Belarusian union activist found hanged days after police questioning, 2 June 2022

A Belarusian labor union activist who took part in a large strike by workers of the Naftan oil-processing company in 2020 was found hanged several days after police questioned him with regard to an unspecified case.

According to the Minsk-based Vyasna human rights center, Uladzimer Krysyonak was buried on June 1, two days after his relatives found him hanged at home...

Krysyonak was an active participant in the 2020 strike, which was a protest against the official results of an August presidential election that proclaimed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the winner amid opposition allegations that the vote was rigged.

Krysyonak was also a candidate for the post of the chairman of an independent labor union last year.