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KIEV( AFP)-A missing Belarusian activist has been found hanged in a park in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, police said on Tuesday, adding that they had opened a murder probe. MrVitaly Shishov headed the Belarusian House in Ukraine, anon-governmental organisation helping his compatriots flee repression in Belarus." Belarusian citizen Vitaly Shishov, who had gone missing in Kiev yesterday, was today found hanged in one of the Kiev parks, not far from where he lived," police said in a statement. Polic

In this photo taken from video, Belarus Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya speaks during a video interview with the Associated Press in Japan, on Aug.... In the dramatic standoff, several countries offered help, and Poland granted her a humanitarian visa Monday.... She plans to fly to Warsaw later in the week....

" There wasn’t a word about politics.... " I will be ready to return to Belarus once it is safe for me to do so," she said.... Some 35, 000 dissidents, journalists and ordinary civilians have since been arrested.At least 100 Belarusian athletes are currently behind bars, Latushko said....

In a statement, the diplomat said he “ wanted to thank all the Polish consular diplomatic staff involved, who flawlessly planned and secured her safe journey.” The plane that she was traveling on from Vienna was directed to a separate airport building in Warsaw used by government officials.... Before she left Japan, she said she hoped to continue her running career but that safety was her immediate priority.... “ But she is scared about her future and about her family.” At the Vienna airport,

Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz said the 24-year-old athlete had arrived in the Polish capital after flying in from Tokyo via Vienna, a route apparently chosen to confuse those who would endanger her safety.... Passengers from the flight told reporters that one young woman was left on board as they exited the plane and were put on buses to the main terminal.... Tsimanouskaya later was seen with a top Belarusian dissident in Poland, Pavel Latushko, in a photo taken just after her arriva

Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who was in London to meet the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, tweeted her condolences.“ Devastated by the news of the death of the Belarusian activist Vital Shyshou who was found hanged in Kyiv.... So it is certainly suspicious, ” said the spokesman.“ It’s not a complete shock.... The representative confirmed that the organisation does not cooperate with the BDU.As such, the representative said it is unlikely that Mr Shishov’

“ We want more support, more pressure, more assistance, more solidarity, ” she said.Ms Tsikhanouskaya claims to have won last year’s presidential election in Belarus, which she condemned as “ rigged ”.... Police in Ukraine are treating Mr Shishov’s death as suspicious, possibly a murder dressed up as a suicide.... “ Be with us, it’s your responsibility, ” she said.“ I absolutely believe in a non-violent transition of power, ” Ms Tsikhanouskaya said after a meeting Belarusian diaspora groups in

She was apparently being taken out of Tokyo “ against her will ” after criticising national coaches for the Belarus team over their preparations for the Games. Later, the sprinter presented herself at the Polish embassy in Tokyo, where she is believed to be seeking a Polish visa.... Following a disputed presidential election last year – almost certainly won by the opposition – Mr Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 27 years, has clung to power and brutally cracked down on any dissent.... Tep

“ It was very strange that the state of Ukraine shelled its own citizens, ” she said.... This includes the idea that the United States wants to destroy Russia and that Russia is a peace-seeking victim rather than an aggressor.... As much as any seizure of Ukrainian territory, experts say, this will be a tangible legacy of Russia’s war. Kremlin officials have defended their policies on youth, education and culture as reflecting the demands of Russian society....