DW REPORT: MISSING BELARUSIAN SPORTS OFFICIAL IN TURKEY

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Concerns are mounting over the disappearance of Anatol Kotau, a member of the Athletes for Freedom Foundation, former secretary general of the Belarusian Olympic Committee, and a founding member of the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation.

Kotau, a well-known defend­er of ath­letes’ rights and out­spo­ken crit­ic of the Lukashenko regime, went miss­ing in Istan­bul on August 21. His col­leagues fear abduc­tion, point­ing to the risks faced by Belaru­sian dis­si­dents abroad.

Read the full arti­cle on DW: https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-belarusian-sports-official-goes-missing-in-turkey/a‑73807801