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#Belarus It’s been reported that Kryscina Tsimanouskaya, who publicly criticized the regime and sports officials, is being sent from Tokyo back to Belarus. Apparently, representatives of the Belarusian national team took her to the airport. It looks like kidnapping 
Tsimanouskaya was accompanied to the airport by two members of the Belarusian sports delegation. She is now with the police and volunteers. When asked if she was afraid to fly to #Belarus, Tsimanouskaya answered "yes".
Tsimanouskaya was accompanied to the airport by two people: a psychologist and Vasil Yurchuk, a representative of the NOC. She was told she needs to be eliminated from the Olympics and return home. Witnesses say she didn’t fly to Turkey from Tokyo and is still at a police depart.
1/. “If you go there as tourists and return with nothing, it's better not to return to the country. I am telling you this as the president...interpret it as you want". President Lukashenka to #Belarus’ #Olympics team:
So far, the Belarusian team won no medals at @Tokyo2020
So far, the Belarusian team won no medals at @Tokyo2020
2/. #BREAKING: "I couldn’t stay silent" (Alyaksandra Herasimienia, #Olympics medalist, detained for 15 days)
#Belarus athletes sacrifice their careers & freedom by speaking out against human rights violations
@amnesty briefing out today #StandWithBelarus
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
#Belarus athletes sacrifice their careers & freedom by speaking out against human rights violations
@amnesty briefing out today #StandWithBelarus
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
3/. Ystdy, athlete Kryscina Tsimanouskaya was taken to the airport in Tokyo after the #Belarus #Olympics committee tried to forcibly repatriate her
Today, she is reportedly ‘safe & secure' in Tokyo & Poland & Czech Rep have offered her visas #OlympicGames
Today, she is reportedly ‘safe & secure' in Tokyo & Poland & Czech Rep have offered her visas #OlympicGames
