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Vitaly Shishov. Picture: Collected

Exiled Belarus activist found hanged in Ukraine, police open murder case

Vitaly Shishov, who led a Kyiv-based organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution, had been reported missing by his partner on Monday after failing to return home from a run

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskay enters the Polish embassy in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2021. Photo:Reuters

Belarus athlete granted visa to enter Poland after refusing to go home

Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is escorted by police officers at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Belarusian sprinter says she won't return home

US President Joe Biden meets with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya at the White House on July 28, 2021. Photo: BSS/AFP

Biden meets Belarus opposition leader, vowing support for democracy

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an annual nationwide televised phone-in show in Moscow, Russia June 30, 2021. Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin orders govt to help Belarus weather western sanctions

Lithuanian border guards detain migrants on Lithuania-Belarus border in Kalviai, Lithuania, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Lithuania begins building barrier on border with Belarus to block migrants

Viktor Babaryko was arrested last year ahead of a disputed presidential election that sparked nationwide demonstrations. Photo :TASS via The Moscow Times

Belarus jails Lukashenko foe Babariko for 14 years in 'sham' trial

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

EU imposes first broad economic sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair incident

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk, Belarus April 16, 2021. Sputnik/Alexander Astafyev/Pool via REUTERS

US slaps sanctions on Belarus over human rights abuses, erosion of democracy

Belarusian law enforcement officers stand guard in a street in Minsk, Belarus March 25, 2021. BelaPAN via REUTERS/File Photo

EU reaches deal on Belarus economic sanctions, according to Austria, diplomats

Airport personnel and security forces are seen on the tarmac in front of a Ryanair flight which was forced to land in Minsk, Belarus, May 23, 2021. Handout via REUTERS

Ryanair boss says pilot had no choice but to land in Minsk

A Boeing 737-800 plane of Belarusian state carrier Belavia is seen at the Domodedovo Airport outside Moscow, Russia May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

EU to ban Belarus overflights from midnight, diplomats say

Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, detained last month after his flight was forced to land in Minsk, speaks during questioning in an unknown location, in this still image taken from undated video footage. ONT TV Channel/Handout via REUTERS TV

Opposition decries 'hostage' video as Belarus airs confession of detained journalist