lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom. activist stsiapan latypau moments after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing the court. translation: he got up and said, police officers l told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white and started literally to cut his throat, everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defendant's cage for a while. eventually he was rushed to hospital. as the pressure on political prisoners grows, the prominent opposition leader svetlana tikhonovskaya met austria's leader. he pledged more action if things don't improve. translation: we should be open for further -