U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to Twitter late Monday to criticize Belarus’ political regime for attempting to force an Olympic sprinter to return home after criticizing how officials were managing her team. "The Lukashenka regime sought to commit another act of transnational repression: attempting to force Olympian Krystsyna Tsimanouskaya to leave simply for exercising free speech," Blinken’s tweet read. "Such actions violate the Olympic spirit, are an affront to basic rights, and cannot be tolerated. … The Japanese authorities have done what they can to protect her, and I think that is the most important part. No one should be forced to go home under threat or under force," Stephane Dujarric, a spokesman from the U.N., said.

Source: Fox News August 03, 2021 03:10 UTC