In this grab taken from video released by Belarusian state-controlled ONT Channel on Thursday, June 3, 2021, dissident journalist Raman Pratasevich reacts during his interview with Belarusian ONT Channel in Minsk, Belarus. Belarusian opposition activists say that a dissident journalist has been coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he wept and praised the country's authoritarian ruler. In the 90-minute video aired Thursday night, 26-year-old Raman Pratasevich repented for his opposition activities and said he respects Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko as “a man with balls of steel”. (Photo by ONT channel via AP Photo)
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