Meeting of the Cabinet of Representatives: Criminal Investigations, Student Assistance, and Privatization Example
Human rights Hary Pahanyaila, Tsikhanouskaya's representative for human rights, said that after applying to investigate the case of Maksim Kharoshyn under the universal criminal jurisdiction in Vilnius, similar applications on other cases are being prepared in Poland. Besides, Pahanyaila announced his intention to resume work on the cases of the disappearance of Lukashenka's political opponents […]
December 01, 2020
Launch of the Unified Crime Registration Book initiative
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya launched a new initiative: the Unified Crime Registration Book. Security officials' voluntary surrender will mitigate punishment. “Today the second stage of the People's Tribunal is starting. We are launching a new project, the Unified Crime Registration Book, created by the National Anti-Crisis Management and ByPol, the foundation of former law enforcement officers. Impunity […]
December 01, 2020
Tsikhanouskaya’s representative for education Olga Shparaga on supporting scientists and teachers
Olga Shparaga: “Repressions against the academic and scientific community continue in Belarus. Since November 17, the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has not renewed seven employees' contracts. All of them protested against the lawlessness, served their sentence, or supported arrested colleagues. Today, five more scientists announced their resignation in […]
November 27, 2020
Tsikhanouskaya’s office filed the first application to investigate the police brutality under universal jurisdiction
This is an application to commence proceeding following the commission of the acts of violence against Maksim Kharoshyn, an entrepreneur, detained near his house in Minsk, beaten, taken to a police department and beaten even there until an ambulance was called for him. So he ended up in a hospital and then fled to Lithuania. The […]
November 27, 2020
Meeting with the Cabinet of Representatives: sanctions, aid programmes and the Constitution
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a meeting with the Cabinet of Representatives. The representative for education Olga Shparaga spoke about the work on helping the repressed students and teachers, as well as exploring new possibilities for further education for the expelled ones. In particular, she talked about the launch of a new aid programme for Belarusian students […]
November 26, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked the President of Lithuania for support of the Belarusian people
Today during a video call with the president of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Lithuania for support of the Belarusian people and the firm position regarding Lukashenka’s regime. They discussed recent events in Belarus and the murder of Raman Bandarenka, as well as support to the repressed Belarusians and simplification of migration regulations for them. The […]
November 24, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about the new victory of peaceful protest
“Belarusians have won today. Free Kaskad neighborhood released white-red-white balloons with the national flag into the sky before going out to the streets. Residents of Kurasoushchyna proudly walked with national symbols around the district and had successfully dispersed in nearby courtyards just a minute before paddy wagons arrived. In Kamennaya Horka and around Dziarzhynski Avenue, people came back […]
November 22, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported everyone who will take part in Sunday’s march
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported everyone who will take part in Sunday's march: “Dear Belarusians! Every Sunday the regime does everything to prevent the courageous Belarusians from gathering in their city. The central squares are overlapping, the movement of public transport is changing, or even canceled. But this Sunday, the march starts right by your house. People will […]
November 21, 2020
Belarus will sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Hague for the trial of regime’s accomplices
During the meetings with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced that crimes against humanity, that regime’s accomplices commit, will not go unpunished. Evidence of the crimes will be prepared for examination of the International Criminal Court and Tribunal in Hague. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya announced that in the […]
November 21, 2020
About threats to take away children
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – about threats to take away children: “First they started to kidnap people on the streets. Then they began to break into the apartments. Now they are invading families directly and threatening to announce that the children of the protesters are in a socially dangerous situation. The soloist of the choir “Uniya” Aliaksandr […]
November 20, 2020
Initiation of the process of declaring the Main Directorate for combating organized crime (GUBOPiK) and OMON terrorist organizations
During the working visit to the Netherlands, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stef Blok. They discussed international investigations on the regime's crimes in Belarus and the initiation of the process of declaring the Main Directorate for combating organized crime and OMON terrorist organizations. Blok expressed his willingness to assist in this […]
November 20, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: politruks are accomplices of the regime
“Day by day, we read news that gives us the creeps: water in the whole district was cut-off, dismissals for political stands, detentions for managing a Telegram channel. And all of these actions were taken by a particular individual, who signed an order. And their employees' records do not necessarily say politruk or “ideologist”, but […]
November 20, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about a week without Raman Bandarenka
“It’s been a week since Raman Bandarenka’s death. The country has grieved the whole week. The whole week, the regime was trying to smear his name by calling this crime “a simple bad domestic” or stating that alcohol was found in Raman’s blood. When one of the medics published the information confirming that there was […]
November 20, 2020
Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is paying a working visit to the Netherlands. During the meeting with the Prime Minister Mark Rutte, she announced that it is very important for people in Belarus that the cases about human rights’ violation will be handed over to the International criminal court in Hague. Sviatlana also announced the establishment of the […]
November 19, 2020
Meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven. They have discussed the events at Belaruskali and Hrodna Azot. Löfven is one of the leaders of Europe’s trade union movement, he has been to Belarus several times and cooperated with local trade unions. It is crucial for him to support the striking ones. […]
November 18, 2020
Meeting with a speaker of Swedish Parliament and leaders of the MFA of Sweden
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with a speaker of Swedish Parliament and leaders of the MFA of Sweden. She called on Sweden to refocus financial assistance programs to finance the civil society instead of Lukashenka’s regime. It is about 24 million euro, that is supposed to be directed to help the striking workers, journalists, activists, human rights activists […]
November 18, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported doctors in their protest
“First, doctors were sent to the front line. Almost all the help to each other was provided by Belarusians, not the government. The regime chose to reward law enforcement officials instead of providing medics with PPE. Then, doctors were required to stay “loyal and reliable”. In the eyes of the criminal group, that seized the […]
November 18, 2020
Discussing new sanctions with ambassadors of foreign countries in response to the escalation of violence in Belarus
Today Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with ambassadors of Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Ireland and a representative of the Nordic Council to discuss the events of the past weekend. Sviatlana stated that the situation requires decisive actions: it’s time to impose economic sanctions on state enterprises and companies connected to Lukashenko, suspension of programs of financial […]
November 16, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported everyone who is taking part in today’s march
“Dear Belarusians! We won’t forgive Raman Bandarenka’s death. We won’t forgive the deaths of Dzianis Kuznyatsou, Artsyom Parukau, Mikita Kryutsou, Kanstantsin Syshmakou, Aliaksandr Budnitsky, Stanislau Chur, Henadz Shutau, Aliaksandr Vikhor and Aiaksandr Taraikousky. We will forever remember their names and will follow our People’s Tribunal plan week by week, so that criminals will not threaten […]
November 15, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s letter to the Holy Father Francis
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's letter to the Holy Father Francis, Bishop and Pope of Rome, inspired by his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti: “Fraternal Society: A Vision For a New Belarus” Your Holiness, My letter is a response to the invitation to dialogue to which you call all people of goodwill in your new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. This […]
November 14, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the international investigation of Raman Bandarenka’s murder, economic sanctions and cancellation of Ice Hockey Championship in Minsk
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya paid a working visit to Latvia, where she met with the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Latvian NGOs. Sviatlana also laid flowers at the Freedom Monument in Riga and lit candles together with Belarusian diaspora to commemorate Raman Bandarenka. It’s expected that in the near future Latvia and Baltic countries […]
November 14, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported everyone who is taking part in today’s march
We won’t forgive Raman Bandarenka’s death. We won’t forgive the deaths of Dzianis Kuznyatsou, Artsyom Parukau, Mikita Kryutsou, Kanstantsin Syshmakou, Aliaksandr Budnitsky, Stanislau Chur, Henadz Shutau, Aliaksandr Vikhor and Aiaksandr Taraikousky. We will forever remember their names and will follow our People’s Tribunal plan week by week, so that criminals will not threaten the lives […]
November 03, 2020