ベラルーシに弾圧停止要求　外務報道官

　外務省の吉田朋之外務報道官は６日、東京五輪陸上に出場したベラルーシのクリスツィナ・ツィマノウスカヤ選手がポーランドへ亡命したことについて談話を出した。「競技に関する自らの意見表明を行ったことで、本人の意思に反した帰国を迫られたことは不当で、容認されるものではない」と指摘。ベラルーシ当局に対し、「市民の恣意（しい）的な拘束や力による弾圧を直ちに停止し、国民的対話に取り組む」ことを求めた。（2021/08/06-15:22）

Japan urged Belarus on Friday to stop the repression of its citizens.
   The statement by Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Tomoyuki Yoshida came in response to Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarusian runner in the Tokyo Olympics, arriving in Poland on a humanitarian visa after refusing an order by the authorities of her country to return home.
   Tsimanouskaya was dropped from the national team after criticizing coaches for having tried to force her to run in an unscheduled event at the Games and got the order.
   "It's unjust and unacceptable to force athletes to return home against their will due to their expression of opinions on their sports," Yoshida said.
   He then demanded that Belarus "immediately stop arbitrary detentions and the repression of its citizens and work on talking with its people.