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
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka met with Polish Foreign Minister
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka met with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. At the meeting, they discussed the actions of the anti-Belarusian Lukashenka regime and the demands of the people of Belarus. They noted the dramatic difference between the regime and the people, stressing the Anti-War Movement in Belarus. They agreed that Belarus is under […]
March 24, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka met with Polish Interior Minister
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka met with Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński. They discussed visa issues, legalization, and work permits for Belarusians in Poland. Tsikhanouskaya and Latushka called to extend the programs and acts regarding Ukrainians on Belarusians. They also talked about public communication that Polish officials and diplomats could conduct to […]
March 24, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya started her visit to Poland by going to the Belarusian House in Warsaw
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Pavel Latushka visited the Belarusian House in Warsaw. They also visited the warehouse where volunteers collect equipment and humanitarian aid. Pavel Kukhta, coordinator of the volunteer fighter training center, told Tsikhanouskaya and Latushka about how Belarusians receive training before heading to Ukraine. Photo by Pavel Kritchko
March 24, 2022
The Belarusian democratic forces delegation arrived in Ukraine with a working visit
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's representatives Valery Kavaleuski and Anatoli Liabedzka, ByPol president Aliaksandr Azarau, and the National Anti-Crisis Management representative Valery Matskevich crossed the border and are now in Ukraine. They are going to meet with the Belarusians of Kyiv, visit Belarusian volunteer units in Ukraine, and hold meetings with Ukrainian politicians. Because of the dramatic reduction […]
March 24, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 23
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 23. Resistance Reserve officer Yauhen Vilski addressed the Belarusian military urging them to refuse to participate in the war against Ukraine. Belarusians in Mazyr and […]
March 24, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya arrived in Poland to support volunteers and humanitarian initiatives, render aid for refugees
On March 24-26, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya will hold meetings with: – the volunteers at the Belarusian House in Warsaw; – Belarusian and Ukrainian children at the Center of the Belarusian Solidarity; – volunteers and representatives of Belarusian initiatives at the Belarusian Youth Hub; – refugees from Belarus and Ukraine; – Białystok-based initiatives and local diaspora; – […]
March 23, 2022
Outcomes of the Kalinowski Forum for Belarusians, explained by Anatoli Liabedzka
The Kalinowski Forum ended its work in Vilnius. Anatoli Liabedzka, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Representative for the Constitutional Reform and Parliamentary Cooperation, explains the Forum outcomes for Belarus: 1. Groups for democratic Belarus will be formed in the national parliaments. Such groups had already been established in the parliaments of the USA, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Sweden. […]
March 23, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 22
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 22. Resistance Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called the potential invasion of Ukraine inadmissible, announced a tribunal for those who give or execute criminal orders against the will […]
March 23, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told the story of Belarusian girl Varia who donated her drone to Ukraine
“You might have seen the photo of this postcard drawn by a Belarusian girl from the Czech Republic. To help Ukrainians, she has donated her drone, for which she has been saving for a very long time. The girl's name is Varia. Her parents sent me a photo of her and I want to share […]
March 22, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with US Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter
In her office in Vilnius, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received US Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter, who spoke the day before at the Kalinowski Forum about the US plans to support Belarusians. US Special Envoy to Belarus Julie Fischer also joined the meeting. At the meeting, Tsikhanouskaya and Carpenter discussed: – the de-facto occupation of Belarus […]
March 22, 2022
Nuclear-free Belarus: is it in danger? Analytics
The OST Research Centre, together with the Oxford Belarus Observatory and the GCRF COMPASS Project, based on a discussion on 17 February 2022 issued a policy brief “Nuclear-free Belarus: is it in danger?”. The full text is available below. Download the analytics document here.
March 22, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 21
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 21. Belarusians held a rally in Polish Szczecin to support Ukrainians. Belarusians of Warsaw gathered for a demonstration against the war. Photographer from Minsk Aliaksandr […]
March 22, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the Kalinouski Forum, 2022
“Dear Madam Speaker, Madam Prime-Minister, friends of Belarus, Now, in times of war, I particularly appreciate your work for Ukraine and for Belarus. And I appreciate that you accept Belarus as part of the European family. It is critical today. This forum is named after Kastus Kalinouski, the leader of the Uprising against the Russian […]
March 21, 2022
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the Ambassador of Ukraine discussed the Belarusian Anti-war Movement
At the meeting, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya told Ukrainian Ambassador to Lithuania Petro Beshta about the Belarusian Anti-War Movement and the situation on the border. They also talked about the Kastus Kalinowski Belarusian volunteer unit defending Kyiv and discussed the delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke about other Belarusian initiatives supporting Ukraine, like the […]
March 20, 2022
“We are continuing the legacy of Kastus Kalinowski”. The Kalinowski Forum started in Vilnius
Today, March 20, in Vilnius, the Kalinowski Forum started with a flower-laying ceremony at the burial site of Kastus Kalinowski. The Forum is organized by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in partnership with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, diplomats of the United States, Poland, Ukraine, France, and representatives of the government and the […]
March 20, 2022
Support for the Belarusian Anti-War Movement and de-occupation of Belarus: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will speak at the Kalinouski Forum
The Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya invites you to take part in the Kalinowski Forum on March 21 in Vilnius. The Forum is organized by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania in partnership with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office. Politicians from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, the European Union, the US, and the UK will discuss the situation in […]
March 20, 2022
Results of the Belarusian Anti-War Movement for March 19
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 19. Sabotage The Novy Chas newspaper made a timeline of the “rail war” in Belarus. In at least 12 episodes of railway sabotage, partisans crippled […]
March 20, 2022
Solidarity Platform updated the list of relevant initiatives supporting Belarusians, now categorized by country
The Solidarity Platform gathers Belarusian projects verified by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office. After the war in Ukraine started, the Platform has updated its website with new initiatives that support Belarusians in different countries within the framework of the Anti-War Movement. Among other things, these initiatives also: evacuate people from Ukrainian cities; collect humanitarian aid; assist Belarusian […]
March 19, 2022