Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Belarusians are a nation of creators, who know how to build something new and defend their own”
“During a working visit to Denmark, I met Sasha Avdzevich, a man about whom one certainly would not say that he is limited in abilities. In Lida and Minsk he opened Inclusive Barista coffee shops, where coffee is made only by people with disabilities. Now he continues in Denmark what he has started in Belarus. […]
June 15, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 14
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 14. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians The DAR Initiative and the Dapamoga NPO purchased and handed over 50 tourniquets for the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. […]
June 15, 2022
Promote Belarusian content and remove propaganda. Meetings of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office with Meta, TikTok and Google
With a TikTok representative, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office will discuss promoting Belarusian content and supporting Belarusian bloggers and media. The Office will be collecting proposals and reports from Belarusians to forward them to TikTok. At the meeting with Google, the Office talked about the following issues. The first is that YouTube bans the Belarusian language. It […]
June 14, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 13
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 13. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Svetlana Alexievich received the Jiří Theiner Prize for the freedom of speech and dedicated it to the writers of Ukraine. The BYSOL […]
June 14, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for the week of June 6-12
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement for the week of June 6-12. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians Denmark's Foreign Minister assured Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya that Denmark will resume issuing visas to Belarusians. The Danish Foreign Ministry has […]
June 13, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 10
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 10. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Latvian President Egils Levits reinforced Latvia's support for Belarusians' desire to become part of the European and democratic world. Latvia will continue […]
June 11, 2022
Danish Foreign Minister to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “We will resume issuing visas to Belarusians”
Ms. Tsikhanouskaya thanked Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod for the invitation and support from the Danish government. She spoke on the persecution of trade union leaders in Belarus and the authorities' attempts to shut down all trade unions. “We need to act decisively. The persecution of trade unions is unprecedented and requires a response from the […]
June 10, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 9
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 9. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Through a series of Sports for Ukraine auctions, the Tribune raised more than $100,000 for Ukraine, which was immediately turned into real […]
June 09, 2022
Legal status for Belarusian volunteers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and residence permits for Belarusians in Ukraine: Valeriy Kavaleuski discussed acute issues with Anton Herashchenko
Today Valeriy Kavaleuski, the head of the Cabinet of Tsikhanouskaya’s Representatives, met in Kiev with Anton Herashchenko, advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. During the conversation, the most pressing issues that Belarusians have faced since the beginning of the war with Russia were raised – the extension and issuing of temporary residence […]
June 09, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Julie Fisher for her work and support for Belarusians
“Today Julie Fisher has announced that she is leaving the post of U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus and I want to thank her very much for her work. She truly understands and shares the feelings of Belarusians – this was evident from the very moment we met. Ms. Fisher was meeting with the families of political […]
June 09, 2022
“Belarusians cannot be isolated”. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of Latvia
Today, June 9, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of Latvia Egils Levits. The leader of democratic Belarus thanked the President for participating in rallies of solidarity with Belarus and for Latvia's non-recognition of Lukashenka's regime and support of democratic forces in all international arenas. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya explained why it is important to continue issuing […]
June 09, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the Saeima of the Latvian Republic, 2022
Today, on June 9th, the second day of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's official visit to Latvia has begun. She spoke at the plenary session of the Latvian Parliament in Riga. The text of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech: “Dear Madam Chairman, Dear deputies, Dear Ministers, Dear friends, For me, as for the majority of Belarusians, Latvia isn’t an alien […]
June 09, 2022
Results of the first day of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s visit to Latvia
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya completed the first day of her official visit to Latvia. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Riga at the invitation of Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and the Latvian Parliament. The day began with raising the national Belarusian white-red-white flag over the Town Hall in Riga with Mayor Mārtiņš Staķis. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya met with the […]
June 08, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
During her working visit to Riga, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs. At this meeting, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya raised the issues of visas, residence permits, as well as the legalization of Belarusians in Latvia. She conveyed all the requests of the Belarusian diaspora, as well as words of gratitude. In Latvia, […]
June 08, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Latvia
Today Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held discussions with Latvian Prime Minister Kariņš Krišjānis. She thanked the Prime Minister for the support of Belarusians and for Latvian continuance to issue humanitarian visas and support the Belarusian diaspora. Ms.Tsikhanouskaya spoke about the sentence against Andrei Kuznechyk, the persecution of independent journalists, and about the new repressive decree on death […]
June 08, 2022
Towards Education Reform in the New Belarus: join the conference on June 16-17
The conference is organized by the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the European Humanities University, the Belarusian Education on the Path of Change program, and the Ideas Bank platform. The conference will discuss the current state of education in Belarus, as well as the basic values for the future educational system. Representatives of various expert communities […]
June 08, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 7
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 7. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Franak Viacorka, advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, answered questions about visas and residence permits for Belarusians in the Czech Republic. He also added […]
June 08, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 6
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 6. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Ukrainians launched a petition on the President's website demanding that foreign volunteers “defending the territorial integrity of Ukraine” be granted citizenship. Belarusians […]
June 07, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for the week of May 30 – June 5
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement for the week of May 30 – June 5. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians Yuliya Yukhno, activist of the association of Belarusians in Italy, spoke at the XIX Congresso confederale […]
June 05, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 4
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 4. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Belarusian singer Max Korzh released a track about the war in Ukraine. Belarusian military volunteers of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment received awards […]
June 05, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 3
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 3. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians In 2020, Belarusian Aliaksei Frantskevich opened the Belarusian Crisis Center in Lviv to help Belarusians fleeing the country with housing, employment, legal […]
June 04, 2022
The Latvian Saeima decided to create a Parliamentary Group “For Democratic Belarus”
The parliamentary friendship group for Belarus will protect the rights of Belarusians in Latvia, prevent discrimination and help with legalization. The representative of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for the constitutional reform and parliamentary cooperation Anatoli Liabedzka said that the friendship group for Belarus has done a lot for Belarusians already at the stage of formation. Moreover, thanks […]
June 03, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 2
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 2. Support for Belarusians and Ukrainians Belarusians have been volunteering to help Ukrainians since the war started. The new video, released as part of the #BelarusWithUkraine campaign, tells […]
June 03, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s letter to the UN Secretary-General, the President of the United States and the President of the EU Council on the idea to lift sanctions on potash
The main parts of the letter: Lifting sanctions on Lukashenka and Putin will bring them financial respite and a false sense of victory. Such a deal would reinforce the regimes' conviction that violence pays off and will strengthen its position, leading to more repression in Belarus and more aggression in Ukraine. The Russian blockade of […]
June 02, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya delivered an address in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the traditional seat of the OSCE Permanent Council. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya was invited by the delegations of the European Union and the United States as the leader of democratic Belarus. Representatives of more than 40 of 57 OSCE member states attended the meeting. Officials from […]
June 02, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for June 1
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus' regime. Here is an overview of the Movement on June 1. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the European Union to introduce a visa-free regime for Belarusians and develop a “Marshall Plan” for post-Lukashenka Belarus. […]
June 02, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about the worker of Naftan Uladzimir Krysionak, who was found hanged after the visit of the enforcement officers
“Naftan worker Uladzimir Krysionak was found hanged. A week ago, he was detained by the enforcement officers – they promised him 12 years in prison for participating in the strike. It took me a long time to find the words for this, but I think the same way as you – to be honest, there […]
June 01, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – on the dismissed appeal in the case of Siarhei Tsikhanouski
“Today, while I was on a visit, I heard that the court dismissed the appeal in the case of my husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski. That didn’t surprise me, as no one has faith in justice from such "hearings" anymore – and we have more than 1,215 cases of evidence of this. I haven't seen Siarhei in […]
June 01, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, 2022
“Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Ambassador Carpenter, dear Ambassador Ostrauskaite, thank you for kindly organizing this meeting. It's great to see so many of our friends here. I remember the very first months of our democratic uprising, and how vocal you were about Belarus. Your support, your attention helped us keep this momentum going. Now, […]
June 01, 2022