Joint statement on the suspicious death of Mr Shishov, the attempted abduction of Ms Timanouskaya, the forced closure of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and the closed trial of Ms Kalesnikava and Mr Znak
Brussels, 4 August 2021 - "We are deeply worried by the suspicious death of Vitaly Shishov in Kyiv, which looks like a political killing. Mr Shishov fled Belarus after participating in last year's protests against Lukashenka's regime. Since then, he was the head of the NGO 'Belarusian House in Ukraine', reaching out to fellow Belarusians who fled repression to seek refuge in Ukraine. Mr Shishov felt under constant surveillance and recounted instances of being followed recently. As the Ukrainian authorities have opened a murder investigation, we hope that light will be shed on this case as soon as possible.[..]
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