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Investigation will take time. —— international olympic committee. it has revealed it banned some officials from the committee, including the presidents son for failing to protect athletes who participated in the protests against the administration. the ioc has emphasised that the most important thing is her safety, and also her concern is now her family, safety, and also her concern is now herfamily, with her husband having since left belarus and is now in ukraine. also, the rest of her fami...

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When sprinter krystina timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. she refused. speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. translation: i cant go back to belarus now, of course. - its definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be five or ten years. and today came another reminder of the danger for dissidents. in kyiv, a young belarusian activist was found hanging...

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Alexander hasnt been allowed to see her since her arrest last september, but maria writes from her cell every day to reassure him. translation: i know my daughter is not guilty, and shes _ so brave that i cant be anything but positive. she told me, "whatever sentence i get, im ready for that. she writes to me all the time that well meet against soon, that everything will be ok. but belarus today feels anything but ok. even our meeting is being monitored from the shadows. sarah rainsford, bbc new...

The uks maritime trade agency said the incident is taking place not far from the city of fujairah. iran has denied any involvement. krystsina tsimanouskaya, the sprinterfrom belarus has told the bbc that her country is not safe and she might not be able to go home for many years. she has left the polish embassy injapan and is thought to be on her way to the airport to get a flight to warsaw after officials from belarus tried to send her home early from the olympics. officials are saying that she...