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Maria Kolesnikova became the highest profile opposition figure in Belarus, until she was snatched off the street in Minsk. The following day the authorities attempted to forcibly deport her to Ukraine, until she ripped up her passport. Her sister, Tatsiana Komich, talks about what news her family have, and why Maria Kolesnikova swapped a career in the arts in Germany, for political activism back in Belarus.

(Photo: Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova gestures in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in Minsk, Belarus on 30 August 2020. Credit: Tut.By via Reuters)