His men were apparently members of elite units loyal to the head of state in belarus that is Alexander Lukashenko from their official mission combating organized crime. But to the units where it also seems tasked with liquidating political opponents in order to bolster the offshore a tarion regime the president lukashenko still today rules with an iron fist one man whose name is your to get up ski was a Senior Member of such a special unit and in conversations with our reporters hes provided some telling testimony. Youre a guy says he was involved in the murder of belorussian opposition figures over 20 years ago now he wants to come clean hes currently applying for asylum where we cannot disclose the fears the belorussian secret service might come after him. I received information that they either wanted to arrest me or put me in jail. But i dont want to be locked up give testimony for me and hues of something i did not even do. Them. With a rough ski broke his hip in a car accident and bella. He was operated on in the country where he is now seeking asylum garaged he has recovered and no longer needs crutches but hes certain that his Traffic Accident was actually an attempt to kill him he finally wants to speak out about his role in the assassination of the russian opposition figures. 20 years ago 3 opposition politicians vanished without a trace in the belorussian capital minsk among them was that then interior minister your reason. On the evening of may 7th 1909 locker ranko had parked his car in front of the old fire station in central minsk he left his car and made his way home by foot. According to the testimony of key witness. 2 men followed the minister. 2 further men then blocked his path. He says they were undercover members of the elite sober unit. One then told the Police Follow us. Although the political situation in belarus was turbulent at the time that had been a leading opposition politician and had been determined to stop the countrys turning into a full fledged dictatorship his aim was to oust president look at. In the mid 1990 s. Organized to controversial referenda that effectively consolidated his dictatorship he stripped parliament of its powers even ignoring lawmakers on Hunger Strike since then has ruled the roost with an iron fist the country is deemed europes last remaining dictatorship and the epitome of a police state. Was 18 years old at the time after completing his military service he joined the newly founded elite sober unit where he served for 5 years and rose up the ranks he has copies of documents from the time as evidence. He keeps the originals at a secret location. This here is my special forces Veterans Association membership card. It is issued only to people who served in combat units to the interior ministry. I was Deputy Commander of the 1st unit this id card is only issued to sober members. Bella ruse has many elite special force units all of which are loyal to look at. The official purpose of so was to combat smugglers and organized crime though he says that wasnt its only role. According to mr zucker did not resist his abduction he was taken to a military Training Area northeast of minsk. On the right there he reportedly asked his captors to make his death as painless as possible. He says he then handed a special assassination gun to one of the officers. Was not shot at close range and instantly died. When munster a small town in northwestern germany. Goes wife and 2 daughters live here in exile. As well as their children who never met their granddad. Oldest daughter. She works as a saleswoman and is the only Family Member willing to talk about their experience. This is the 1st time she is confronted with testimony about the murder of her father. She reacts skeptically but also deeply moved. Its difficult to learn about all this and to see the place where he was buried and to hear how he died you need nerves of steel for the. President look at chain go has so far refused to shed light on the suspected murder of the opposition figures even the council of europe investigators believe he might have orchestrated their disappearance which is why he has been persona non grata in the west for years. In november however he made an official state visit to austria. At the press conference he was asked about the disappearance of the opposition politicians. But he refused to comment. Claims he was forced to participate but he also says he feels guilty towards the victims relatives and wants to aid the investigation. My offer them my sincere condolences as i was involved in these murders. I apologize to them. I can look at the burial sites number up. Everything else know the pens and them and the better rusin justice system. And. Your line is that correct co is struggling to find the right words after hearing he confessed to his involvement in her fathers murder. If he knew and. This is not about this is about the system he was a part of you cant blame him for anything. People like him were dependent on the system. They were forced to carry out bloody crimes like these just. Each year a vigil is held in minsk in remembrance of the ranko and the other politicians who disappeared. He says he knows what happened to them as well 20 years after these events the truth about hit squads in belo roofs might finally come to light. Well its certainly chilling stuff and that testimony will surely be of interest to the council of Europe Special investigator who has long believed that the order to kill was issued from. Now on a very different note british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has it seems finally got what he wants after more than 3 years of torture at an acrimonious debate its going to happen briggss the united kingdoms exit from the e. U. Is just a couple of weeks away now as a result many foreigners living and working in the u. K. Say they no longer feel welcome and that includes a significant number of people from the baltic republicans latvia and now theyre going home but starting another new life its far from easy. No more big ben no tower bridge and goodbye to bricks it more and more latvians are turning their backs on britain and building lives for themselves here in riga edgars context has already taken this step he spent 7 years living in studying in britain. Now hes working for a lack in Construction Company enrica the bricks it referendum to change his life forever. I was shocked so its and because of the way all these things that were warned before beforehand all these im can all make implications of course which is a book for me as a student and a potential future workforce i decided to make decisions go back to libya. He had dreamed of working in the british Auto Industry now he heads the Accounting Department here at 1st it was like taking a step back in time. For life you know you know i was sort of not sure about it i was. Made a decision without so thats and so crystallized and i dont think im going to make any other future in any other country. Has also left the u. K. And returned to latvia the uncertainty about living in a britain thats no longer in the e. U. Drove him to leave. Back in england to tims operated a small gardening business now he wants to make a fresh start hes arranged to meet fellow gardener she and her staff attend the grounds of regas only croquet club. But he hopes to get some advice but the weather is giving him 2nd thoughts to shape the gardening season is much shorter here in southern england it was 10 months long. As we start mowing lawns just before christmas and started again in february. Its made in response hard to imagine how you can survive the winter here how you can make a living as a gardener in latvia but theres also a big discrepancy in pay some of the signal. To. Britain is home to more than 100000 elections many moved here after latvia joined the e. U. Because the wages were good or in the wake of the financial crisis. On sundays children take classes as a left field house in London Learning the lexi and language learning songs and their own culture helps them stay connected to their homeland. For months breakfast has been causing turmoil a worry for many latvians what about their residency status what about their pensions. At a reception in the last few an embassy they speak with their foreign minister many tell him that the attitude towards foreigners has changed dramatically here at the other end the open dark hole they should have which ive never had experience before they actually owe a mouth with. Abuse to people who way speak the same language you would say i thought that was desperately sad. I mean its like fian foreign minister edgars rink a vigil travelled specially to london to woo the expats to return home of the he sees it as an opportunity for latvia. I would say the brics it globally was good if i may say because sales got really people started 30 saying what they want to do in the future if your carrier leaves maybe some of them really are sick of look. Charles to return. But readjusting to life in latvia isnt easy for many a reason knows that all too well she lived in britain for several years herself. So she another returning is founded the group with world experience in life most of its members are 30 somethings whos the thinks the chaos surrounding bricks it will lead more likely is to return the uncertainty and the perception that perhaps its not them what will happen with their children what will happen with the next generation i think those are still open questions that im sure im sure that people do have those concerns and thoughts and and. Ways of course that is more likely to push them to come back rather than make them stay. At a tango session in riggers old town asters 2 tins is making new contacts. 3 months after returning he still feels a bit out of step with life in latvia yet he also knows britain is no longer the place for him. Now germanys northern both think port of rostock found itself in the spotlight this past summer when it became the 1st city in the country to elect a normal german mayor klaus through amounts of years of danish citizen was voted into office on an independent thinkers so the question is hows it going to go down with the locals well perhaps one of the best places to find out is a traditional german Christmas Market. The Largest Christmas markets in northern germany and it dana in the middle. Rustics mirror close months and its probably gone now i can open the Christmas Market in 5 minutes i hope its around the corner before i get into trouble ill go ahead. And there santa claus hi santa i dont know but if youre saying something they tell me something spontaneously i dont have anything prepared. To do with main thing is to Say Something like no that was still Christmas Market this open ok ok its my office calling probably nervous about whether i. Follow. The merry marched unprepared to the opening and the town hall is worried. I thought no big deal im here with santa claus could you have a better advisor. Tell him home isnt used to his relaxed money yet german brucker see meets danish that this thats what he election was a test of courage for him but voters in rostock he believes also were courageous. And. Can be proud to be the 1st big city in germany with a foreign mare which proves how cosmopolitan rostock is and its cool when people say hey were about the content not the passport didnt pass me you know you dont feel in large files and his desk copenhagen is this role model like the danish metropolis must focus to become a bicycle city. There is enough space out there to create something really intelligent to look in this cause of the comet or ham so we could have an idea competition or something for a bicycle friendly downtown. Politics close to citizens this is how rostock wants to counter the political trend towards right wing populism which months and experienced himself. There are a few who write to me directly about things they dont like is that have a right. Well theyre a little more to the point for example. Well theres a comment or 2 about the fact that im not german he thought it. Was. Back to the Christmas Markets and its not a home game matson was previously a furniture dealer and not a master of ceremonies. He did Say Something so dear children im supposed to open the Christmas Market is that cool. And i think thats mega cool if i were not mer i would like to be santa claus. I know why because he only has to work once a year. He was elected because voters believed he would be able to tackle well be German Administration that he is danish is seen by some as an advantage but not by everyone. You have to be willing to accept change i dont know if its ready for that. Come i get to you know conscious say german no foreign i think its a bit silly. But he doesnt have a german passport. I dont really understand that there are people who have 2 passports german and another one i dont know why he hasnt got a german passport stick to it i have my danish passport and no other and i think thats right why. Because its a fact if someone was born in germany and moved to london he doesnt become an englishman. The new job as mayor can have its pitfalls is trouble finding the entrance 1st next appointment finally hes led into. A discussion in a high school on the topic of education. And then i can go through the indian market 8th graders get grades for the 1st time here its stress from the 2nd grade what kind of grades do paper and hands have been or. I dont even know the names of all these daily exercises and tests examinations its insane when you know when it comes to education the germans can certainly learn from the danes their fire ahead. Thats for the Christmas Markets are concerned according to mayor madsen rostock is the best. Again a change of mood in the week as are a turkey anthemic minority many of whom are held in forced detention in a network of in term and camps in chinas North Western region of shins yeah now critics accuse china of subjecting the wages in these camps to indoctrination and abuse and that has prompted a growing number of these mainly Muslim Community to seek refuge in the turkish city of stone book among them is go over whos been sharing details of her treatment in change young with our reporter. Going for walk with her grandson just over a year ago good about how jolly lovo wouldnt have dreamt it was possible at the time she was in china in an internment camp full week is hundreds of thousands of members of the predominantly Muslim Minority are believed to be health that the leadership in beijing calls them education santas. This is from the day i was arrested when the till about the its day its my name my birth date and that im a terrorist it was. Goodbye house says the chinese authorities never explained why they thought she was a terrorist she tells us about the cruel conditions in the camps about torture. And she mediation you know with those who were also a lot of the book club ever spoke weaker was locked up in a dark cell we also had to write out lines of praise to the Chinese Communist party but. 10 days we got an injection in our arm we dont know what it was in the us the thought that the younger women stopped having their periods was like going to look at the split that we had to do sit ups in the nude didnt matter if you were 14 or 84 asked us thats how they violated our honor the plucked. When goodbye how was finally released she fled to the stumble like many other week is around 25000 now live here as snake religious and cultural ties with turkey have made building new lives easier for them they say but most week is a here because they feel safer in istanbul than in china. In this Primary School in istanbul for example it is quite normal for the children to learn riga. Singing reading or writing in their mother tongue. The teachers see a say in china that would be impossible. Chinas ambassador to turkey considers the criticism to be unjustified he says his government has done a lot to develop the weaker province change on and he rejects reports of human rights violations. That was the Education Centers are not prisons here they are not the concentration camps. The media claim this in order to dramatize the situation. In fact these places are more like boarding schools with us and the human rights of the students are respected. So you know what i have the impression that some media and others are. Abusing this object to cast chinas shinji on policy in a bad light just dont. And yet all the week as we meet in istanbul say that some of the relatives back home have gone missing after rahman talk to for example he hasnt heard from his children and his wife in over 3 years at that time they went to china to visit the family they never came back. Recently discovered this video online it appears to be a chinese propaganda clip the boy says told is his son. Who does whats your name accuracies your age for the country peoples republic of china. After 3 years the 1st sign of life from my child the last time i saw him when he was very young he could only say mom and dad now he speaks chinese when i saw that i cried my eyes out all the breaks my heart. Devastated. Also knows dozens of such stories she herself made it out of ching junk to freedom but the horror in the camps changed her she says all she has left now is to tell her story so that the world wont forget the fate of the weakest. And the really can be no doubt that the time has come for the world to listen more closely to the story. Now there are long and thin crisp and crunchy the great french by gets a National Institution however france is it seems not just a proud but also a wasteful nation was full to braid which prompted one inability of baker to come up with the great french really break. Our daily bread. Day after day its thrown away by the ton so almost 4 years ago friends became the 1st country worldwide to ban food waste by supermarkets stores now face fines if they throw away edible food rather than donate i