Belarus journalist's family fear torture after plane arrest

The father of a journalist who was arrested after his flight was diverted to Belarus has told the BBC he fears his son may be tortured.

Roman Protasevich, 26, was on a flight from Greece which was rerouted to Minsk on Sunday over a supposed bomb threat.

Western countries accused Belarus of "hijacking" the Ryanair plane in order to arrest the dissident reporter.

A video has also emerged of Mr Protasevich that appears to have been recorded under duress.

In the clip, which was released late on Monday, the journalist said he was in good health and seemingly confessed to crimes he had been charged with by the Belarusian state. But activists, including the country's main opposition leader, criticised the video and suggested Mr Protasevich was under pressure to admit wrongdoing.