden became the latest country to clamp down on business with <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/belarus-faces-new-sanctions-from-west-over-forced-landing-of-plane-arrest-of-journalist-387190">Belarus </a>as the furore of the arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich continued on Tuesday.

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Europe cut air links with Lukashenko's regime as governments demanded <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/state-sponsored-hijacking-kgb-agents-were-on-board-plane-forced-to-land-by-belarus-says-ryanair-ceo-387255">Protasevich's </a>release. European Union on Monday had decided to ban Belarusian airlines from its airspace.

Singapore Airlines, Air France and Finnair have also suspended flights to Belarus even as opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said the international community needed to do more while demanding Belarusian opposition to be invited to next month's G7 summit in Britain.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, "Belarus's actions will have consequences" even as the UN rights office asked for the immediate release of the Belarusian journalist.

"We are shocked by the unlawful arrest and arbitrary detention," UN rights office said.

"The manner, through the threat of military force, in which Protasevich was abducted from the jurisdiction of another state and brought within that of Belarus was tantamount to an extraordinary rendition," it said.

"Such abuse of state power against a journalist for exercising functions that are protected under international law is receiving, and deserves the strongest condemnation," the UN agency said.

Meanwhile, German foreign minister Heiko Maas said President Alexander Lukashenko will pay "a bitter price" for the "heinous" flight diversion that led to &nbsp;Protasevich's arrest.

Sweden became the latest country to clamp down on business with Belarus as the furore of the arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich continued on Tuesday.

Sweden became the latest country to clamp down on business with Belarus as the furore of the arrest of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich continued on Tuesday. Watch: Europe cut air links with Lukashenko's regime as governments demanded Protasevich's release. European Union on Monday had decided to ban Belarusian airlines from its airspace. Singapore Airlines, Air France and Finnair have also suspended flights to Belarus even as opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said the international community needed to do more while demanding Belarusian opposition to be invited to next month's G7 summit in Britain. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, "Belarus's actions will have consequences" even as the UN rights office asked for the immediate release of the Belarusian journalist. "We are shocked by the unlawful arrest and arbitrary detention," UN rights office said. "The manner, through the threat of military force, in which Protasevich was abducted from the jurisdiction of another state and brought within that of Belarus was tantamount to an extraordinary rendition," it said. "Such abuse of state power against a journalist for exercising functions that are protected under international law is receiving, and deserves the strongest condemnation," the UN agency said. Meanwhile, German foreign minister Heiko Maas said President Alexander Lukashenko will pay "a bitter price" for the "heinous" flight diversion that led to Protasevich's arrest.

Lukashenko will pay bitter price for heinous flight diversion leading to Protasevich's arrest: Germany

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