Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Congratulations to Lithuania on the Day of Restoration of Independence!”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Congratulations to Lithuania on the Day of Restoration of Independence! Your fight for sovereignty inspires us and reminds us of the value of freedom that we all strive to achieve. We Belarusians deeply appreciate Lithuania’s support in our own fight for independence and human rights. We wish Lithuania peace and prosperity.”
March 11, 2024
NATO PA President Michal Szczerba assumed leadership of group “For a Democratic Belarus” in Polish Parliament
Polish MPs agreed to form the group “For a Democratic Belarus” in January during Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s working visit to Warsaw. In February, an agreement was reached that the group would be chaired by a member of the Polish Sejm and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Michal Szczerba. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor for Constitutional Reform […]
March 09, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Kalinouski Regiment founding anniversary: “Each day on front line is a trial. I am honored by dignity with which you endure it”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Dear friends! Today is the founding day of the largest military unit of Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine – the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. Dear fighters, let me express my respect for your courage and heroism. Your fight symbolizes how love for freedom and the pursuit of justice unite people even in the most dreadful […]
March 09, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Scholarship is available at Management Center Innsbruck
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s team would like to remind Belarusians about the scholarship program at the Management Center Innsbruck in Austria. The program under Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s patronage, launched in October 2023, compensates €11,000 for obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree in more than 10 majors, including Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Law, Tourism, and Engineering. Details and useful information […]
March 08, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to Lukashenka regime: “Let us see political prisoners!”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, joined by her team, A Country to Live in, and Belarusians of Vilnius, held a briefing near the Belarusian Embassy in Lithuania. The briefing focused on the incommunicado detention of political prisoners in Belarus. For a year now, the Lukashenka regime has been keeping Siarhei Tsikhanouski with no connection with the outside world. […]
March 08, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Release of political prisoners is a humanitarian, not a political issue!”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a briefing in Vilnius today, a year after the last reports about Siarhei Tsikhanouski’s status and whereabouts. He has been kept incommunicado for a year, deprived of contact with the outside world. Since March 9, 2023, he has been denied meetings and appointments with lawyers and doctors, communication with family members, or […]
March 08, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “It’s been a year since I last heard from my husband”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at a briefing for journalists in Vilnius. The briefing focused on the topic of the incommunicado regime in Belarusian prisons: “It’s been a year since I last heard from my husband, Siarhei Tsikhanouski. Since then, there has only been silence. No letters, no phone calls, no meetings with lawyers. I only received […]
March 08, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “On March 8, let’s make a strong statement: violence can’t be tolerated”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed Belarusian women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Her address centers around the issue of violence against women. The leader notes that violence is often silenced but it must be spoken about. After all, any woman could have ended up in the place of Liza, who died in Warsaw. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: […]
March 08, 2024
Simplification of migration, support for Council of Europe’s document on Belarus: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with leadership of Croatia
During the European People’s Party Congress, the Belarusian leader met with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, as well as the Minister of the Interior, Davor Božinović. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya expressed gratitude to Croatia for supporting the Council of Europe’s recent document on Belarus, which calls for issuing more visas to Belarusians and resolving the […]
March 07, 2024
Schengen visas, legalization of stay, rehabilitation for political prisoners’ children: What Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed with Romanian Foreign Minister
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is on a working visit to Romania, where she met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminița Odobescu. During the dialogue, the leader emphasized the need to pressure the Lukashenka regime and hold it accountable through the International Criminal Court. She also called on Romania to appoint a special envoy for Belarus. The […]
March 07, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Prime Minister of Greece
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on the sidelines of the European People’s Party Congress in Bucharest. During the meeting, Mr. Mitsotakis and Ms. Tsikhanouskaya discussed the EU’s policy towards Belarus, as well as formats of cooperation between Belarus’ democratic forces and the Greek authorities. The politicians also discussed the […]
March 07, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Foreign Minister of Italy
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Antonio Tajani, on the sidelines of the Congress of the European People’s Party. The parties discussed the legalization of stay issues faced by Belarusians in Italy, support for political prisoners and their families, and the next meeting of the EU foreign ministers, where the […]
March 07, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihail Popșoi
During her working visit to Romania, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya participated in the Congress of the European People’s Party, where she met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Mihail Popșoi. The Belarusian leader proposed to the minister to enhance cooperation at the diplomatic level and appoint a special envoy or ambassador responsible for contacts with […]
March 07, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
After her speech at the European People’s Party Congress in Bucharest, the Belarusian leader met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. During the dialogue, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya drew attention to the problems related to the legalization of stay faced by Belarusians in the EU countries and expressed hope that the EU […]
March 07, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Estonian MPs at European People’s Party Congress
During her working visit to Bucharest, the Belarusian leader met with the Estonian delegation, which included former Estonian foreign minister, Urmas Reinsalu, and former commander of the Estonian Army, Riho Terras. The parties discussed holding joint events, as well as the work of the group “For a Democratic Belarus” in the Estonian parliament, chaired by […]
March 07, 2024
“We must defend the values that define us”: a joint op-ed by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Marija Pejčinović Burić
The leader of democratic Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović-Burić, co-authored an article for Euronews, where they write about the struggle against authoritarianism and talk about the values that define European society. The politicians also discuss why the Council of Europe is important for Belarus, while Belarusians […]
March 07, 2024
“It is our moral obligation to fight for political prisoners”. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at European People’s Party Congress
As part of her working visit to Romania, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the Congress of the European People’s Party today along with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya spoke about the dire situation with Belarusian political prisoners and called for maximum efforts to keep the issue on the international agenda. Here […]
March 06, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “It is our moral obligation to fight for political prisoners”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya gave speech at the meeting of the EPP Young Members Network in Bucharest, Romania: “Dear EPP friends, Thank you, dear Roberta and dear Eva for your strong words, for your bravery, and for everything you do for Belarus and Ukraine. I will never stop repeating how much I admire women-leaders like you. If […]
March 06, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “This is high time for democracies to show their teeth”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya gave speech at the EPP Plenary Сongress in Bucharest, Romania: “Dear Secretary General, Dear President, Dear Congress, I feel that I am among friends today. And I came here today – to thank you! For many years, the European People’s Party has been a driving force that supported Belarus democracy, in the European […]
March 06, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed visas for Belarusians with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel
During her working visit to Sofia, the Belarusian leader met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mariya Gabriel. During the meeting, they discussed the Russian threat to Belarus’ independence, accountability for the regime, as well as support for civic initiatives and media. Specifically, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya invited Bulgaria to consider appointing a special envoy […]
March 06, 2024
Bulgarian Parliament formed group for a Democratic Belarus
As part of her official visit to Bulgaria, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Speaker of the Parliament, Rosen Zhelyazkov, addressed the Committee on European Affairs, and met with MPs. The speaker confirmed that a group for a Democratic Belarus is being formed in the Bulgarian Parliament. Mr. Zhelyazkov and Ms. Tsikhanouskaya discussed what the group […]
March 06, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed legalization of stay for Belarusians with Deputy Minister of Justice of Bulgaria
As part of her working visit to Bulgaria, the Belarusian leader met with the country’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Emil Dechev, and former Bulgarian representative to the UN, Stefan Tafrov. During the meeting, the politicians discussed the legalization of stay for Belarusians in Bulgaria, apostille requirements, and recognition of expired Belarusian passports as valid, as […]
March 05, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Mayor of Sofia
During her official visit to Bulgaria, the Belarusian leader met with Vassil Terziev and urged the mayor to support internships for members of the United Transitional Cabinet’s Personnel Reserve program. The leader also proposed inviting representatives of Belarusian businesses in exile to participate in business support programs. In addition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed the problems faced […]
March 05, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Bulgarian MP Boyko Borisov
As part of her visit to Bulgaria, the Belarusian leader met with the former prime minister, currently a member of Parliament, Boyko Borisov. The politician expressed support for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the democratic forces of Belarus and expressed his hope to visit Belarus after the democratic transition. MP Daniel Mitov, who has agreed to become […]
March 05, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Nikolai Denkov spoke at Sofia University
As part of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s working visit to Bulgaria, she delivered a lecture at Sofia University. The event was attended by more than 200 people, including students, faculty, and researchers. After the lecture, the Belarusian leader answered students’ questions. During her speech, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talked about Bulgarian-Belarusian relations and thanked Bulgaria for its support. She […]
March 05, 2024
Restoring relations between Belarus and Bulgaria: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Prime Minister of Bulgaria
During her working visit to Sofia, the Belarusian leader met with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Nikolai Denkov expressed hope for close cooperation between the country and the democratic forces of Belarus. With her visit, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya aims to restore the relations that have been destroyed by the Lukashenka regime. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya invited Bulgaria to […]
March 05, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Despite the terror, Belarusians continue to resist”
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the meeting with European Affairs Committee in Sofia, Bulgaria: “Dear Mr. Kiril Petkov, Dear members of the European Affairs Committee, Dear excellencies, dear friends of freedom, It is an honor and privilege to address you today. And I know that I am among friends. Your support, your solidarity, your consistency are […]
March 05, 2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Women in politics are more effective in the long run”
The Belarusian leader is currently in Bulgaria on her first working visit to the country. On Monday, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joined a broadcast in the studio of the Bulgarian National Radio, where she shared her vision of the role of women in modern politics and noted that the future of Belarus stems from the democratic forces, […]
March 05, 2024
Join memorial march for Belarusian Lizaveta in Warsaw
A tragedy occurred in Warsaw last week. Belarusian Lizaveta died – doctors could not save her life after a brutal attack, rape, and attempted strangulation. On March 6 in Warsaw, a march against violence called “Her Name Was Liza” will be held to commemorate the deceased woman. The event will start at 6:00 p.m. at […]
March 04, 2024