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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya under protection of Polish embassy after accusing Belarus of trying to force her to fly home.
From: Inside Story
Is political repression worsening in Belarus?
Belarusian Olympic athlete asks Poland for protection, while activist is found hanged in Ukraine.
3 Aug 2021
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