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Cichanoŭskaja voices concern over prominent athlete’s arrest

December 15, BPN. Opposition leader Śviatłana Cichanoŭskaja has expressed concern about the arrest of Belarusian athlete Nadzieja Astapčuk.

“She condemned the repression of the regime and supported the protests of 2020. She even auctioned her gold medal to help repressed athletes,” she tweeted

On December 15, the Strana Dlya Zhizni foundation reported that security forces arrested Astapčuk in Minsk.

The Brest region-born shot putter is held at a detention center on Akreścina Street in the Belarusian capital, it said.

It is unclear whether she has been charged.

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