for many years. the belarusian opposition leader sviatlana tsikhanovskaya has met borisjohnson as international pressure continues to mount on the regime of president alexander lukashenko who has ruled the country since 1994. 0ur correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report from the bela rusian capital, minsk. she is a young athlete thrust into a political row she never sought. when sprinter krystsyna tsimanouskaya 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 can t go back to belarus now, of course. - it s definitely not safe for me. i have no idea when i can go back. it may be 5 10 years. and today came another reminder of the danger for dissidents. in kyiv, a young belarusian activist was found hanging in a park. but his friends don t
didn t hear the question. just i didn t hear the question. just askin: didn t hear the question. just asking many didn t hear the question. just asking many people will say was the british sacrifice in afghanistan worth it? i think we ve lost certain nick k. we got some of his thoughts about the future of that conflict in afghanistan. borisjohnson is meeting the opposition leader of belarus, sviatlana tsikhanovskaya, in downing street to discuss human rights. their talks come a day after one of the country s olympic athletes sought sanctuary in tokyo, after defying orders to fly home early because she feared for her safety. the opposition in belarus has faced a brutal crackdown since president lukashenko s disputed re election a year ago. richard galpin reports. in the midst of the olympics a different drama playing out. in the midst of the olympics a different drama playing out. this athlete from belarus, krystsina tsikhanouskaya, now in her second day taking sanctuary here in
said the meeting with borisjohnson had been a positive one and spoke to the press about the culture of fear that opposition activists are facing. everybody who is in belarus and are in exile have to take care of themselves because we see that the regime, you are not saved from anything, to reach you if they want to do something. but we have to understand how to act if we think we are being persecuted, if we are under threat, who to call, where to go, just to take care. who to call, where to go, just to we cannot take care of everyone. who to call, where to go, just to everybody has to be responsible for his safety. as for me, i understand that i can disappear at any moment. i understand this. but i shall do what i am doing. i can t stop because i feel