Humanitarian visa issuance in Poland and 3-year humanitarian residence permits for Belarusians. Polish Parliament will consider these amendments next week
On April 1, the Polish Interior Ministry working group on Belarusians in Poland held its second session. Acting Representative on Legal Affairs of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office Kristina Rikhter, head of the Center for Belarusan Solidarity legal department (CBS) Volha Dabravolskaya, and the National Anti-Crisis Management representative Mikhail Kirilyuk spoke on behalf of the democratic forces. […]
April 01, 2022
Digest of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office on Education and Science, March 2022
Visit www.asvetaby.org to find all issues of the Asveta digest in Belarusian, Russian and English. Download the digest on education and science here. Repressions – On March 25, another trial has started against Tsikhan Osipau, a political prisoner, lecturer of the Belarusian National Technical University, previously sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment. A court session took […]
April 01, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets
At the meeting, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya raised the issue of visas and e-Residencies for Belarusians in Estonia. She also thanked the minister for organizing the Arria-formula meeting of the UN Security Council.
April 01, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the conference “Working for Peace to Overcome the Scourge of War” in Tallinn
“Dear minister Liimets, dear Mr. Mikhelson, Distinguished speakers, Today our hearts are with Ukraine. The fates of Belarusian and Ukrainian people are strongly interconnected. We, in Belarus, understand that there will not be free Belarus without free Ukraine, and vice versa. This month we mark 20 months since the beginning of our uprising for freedom. Many […]
April 01, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Estonia to tackle the issues of Belarusians’ migration and Belarusian businesses
Today, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is on an official visit to Estonia, with a number of important meetings. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has already had a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to discuss the Belarusian Anti-War Movement and support for Ukraine, the ban of sanctioned products transit, and the sanctions control mechanism.
April 01, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 31
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 31. Sabotage On the night of March 30, 2022, at a railway section in the East of Belarus, partisans unlocked two relay cabinets and managed […]
April 01, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 30
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 30. Sabotage The Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation appealed to the European and Asian football federations to ban Belarusian national football team from neutral venues. Belarus' […]
March 31, 2022
“Belarusians are our brothers”. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on how the democratic forces’ delegation was received in Ukraine
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Yesterday our team was discussing last week's visits to Poland and Ukraine. Our delegation talked about the meetings they had and the attitude toward Belarusians. I asked them to write down one of their stories, because I really want you to read it too: "We were going to Kyiv by train from Lviv, […]
March 30, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 29
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 29. Sabotage In the framework of the National Anti-Crisis Management campaign to stop the foreign regime's financing, seven international companies have officially confirmed that they […]
March 30, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s team launched a chatbot for information on education and science
Belarusians can use the @eduOST_bot chatbot to share information from their educational institutions, including on repressions, pressure, corruption, or illegitimate orders from the administrations. Ideas and suggestions for education system reforms are also accepted. The chatbot was launched by the team of Representative of Sviatalana Tsikhanouskaya on Education and Science Tatiana Shchyttsova. It is secure […]
March 29, 2022
The first session of Poland’s working group on Belarusians: what was on the agenda?
On March 25, the working group on Belarusians in Poland held its first session. The group had been formed within the Ministry of the Interior and Administration following Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's visit to Poland. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya Representative on Legal Affairs Kristina Rikhter and representatives of the Center for Belarusan Solidarity joined the group. At the session, […]
March 29, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 28
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 28. Resistance Belarusian partisans crippled the signaling, centralization, and blocking devices on the Asipovichy-Veraitsy railway section. Belarusian Cyber Partisans explained how they resist the war […]
March 29, 2022
The visit of Belarusian democratic forces to Ukraine: Valery Kavaleuski on greeting and results
Valery Kavaleuski, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Representative on Foreign Affairs, told Belarusian media outlet Zerkalo.io about the reception of the Belarusian democratic forces’ delegation in Ukraine and the results of the meetings with local politicians. Thousands of Belarusians are applying to join the volunteer movement in Ukraine. Ukrainians praised Belarusians’ skills, stressing the significant potential for growth. […]
March 28, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for the week of March 21-27
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and the Belarus regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement for the week of March 21-27. Resistance Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called the potential invasion of Ukraine inadmissible and announced a tribunal for those who give or execute […]
March 27, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 26
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 26. The heartbreaking news came today that one of the Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine, Kastus Kalinouski battalion warrior Dzmitry Apanasovich, was severely wounded in a […]
March 27, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the fallen hero Dzmitry Apanasovich
“Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine are fighting for the independence of both Ukraine and Belarus. They made a conscious choice to take responsibility for the future and risk their lives daily. They are true people of free Belarus and they are defending their home. Dzmitry Apanasovich died heroically in the battle near Kyiv. I wish to […]
March 26, 2022
President of the United States Joseph Biden held a phone call with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya from Air Force One
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “I thanked President Biden for today’s speech in Warsaw and the US leadership in the great battle for freedom, the battle between liberty and repression. I assured President Biden that Belarusians are at the forefront of this struggle – and fearlessly stand alongside the people of Ukraine. I am confident that freedom and […]
March 26, 2022
Democratic forces delegation met with Belarusian volunteers in Lviv
As part of the visit to Ukraine, the democratic forces delegation, including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s representatives Valery Kavaleuski and Anatoli Liabedzka, the National Anti-Crisis Management representative Valery Matskevich, and BYPOL head Aliaksandr Azarau, met with Belarusian volunteers at the Belarusian Information Center in Lviv. Belarusians told about their efforts to help Ukraine, the Ukrainian army, and […]
March 26, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s press briefing: meeting with refugees, Kastus Kalinouski battalion oath, and the delegation’s visit to Kyiv
“I spent the last few days in Warsaw with Belarusians and Ukrainians. No words are enough to express all the pain our people are going through. I met with volunteers, visited humanitarian aid storages, and talked to refugee families. The idea that cannot leave me is that war is evil and must be stopped. My […]
March 26, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 25
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 25. Resistance Despite increased surveillance on the railway, Belarusian partisans carried out a successful sabotage operation near Barysau, burning down two relay cabinets. Svetlahorsk Welding […]
March 26, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the Belarusian democratic forces met with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm
Within her visit to Poland, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm of Poland. The democratic forces and Belarusian initiatives at the meeting were represented by Pavel Latushka (National Anti-Crisis Management / NAM), Volha Kavalkova (Coordination Council), Tatsiana Khomich (Viktar Babaryka’s team), Uladzimir Astapenka (NAM), Yury Hubarevich (For Freedom movement), Aleh […]
March 25, 2022
Foreign Affairs Committee
March 25, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Pavel Latushka and Tatsiana Khomich met with Polish President Andrzej Duda
Polish President Andrzej Duda met with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya just before the meeting with US President Joe Biden, who was arriving in Warsaw after the NATO summit in Brussels. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's delegation included also the National Anti-Crisis Management head Pavel Latushka, as well as the Coordination Council representative on political prisoners and member of Viktar Babaryka's […]
March 25, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the Polish Sejm, 2022
“Dear members of Polish Sejm, Today we meet at a very important day for all Belarusians, our Freedom Day. We commemorate the declaration of Independence of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in 1918. Yesterday, I was in the Polish National Archives. I was shown the documents, passports, and credentials issued by Belarusian Democratic Republic. Our Founding […]
March 25, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited the POBACH Belarusian coordination hub in Poland
On March 25, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited the POBACH Belarusian coordination hub in St. Alexander's Church in Warsaw to support refugees and hand over humanitarian aid. POBACH was founded to support Belarusians fleeing repressions in Belarus, and now, the Hub helps both Belarusians and Ukrainians fleeing the war. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talked to the Hub volunteers and […]
March 25, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Belarusian refugees, initiatives and aid organizations in Warsaw
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Warsaw met with Belarusian refugees, as well as initiatives and organizations that support them and Belarusians in general. At the meeting, they discussed the unresolved issues that refugees still face. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya mentioned the agreement with the Interior Minister to form a working group on Belarusian refugees. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office will keep […]
March 25, 2022
Results of the democratic forces’ meeting with deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
MPs from 10 countries are working on a program to ensure security, protection and integration in the EU for Belarusian soldiers who refuse to fight against Ukraine. At the meeting with Belarusian democratic forces, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada spoke about the initiative launched by parliamentarians from 10 countries. MPs addressed the EU leadership proposing […]
March 25, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 24
Any Belarusian can join the Movement and choose from numerous options to resist the war and Belarus’ regime. Read the Manifest. Here is an overview of the Movement on March 24. Resistance Priests of the Belarusian Orthodox Church made a stand against Russian Patriarch Kirill. Belarusian lecturer resigned from St. Petersburg University in protest against […]
March 24, 2022
Freedom Day Concert in Vilnius
Time and date: March 25, 18:30. Venue: Vilnius City Hall, Didžioji g. 31. The Belarusian Council for Culture, Vilnius City Hall, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office and Embassy of Poland in Lithuania, under the patronage of the US Embassy in Belarus, present a concert dedicated to the defenders of Ukraine. The event is timed to Freedom Day, […]
March 24, 2022