the would happen to vitaly shishov? tie: discussion falls would happen to vitaly shishov?rder. earliertoday to his death being so silent for murder. earlier today police in kyiv presented initialfindings murder. earlier today police in kyiv presented initial findings and they said that on his body vitaly shishov had bruises and cuts consistent with a fall. and before that his associate spoke to ukrainian tv and they said they have also seen cuts and bruises on his body. another take away from the news conference by the police is that according to the please vitaly shishov had not complained of being followed to them previous to his death. the key reasons behind his death are being investigated are suicide and murder that's made to look like suicide. like suicide. how are the belarussion media covering this story? i watched a news bulletin on the russian state tv and they presented vitaly shishov as an individual of very little significance who is very likely a victim of crime, possibly over money. and it's preposterous to suggest that belarusian government is in any way in

reporter: vitaly shishov left belarus last year after protests.e helped follow belarusians find work and housing. although he had gotten now, some who knew him say he still lived in fear. -- gotten out, some who knew him say he still lived in fear. he felt like he was being followed by strangers on his morning runs, which took him through this park in kyiv. his body was found hanging from a tree a day after he was reported missing. >> what i would like to outline for now, they repeatedly saw strangers watching them, him and his girlfriend, sometimes from inside cars. reporter: ukrainian police say they are investigating whether his death was a suicide or murder disguised to look like it. the head of the national police said shishov had scratches on his nose and body that could indicate a fall. belarus' opposition leader is one of many awaiting the outcome of the investigations. >> i prefer to wait for the results of the investigation, because i cannot -- i understand the background of this death, i would say, it was primed, but i can't say that wi

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest.been helping a flood of other opposition supporters who followed. the opposition leader, svetla na tsikhanovskaya, is in forced exile herself. she's been in london, part of a tour seeking international support. she wants tougher measures, more sanctions against alexander lukashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. this is our pain, belarusian pain. we think that much more can be done, much more pressure, much more assistance, braver decisions, stronger actions. since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he'd never seen before. but now there's no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. maria kolesnikova was one of the faces of the protests. tou

friends of mr shishov reported that he had been followed recently.belarusians have left the country since the violent suppression of anti—government protests there. much of the political opposition to president alexander lukashenko is now based abroad. more details on that story online. well let's take a look at the olympic sporting action now, i'mjoined by sarah mulkerrins in tokyo. sarah there have already been some medals today. fill us in! absolutely. i have barely caught my breath from the action we have seen in the last hour, a remarkable performance on the track in one of the finals, the 400 metres hurdles final, amend, it had been hotly anticipated because we had the norway hurdler going in, he was the world record holder and he pulled out one of the most phenomenal performances in track and field and indeed hot sport in the last hour because he won in a world record of 45.94 seconds. you can see the shock on his face, he ripped open his shirt after, his previous record was almost a second slower. the american who finished in second also brok

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest. supporters who followed. the opposition leader sviatlana tsikhanouskaya is in forced exile herself. she was in london today, part of a tour seeking international support. she wants more pressure, more sanctions against alexander lu kashenko. the man she tried to topple as president. since then, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he had never seen before. but now there is no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. maria was one of the faces of the protest. touring the country, rallying mass crowds. tomorrow she goes on trial for attempting to overthrow the authorities. her father hasn't been allowed to see her since her arrest. translation: she told me "whatever sentence i ge

vitaly shishov�*s body was found in a park in kyiv.ur. dylan fletcher and stuart bithell won the men's 49er, and then giles scott successfully defended his olympic finn title. jess softley was watching. team gb has never won gold in the men's 49er class until now. british pair dylan fletcher and stuart bithell were well placed for a medal but would need to get ahead of new zealand to keep their points up. it came down to a thrilling end with the kiwis back in third it was a dramatic race to the finish with germany. mere centimetres between them. right on the line! great britain when the medal race and win the gold—medal and tokyo 2020. —— in tokyo 2020. if that wasn't enough drama for you, giles scott was up next in the men's finn, a class gb has won consecutively for the last six olympics. they didn't have the best of starts but quickly made up time. giles needed a top five finish to retain his gold medal. he has to start overtaking. his experience showed in the final stretch as he sailed into fourth place... giles scott at the line h

however, we know the story about vitaly shishov, that he was found dead just several hours ago.e was hanged in the forest near kiev. it was also probably the result of actions of belarus's special forces, or somebody who cooperates with them in ukraine. so, i don't think that somehow they can influence that. however, we had the news they already approached their parents, trying to suede them, and t -- to persuade them, and then she would come back to minsk. they captured several peoples and they started to speak on camera that everything was fine, we have nothing to worry about in belarus. that happens when lukashenko hijacked an aircraft, and the same thing happened with an mma champion. also appears to be in their hands. he also started to speak what they wanted from him to talk about. so, you know, i think the regime wants now the same. she will be started to speak good things about them. but nobody trusts that anymore. and i expect that most the decision we taken to expel the belarus national olympic committee from the international olympic committee, and the belarus team wi

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest. flood of other opposition supporters who followed. the opposition leader, svetla na tsikhanovskaya, is in forced exile herself. she's been in london, part of a tour seeking international support. she wants tougher measures, more sanctions against alexander lukashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. this is our pain, belarusian pain. we think that much more can be done, much more pressure, much more assistance, braver decisions, stronger actions. since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he'd never seen before. but now there's no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. maria kolesnikova was one of the faces of the protests. touring the count

vitaly shishov ran the belarusian house in ukraine. from labour as the government abandons plans for an �*amber watchlist�* of countries for international travel — amid warnings the system was becoming too complex. what impact have the changes to the traffic light system had on your travel plans this summer? let me know — you can get in touch at @vfritznews using #bbcyourquestions gunfire. fighting is raging in helmand province between taliban militants and afghan government forces for control of the southern city of lashka ga. after a drop in rural thefts during coronavirus lockdowns last year — insurers have now issued a warning that gangs are using e—scooters to go to uk farms and steal high—value gps technology. and mowing a meadow in historic style — shire horses are being used to harvest a wildflower meadow at king's college cambridge. it's been another bumper morning of action in tokyo — on day 11 of the olympic games — and team gb have had the wind in their sails this morning with two golds and a silver medal in the sailing. dy

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest.en helping a flood of other opposition supporters who followed. the opposition leader, sviatlana tsikhanouskaya, is in forced exile herself. she's been in london, part of a tour seeking international support. she wants tougher measures, more sanctions against alexander lu kashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. this is our pain, belarusian pain. we think that much more can be done, much more pressure, much more assistance, braver decisions, stronger actions. since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he'd never seen before. but now there's no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. maria was one of the faces of the protests. touring the coun

police in ukraine have opened a murder investigation after a belarusian opposition activist, vitaly shishov bbc news.

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest.llowed. the opposition leader sviatlana tsikhanouskaya is in forced exile herself. she was in london today, part of a tour seeking international support. she wants more pressure, more sanctions against alexander lu kashenko. the man she tried to topple as president. since then, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he had never seen before. but now there is no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. maria was one of the faces of the protest. touring the country, rallying mass crowds. tomorrow she goes on trial for attempting to overthrow the authorities. her father hasn't been allowed to see her since her arrest. translation: she told me "whatever sentence i get, i i'm ready for

vitali shishov, head of the belarusian house in ukraine, wentjogging in kyiv on monday morning but did from bbc monitoring in kyiv has been following the story. the police are now opening a murder investigation here?— the police are now opening a murder investigation here? there's not much we know for— investigation here? there's not much we know for sure _ investigation here? there's not much we know for sure at _ investigation here? there's not much we know for sure at the _ investigation here? there's not much we know for sure at the moment - investigation here? there's not much we know for sure at the moment but| we know for sure at the moment but we know for sure at the moment but we know for sure at the moment but we know the police are investigating various theories behind this, behind the death of vitali shishov. they are saying it could be suicide or suicide disguised as premeditated murder. they have no doubt it would be a murder, the belarusian house, believe that it could be a plot by special services, an attack on activist living abroad. irate special services, an attack o

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest. of other opposition supporters who followed. the opposition leader, svetla na tsikhanovskaya, is in forced exile herself. she's been in london, part of a tour seeking international support. she wants tougher measures, more sanctions against alexander lukashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. this is our pain, belarusian pain. we think that much more can be done, much more pressure, much more assistance, braver decisions, stronger actions. since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he'd never seen before. but now there's no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. maria kolesnikova was one of the faces of the protests. touring the country, ra

in another development today, belarus activist, vitaly shishov, has been found dead in the ukrainianop the taliban from taking control of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province, where british troops were stationed for many years. the militants are reported to have captured most of the city. the taliban's assault in helmand is part of a major offensive across the country following the departure of american troops. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in the capital, kabul. fierce fighting in helmand province where so many british troops lost their lives in the fight against the taliban. , , ., ., ., , taliban. yes, these are not images that would be _ taliban. yes, these are not images that would be easy _ taliban. yes, these are not images that would be easy to _ taliban. yes, these are not images that would be easy to see four- that would be easy to see four british soldiers on the same streets where they patrolled four years in the berries. they are now overrun by taliban fighters. some of the major squares in the city, the taliban had been filming themselve

the discovery today that this belarus activist, vitaly shishov, has been found dead in the ukrainianrichard galpin, bbc news. krystsina tsimanouskaya has today spoken to the bbc. she was interviewed by razia iqbal on the bbc�*s newshour programme. translation: i'm feeling much better because i managed _ translation: i'm feeling much better because i managed to _ translation: i'm feeling much better because i managed to sleep _ translation: i'm feeling much better because i managed to sleep six - translation: i'm feeling much better because i managed to sleep six hours i because i managed to sleep six hours last night for the first time. i've only had ten hours sleep over the preceding days so i'm feeling much better now. tell preceding days so i'm feeling much better now. , preceding days so i'm feeling much better nova— better now. tell us about how you feel now that _ better now. tell us about how you feel now that you _ better now. tell us about how you feel now that you are _ better now. tell us about how you feel now that you are going - better now. tell us about how you feel no

vitaly shishov led a group that helps people fleeing the authitarian government in belarus.e said they're investigating the death as a possible murder staged to look like a suicide. a major forest fire is burning on the outskirts of athens, greece tonight, forcing thousands to flee their homes. water-dropping tanker planes and helicopters attempted today to drown the flames. huge clouds of smoke rose as the fire spread. the fire is feeding off one of the country's worst heat wave in decades. on wall street, stocks made modest gains as investors kept an eye on how new, pandemic restrictions might affect the economy. the dow jones industrial average was up 278 points to close at 35,116. the nasdaq rose 80 points. the s&p 500 added 36. and, at the summer olympics, an american star returned to competition. gymnast simone biles won bronze on the balance beam after sitting out other events to focus on her mental health. and in pole vaulting, american chris nilsen won silver, while sweden took the gold. stil to come on the newshour: how the infrastructure deal hopes to boost broadb

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest.ions against alexander lukashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. this is our pain, belarusian pain. we think that much more can be done. much more pressure, much more assistance. braver decisions and stronger actions. since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he'd never seen before. now there is no public site battle of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since and that the others have been scared into silence. —— sign at all. maria kalesnikava was one of the faces of the protests. touring the country, rallying mass crowds. she goes on trial accused of trying to overthrow the authorities. i met maria's father outside her old flat. alexander hasn't been allowed to see her since her arrest last september. maria write

in another development today, belarus activist, vitaly shishov, has been found dead in the ukrainianut 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 responsibility for the future the same as all of the belarusians afighting at the moment feel that responsibility. i know that even if i disappear one day, this movement will continue without me. belarusian olympic sprinter, krystina timanovskaya — who is set to fly to warsaw after receiving a humanitarian visa at the pol

vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest.lly. alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. a year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. it was opposition to president alexander lukashenko on a scale like he'd never seen before. now there is no public site battle of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since and that the others have been scared into silence. —— sign at all. maria kalesnikava was one of the faces of the protests. touring the country, rallying mass crowds. she goes on trial accused of trying to overthrow the authorities. i met maria's father outside her old flat. alexander hasn't been allowed to see her since her arrest last september. maria writes from her cell every day, to reassure him. i know my daughter is not guilty and she's so brave that i can't be anything but positive. she told me, whatever sentence i get, i am ready for that. she writes to me all the time that will meet again soon, that everything will be ok. belarus feels anythi