Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the torture of activists defending the honor of Belarus
“Today, three residents of Babruisk were detained on suspicion of railway sabotage. Weapons were used shoot-to-kill against them. After that, the so-called law enforcers published a video showing an activist with gunshot wounds on his knees following his detention. It is horrible: they are apparently proud of their willingness to kill and maim people for […]
April 06, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a call with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly
On April 5, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya a had a call with the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly. During the call, they discussed: – The situation in Bucha. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya spoke about Illia Licvin, a Belarusian who died defending the city. – Support for Ukraine and Belarusian volunteers. The national leader of Belarus noted that […]
April 06, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for April 5
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 April 5. Sabotage The International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus joined the Belarusian Anti-War Movement to document cases of state abuse and torture […]
April 06, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for April 4
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 April 4. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians The BYSOL Foundation sent seven more new vehicles to Ukraine. Two ambulances and an evacuation off-roader will be delivered […]
April 05, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for the week of March 28 – April 3
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 28 – April 3. Sabotage Belarusian partisans crippled the signaling, centralization, and blocking devices on the Asipovichy-Veraitsy railway section. On the night […]
April 03, 2022
Update on the democratic forces’ activities within the Anti-War Movement
At the weekly working meeting with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office, representatives of the Honest People community, Belarusian Medical Solidarity Foundation, Belarusian Council for Culture, ByProsvet, and the Christian Vision group shared the results of their work and plans. Here is an overview of their activities within the Anti-War Movement. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office: – is revising the […]
April 03, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Russian military’s atrocities in Ukraine
“Seeing the horrible photos and videos from Irpen and Bucha, I cannot imagine how this is possible in the 21st century. I cannot imagine such inhumanity. Russian soldiers shot civilians whose hands were tied and just left them lying in the middle of the road. And the Lukashenka regime made Belarus an accomplice to these […]
April 03, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for April 2
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 April 2. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians BYSOL launched a fundraiser for women who have been exposed to sexual violence related to the war. The Foundation […]
April 03, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for April 1
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 April 1. Support for Ukrainians and Belarusians Thanks to the Interior Ministry working group on Belarusians’ issues in Poland, next week the Polish Parliament will consider […]
April 02, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Estonian Minister of the Interior Kristian Jaani discussed the legalization of Belarusians
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya raised the issue of visas and residence permits for Belarusians, as well as e-Residencies in Estonia. She also touched upon the issue of Belarusian companies' relocation to Estonia. Minister Kristian Jaani assured her that Estonia, like other Baltic states, suspended issuing tourist visas but didn't suspend granting humanitarian visas. Also, Belarusians can obtain […]
April 01, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Latvian Foreign Minister
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs explained that Latvia’s suspension of tourist visas issuance to Belarus citizens is a necessary measure. At the same time, humanitarian visas, as well as visas for the politically repressed, as well as family reunification visas, will still be issued, while holders of humanitarian visas will be able to obtain residence […]
April 01, 2022
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