Belarus dissident Vitaly Shishov found dead in Ukraine, police open murder case

Name: Belarus dissident Vitaly Shishov found dead in Ukraine, police open murder case
Uploaded: 2021-08-03T10:09:11+00:00
Duration: 3 min 44 s

Issued on: 03/08/2021 - 12:09

Video by: FRANCE 24 Follow

A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police said they had launched a murder case. Vitaly Shishov, who led a Kyiv-based organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution, had been reported missing by his partner on Monday after failing to return home from a run. Ukrainian journalist Oksana Grytsenko talks to FRANCE24.