Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games used quick thinking to get help, using her phone to translate a plea and show it to Japanese police as she tried to avoid being forced onto a plane. The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, tweeted to say he was “Reassured to see that the athlete Krystsina #Tsimanouskaya arrived safe in Poland.” He deplored, however, that “One more proud Belarusian has however been forced to flee her own country due to the actions of the Lukashenko regime and Olympic truce been violated.” At a news conference in Warsaw on Thursday, Tsimanouskaya thanked the people who supported her during the standoff. The main opposition challenger to Lukashenko in last August’s disputed election said Tsimanouskaya’s case showed the lengths his government would go to. “I still hope that these were not the last Olympics in my life.” ___ Follow AP’s coverage of Belarus at https://apnews.com/hub/belarus ___ Litvinova reported from Moscow.

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Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus

The Independent  

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Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown
6 months ago

Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown

Hindustan Times  

BRUSSELS — Lithuania on Monday referred the hard-line president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, members of his government, security officials and military officers to the International Criminal Court, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity by forcing their own people to flee the country. Lithuania refers Belarus to the ICC, alleging crimes against humanity over opposition crackdown Opposition groups in Belarus …

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country in the past four years as the authoritarian government launched a harsh crackdown on its political opponents. In a letter to the Belarusian opposition office, she said Serbian authorities were told Hniot’s case “was politically motivated” and he “would face reprisals” if returned to his homeland. “Belarusians need …

Poland charges 3 Belarusians who forced the diversion of a plane to Minsk in 2021
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Poland charges 3 Belarusians who forced the diversion of a plane to Minsk in 2021

The Independent  

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Belarus Olympic sprinter who was in an airport standoff in Tokyo finds a new life running for Poland
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus Olympic sprinter who was in an airport standoff in Tokyo finds a new life running for Poland

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Three years ago, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Olympics ended in a dramatic standoff at a Tokyo airport when officials from the Belarus team tried to send her home against her will. 1 aim was go out there and run exactly that event that I wasn’t able to run in Tokyo,” Tsimanouskaya told The Associated Press on Thursday after completing …

The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for over 400 days
11 months, 1 week ago

The family of imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure hasn't heard from her for over 400 days

The Independent  

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Exiled Belarus opposition leader demands news of her imprisoned husband
1 year ago

Exiled Belarus opposition leader demands news of her imprisoned husband

Associated Press  

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday marched to the country’s embassy in Lithuania, holding a photo of her imprisoned husband and demanding information about him after a year of being incommunicado. Tsikhanouski has been behind bars since being arrested in 2020 after announcing plans to challenge authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in that year’s election. The …

Belarus opposition leader says anonymous note alleges that her husband died in prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Belarus opposition leader says anonymous note alleges that her husband died in prison

The Independent  

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Belarus opposition leader says anonymous message alleges that her husband died in prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Belarus opposition leader says anonymous message alleges that her husband died in prison

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Tuesday that she had received an anonymous message alleging that her imprisoned husband, also an opposition figure, died behind bars. Siarhei Tsikhanouski, 44, a popular blogger and opposition activist, was arrested in 2020 after announcing plans to run against Belarus’ authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, in presidential elections that year. She added …

Belarus activist Roman Protasevich jailed after his Ryanair flight is forcibly divered by regime
1 year, 10 months ago

Belarus activist Roman Protasevich jailed after his Ryanair flight is forcibly divered by regime

The Independent  

A journalist arrested after Belarus forcibly diverted his Ryanair flight was sentenced to eight years in jail on Wednesday after what opposition leaders called a “fake trial”. Roman Protasevich, 27, was flying from Greece to Lithuania almost two years ago when Belarussian air traffic controllers ordered the pilots to land in Minsk on the false pretext of a bomb threat. …

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus
1 year, 11 months ago

10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Prosecutors requested a 10-year prison sentence Friday for a dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested after a warplane forced down a commercial airliner he was taking to Lithuania. Pratasevich ran a Telegram messaging app channel that was widely used by participants in mass protests against the disputed August 2020 election that gave authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko …

Belarus drops charges against Polish minority activist
1 year, 11 months ago

Belarus drops charges against Polish minority activist

The Independent  

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Leader of Belarus acknowledges attack on Russian warplane
2 years ago

Leader of Belarus acknowledges attack on Russian warplane

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The authoritarian leader of Belarus said Tuesday that an alleged Ukrainian saboteur and more than 20 accomplices were detained over an attack on a Russian warplane stationed near his country’s capital. Belarusian guerrillas from the Association of Security Forces of Belarus claimed responsibility for the attack last week, saying the group, also known as BYPOL, used two …

Belarus coach who removed sprinter from Olympics charged
2 years, 2 months ago

Belarus coach who removed sprinter from Olympics charged

Associated Press  

The Belarusian track coach who tried to force a sprinter to return home from the Tokyo Olympics after she was critical of the team has been charged with breaching the sport’s integrity standards. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees disciplinary actions in track and field, announced the charges against Yury Maisevich on Thursday, alleging he broke rules in the sport’s …

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: How a former teacher with no political ambitions is taking on Belarus' strongman
2 years, 2 months ago

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: How a former teacher with no political ambitions is taking on Belarus' strongman

Firstpost  

Moscow: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has gone from soft-spoken political newcomer to world-renowned Belarusian Opposition figure despite never having had political ambitions. Since being forced to flee Belarus in 2020, she has urged greater Western pressure on Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko who has lent his country as a staging ground for Russia’s operations in Ukraine. Like thousands of Belarusians, Tikhanovskaya was forced …

Imprisoned Belarusian activist undergoes surgery
2 years, 4 months ago

Imprisoned Belarusian activist undergoes surgery

The Independent  

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Imprisoned Belarus activist taken to hospital emergency unit
2 years, 4 months ago

Imprisoned Belarus activist taken to hospital emergency unit

The Independent  

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Belarus behind bomb hoax that grounded dissident’s flight: ICAO
2 years, 8 months ago

Belarus behind bomb hoax that grounded dissident’s flight: ICAO

Al Jazeera  

The UN’s aviation agency has for the first time accused senior Belarus officials of being behind the forced grounding of a flight between Greece and Lithuania that led to the arrest of a dissident journalist. Belarus air traffic controllers ordered the Ryanair flight to land in Minsk as it was travelling between Athens and Vilnius in May 2021, citing a …

Belarus sentences journalist to eight years for ‘state treason’
2 years, 8 months ago

Belarus sentences journalist to eight years for ‘state treason’

Al Jazeera  

Belarus has sentenced a journalist, who covered protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, to an additional eight years in prison for “state treason”, according to the channel she worked for. Katerina Bakhvalova – who used the pen name Katerina Andreyeva – was already serving a two-year sentence for “violating public order” and was due to be released in September. “Our colleague …

Woman forced to land in Belarus gets 6 years in prison
2 years, 10 months ago

Woman forced to land in Belarus gets 6 years in prison

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — A woman who ran a Belarusian opposition messaging app channel and was arrested along with her activist boyfriend when an airliner they were on was forced to land in Belarus was convicted Friday of charges that included inciting social hatred. Sapega and Raman Pratasevich were flying from Athens to Vilnius, Lithuania a year ago when their plane …

Belarus sentences dissident’s girlfriend to six years in prison
2 years, 10 months ago

Belarus sentences dissident’s girlfriend to six years in prison

Al Jazeera  

Sofia Sapega, whose flight was forced to land in Belarus last year, was convicted for inciting social hatred. A Belarusian court sentenced Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of a dissident arrested after their commercial flight was forced to land in Belarus last year, to six years in prison on Friday for inciting social hatred, according to the Viasna Human Rights Center. …

Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views
3 years, 1 month ago

Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views

The Independent  

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U.S. charges Belarus officials with air piracy in reporter's arrest
3 years, 2 months ago

U.S. charges Belarus officials with air piracy in reporter's arrest

NPR  

U.S. charges Belarus officials with air piracy in reporter's arrest Enlarge this image toggle caption ONT /AP file photo ONT /AP file photo NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors charged four Belarusian government officials on Thursday with aircraft piracy for diverting a Ryanair flight last year to arrest an opposition journalist, using a ruse that there was a bomb threat. In …

Athletics investigators take over Belarus Olympic case
3 years, 6 months ago

Athletics investigators take over Belarus Olympic case

Associated Press  

MONACO — An investigation into two Belarus team officials who tried to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya on a flight from the Tokyo Olympics will now be run by track and field authorities. Shimak and Maisevich continued to have contact with Belarus team members in Tokyo for four more days after the airport incident until the IOC withdrew their Olympic credentials. …

Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences
3 years, 6 months ago

Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown that Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests. “It’s not a verdict, but rather the revenge of the authorities.” Belarus was rocked by months of protests fueled by …

Poland gives humanitarian visa to 2nd Belarus athlete
3 years, 6 months ago

Poland gives humanitarian visa to 2nd Belarus athlete

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — A lawmaker in Poland says a second Belarussian athlete, an equestrian who was excluded from the country’s Olympic team after criticizing state authorities, has been given a humanitarian visa and refuge in Poland. Belarus dressage rider Olga Safronova, who was barred from going to the Tokyo Olympics this summer, intends to train and compete with Poland’s national …

How sports became a ‘battleground for reprisals’ in Belarus
3 years, 7 months ago

How sports became a ‘battleground for reprisals’ in Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya joined a group of defecting Belarusian sportspeople when she spurned her homeland. Lukashenko’s tenure as head of the Belarusian Olympic Committee was only slightly shorter than his ongoing presidency – he terminated it last November after the International Olympic Committee barred him from attending the Tokyo Games. “Belarusian athletes have paid a high price for daring …

Lukashenko says Belarusian Olympic defector was ‘manipulated’
3 years, 7 months ago

Lukashenko says Belarusian Olympic defector was ‘manipulated’

Al Jazeera  

Belarus president comments on Tsimanouskaya as he defends election victory and accuses opponents of plotting ‘coup’. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said the Belarusian sprinter who defected at the Olympic Games in Tokyo had been “manipulated” by outside forces and would not have fled abroad otherwise. “Today, Belarus is in the focus of the attention of the whole world,” Lukashenko …

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya reaches Poland after defying order to return home
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya reaches Poland after defying order to return home

ABC  

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has taken refuge in Poland after refusing to return to her authoritarian homeland from the Tokyo Olympics in a saga reminiscent of Cold War sporting defections. Key points: Polish politicians have welcomed Belarusian Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to Warsaw Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko personally headed the Belarus Olympic committee until this year Police have cracked down on …

Belarus Olympian describes Tokyo ordeal after arriving in Poland
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarus Olympian describes Tokyo ordeal after arriving in Poland

Al Jazeera  

Two Belarus Olympic officials involved in attempt to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home from Tokyo removed from athletes’ village. On Friday, the International Olympics Committee said Belarus athletics head coach Yuri Moisevich and team official Artur Shumak, who were involved in attempting to send Tsimanouskaya home against her wishes had had their Games accreditation revoked and been removed from the …

Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarus Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed. In a dramatic weekend standoff at the Tokyo Games, Tsimanouskaya said Belarus team officials tried to force her to …

Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home
55 years, 3 months ago

Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games said Tuesday that they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic government that has relentlessly stifled any criticism. But “for now, the only thing that concerns me is my safety.” Asked what made …

EXPLAINER: What is behind Belarus athlete’s Olympics crisis?
3 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What is behind Belarus athlete’s Olympics crisis?

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A feud between Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya and team officials that prompted her to seek refuge in the European Union has again cast a spotlight on the repressive environment in the athlete’s home country, an ex-Soviet nation where authorities have unleashed a relentless crackdown on dissent. POST-ELECTION CRACKDOWN Belarus was rocked by months of protests triggered …

Opinion: The ugly reality behind Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya’s defection
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion: The ugly reality behind Belarusian Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya’s defection

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael Bociurkiw is a global affairs analyst, author of the book “Digital Pandemic” and co-host of the podcast,”Global Impact.” He is a regular contributor to CNN Opinion. CNN — After forcing down a civilian airliner from European skies in May to detain a journalist who was on board, perhaps it was only a matter of time before “Europe’s …

Poland Grants Humanitarian Visa To Belarus Olympian Who Felt Too Threatened To Return Home
3 years, 7 months ago

Poland Grants Humanitarian Visa To Belarus Olympian Who Felt Too Threatened To Return Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MOSCOW — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who plans to seek refuge in Europe after accusing team officials of trying to force her to leave the Tokyo Games early, said Tuesday that officials from her country “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home. “They made it clear that upon return home I would …

Firstpost Explains: Why Belarus sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya refuses to go home from Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Firstpost Explains: Why Belarus sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya refuses to go home from Olympics

Firstpost  

Belarus sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said she was forced to leave Japan by Belarus officials midway her Olympics’ campaign. ❗️Kristina Timanovskaya asks the International Olympic Committee for help «I am asking the International Olympic Committee for help,pressure has been put on me and they are trying to take me out of the country without my consent,so I am asking the @iocmedia …

Belarus Olympic athlete row: What you need to know
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarus Olympic athlete row: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya under protection of Polish embassy in Tokyo after accusing Belarus of trying to force her to fly home. Tsimanouskaya has claimed she was warned by Belarusian officials that she would face “punishment” upon returning home from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Belarusian Olympic Committee said coaches had decided to withdraw Tsimanouskaya from the Games on doctors’ advice …

Japan says Belarus athlete safe as US, EU condemn Lukashenko
3 years, 7 months ago

Japan says Belarus athlete safe as US, EU condemn Lukashenko

Al Jazeera  

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya who refused her team’s orders to return home has been granted a Polish humanitarian visa and will fly to Warsaw on Wednesday. Japan said on Tuesday that it is keeping a Belarusian Olympian who took refuge in the Polish embassy “safe” as the International Olympic Committee announced a formal investigation into the incident and the United States …

Is political repression worsening in Belarus?
3 years, 7 months ago

Is political repression worsening in Belarus?

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian Olympic athlete asks Poland for protection, while activist is found hanged in Ukraine. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya went to the Tokyo Olympics with dreams of representing Belarus at the world’s biggest sporting event. As Tsimanouskaya’s case unfolded, a Belarusian activist in Ukraine was found hanged in a park. Presenter: Hazem Sika Guests: Anatol Kotau – International relations manager, Belarusian Sports Solidarity …

Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya lands in Warsaw after refusing to fly back to Belarus
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya lands in Warsaw after refusing to fly back to Belarus

CNN  

CNN — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to fly home fearing she would be arrested, has arrived in Poland, where she has been granted a visa on humanitarian grounds. Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minsiter Marcin Przydacz told CNN earlier on Wednesday that Timanovskaya’s husband, Arseni Zdanevich – who left Belarus and entered Ukraine on Monday – had also applied …

Poland grants visa to Belarus Olympian who fears for safety
3 years, 7 months ago

Poland grants visa to Belarus Olympian who fears for safety

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Poland granted a visa Monday to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety and that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home, where the autocratic government was accused of diverting a flight to arrest a dissident journalist. Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek, a Polish deputy foreign minister, said the runner asked for …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Poland offers humanitarian visa to Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Poland offers humanitarian visa to Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya

Firstpost  

The sprinter was in “direct contact” with Polish diplomats in Tokyo, said Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz, adding that Warsaw would do “whatever is necessary to help her to continue her sporting career”. Tokyo: Poland on Monday granted a humanitarian visa to Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who claimed her team tried to forcibly send her back to her authoritarian homeland …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Czech Republic offer asylum to Belarus athlete Kristina Timanovskaya
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Czech Republic offer asylum to Belarus athlete Kristina Timanovskaya

Firstpost  

The Czech Republic on Monday said they had offered asylum to Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya who complained her team was attempting to send her home from Japan following a row. Prague: The Czech Republic on Monday said they had offered asylum to Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya who complained her team was attempting to send her home from Japan following a …

Japan: Belarus runner involved in airport standoff is safe
3 years, 8 months ago

Japan: Belarus runner involved in airport standoff is safe

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s government said a Belarus track sprinter was safe Monday after she alleged her Olympic team tried to remove her from Japan in a dispute that led to a standoff at Tokyo’s main airport. An activist group supporting Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she believed her life was in danger in Belarus and she would seek asylum with the Austrian …

Kristina Timanovskaya: Poland grants Belarusian Olympic sprinter humanitarian visa
3 years, 8 months ago

Kristina Timanovskaya: Poland grants Belarusian Olympic sprinter humanitarian visa

CNN  

CNN — Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya receiveda humanitarian visa from Poland on Monday, hours after she refused to board a flight out of Japan saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will and that she feared arrest. Team officials came to the Olympic Village on Sunday afternoon and asked her to “pack her belongings …

Exiled Belarus minister negotiating for Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's asylum, after offer of humanitarian visas
3 years, 8 months ago

Exiled Belarus minister negotiating for Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's asylum, after offer of humanitarian visas

ABC  

The ABC has confirmed an exiled former Belarus minister is negotiating with several countries on behalf of an athlete who was forcibly removed from the Tokyo 2020 village by Belarusian officials and ordered home after she criticised them on social media. Key points: Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she was "put under pressure" to return home after criticising Belarus team officials on …

Belarus forced athlete to leave Tokyo Olympics after criticism: NGO
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus forced athlete to leave Tokyo Olympics after criticism: NGO

Deccan Chronicle  

Moscow: Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya was forced out of the Tokyo Olympics after she publicly criticised sports officials of the ex-Soviet country, a non-governmental organisation said Sunday. "It turns out our great bosses as always decided everything for us," Timanovskaya said on her Instagram stories that are no longer available. The Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation -- an organisation that supports …

Kristina Timanovskaya: Belarusian sprinter says she is being forcibly removed from the Olympics and sent home
3 years, 8 months ago

Kristina Timanovskaya: Belarusian sprinter says she is being forcibly removed from the Olympics and sent home

CNN  

CNN — A Belarusian sprinter competing at the Tokyo Olympics released a video on Sunday calling for the International Olympic Committee to help her avoid being returned to her native country against her will. Kotau, who is in direct contact with Timanovskaya, said that at around 3 p.m. on Sunday, representatives of the Belarus national team came to the Olympic …

Belarus Olympic sprinter 'forced to airport against her will' after criticising coach
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus Olympic sprinter 'forced to airport against her will' after criticising coach

The Telegraph  

A Belarusian Olympic athlete was spirited out of the Olympic village in Tokyo on Sunday by Belarusian officials, who attempted to deport her for criticising the country's sports officials. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a sprinter, is trying to seek asylum in Europe after the dramatic episode saw her taken to Tokyo airport by officials who then tried to take her back to …

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