Isolate the regime, help Belarusians: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and called for decisive and swift actions
Today Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (AFET). Ms. Tsikhanouskaya said that Lukashenka crossed the line and became a threat not only for Belarusians but also for the international community. In her speech, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged the EU to: – adopt without further delay the 4th package of sanctions and announce […]
May 26, 2021
Emergency meeting of Belarusian democratic forces
Today, democratic leaders of belarus organized an emergency meeting in Lithuania, where Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office, the Coordination Council, the National Anti-Crisis Management, Valery Tsapkala’s HQ, ByPol and other democratic forces met. The participants discussed further joint steps to respond to the unprecedented situation created by Lukashenka and resoltution of the crisis in Belarus. Follow the […]
May 25, 2021
Emmanuel Macron called for Belarus’ democratic forces to be invited to the G7 summit
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “I thank Emmanuel Macron for his call to invite the democratic forces of Belarus to the G7 summit. Yesterday, I spoke with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and proposed to be included to the summit. Mr. Macron was the first president with whom I met in autumn 2020, and I am very […]
May 25, 2021
Press briefing of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, May 25
“It is the third day after the hijacking of Ryanair plane with Raman Pratasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega onboard. Raman is in the Minsk Detention Center №1, Sofia – in Akrestina Detention Center. The lawyer is not allowed to see her. I think many have already watched the video with imprisoned Raman. He says […]
May 25, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a call with the US National Security Advisor to Joe Biden Jake Sullivan
On May 24, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a call with the United States National Security Advisor to Joe Biden Jake Sullivan. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya told Jake Sullivan all the yet known details of the arrest of Raman Pratasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega. She added that there is no doubt that Raman is being tortured in prison. Ms. […]
May 25, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a press briefing on the plane hijacking by the regime and arrest of Raman Pratasevich
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “It’s been the second day since the Ryanair plane was hijacked. Blogger and activist Raman Pratasevich is detained, we don’t know where he is or in what condition. At this very moment, Raman is likely to be tortured by intelligence agents. Raman’s girlfriend, Sofia Sapega, was detained with him. Sofia is 23 years old […]
May 24, 2021
Raman Pratasevich was taken hostage at Minsk Airport. Immediate taken steps from the Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office
– Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s team contacted Raman’s parents and offered help. – The Office contacted the Lithuanian government to find out whether Lithuania was aware of what was going on. The parliamentarians stated that the flight was to land in Vilnius and all responsibility for the incident was on the Belarusian side. – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made […]
May 23, 2021
Tsikhanouskaya: “For the sake of reprisals against Pratasevich, Lukashenka personally caused an international scandal”
“A week ago, I was returning from Athens to Vilnius on the same flight. In Greece, Raman Pratasevich photographed our working visit. Seven days later, the regime involved intelligence agencies, raised fighter jets, and organized the hijack of a civilian plane to take Raman hostage. Raman is a well-known Belarusian activist, blogger, and fellow of […]
May 23, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about the capture of Raman Pratasevich on Ryanair board
«It is obvious that this is an operation by the special services to hijack the plane – in order to apprehend the activist and blogger Raman Pratasevich. Lukashenka’s regime endangered the lives of passengers onboard the plane and all civil aviation for the sake of reprisals against a man who was the editor of the […]
May 23, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will pay a visit to the Czech Republic
On June 7-10, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will pay a visit to the Czech Republic by the invitation of the President of the Czech Senate. Leader of democratic Belarus will hold meetings with Prime Minister Andrei Babis, Foreign Minister Jakub Kulganek, President of the Senate Milos Vystrcil, Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Radek Vondracek, and will […]
May 21, 2021
Valery Kavaleuski held an online meeting with British parliamentarians – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya plans a visit to the UK
The head of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Cabinet of Representatives, Valery Kavaleuski, held an online meeting with British parliamentarians. They discussed British policy towards Belarus. Mr. Kavaleuski spoke about the general situation in our country and the regime’s attack on independent media, including the largest news portal TUT.by. During the meeting, the following was discussed: – options for extending British […]
May 19, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the German Federal Prosecutor to open a criminal case against Lukashenka in Germany
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sent a letter to the German Federal Prosecutor's Office. She called on Federal Prosecutor Peter Frank to start criminal persecution on the ground of German lawyers' criminal complaint filed against Lukashenka and representatives of the regime, to safeguard the interest of ten Belarusians who suffered from violence by the Lukashenka's regime in Belarus. […]
May 19, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – about the “murder” of TUT.by
Today we are all witnessing the deliberate “murder” of media and the independent portal TUT.by. For 20 years, it has been committed to reporting honest news to Belarusians and is an example of an independent press. Many feared that this would happen, but it is a different feeling when you witness the successive destruction of freedom. […]
May 18, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls to hold the Global Picket of Solidarity with Belarus on May 29, 2021
May 2021 marks exactly one year since the start of non-violent protests in Belarus and the harshest repressions in modern Belarus’ history. On May 29, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, popular blogger and husband of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, became the first contender for the presidency imprisoned by the Belarusian regime. This arrest, followed by repressions of other presidential hopefuls, […]
May 18, 2021
Ms. Tsikhanouskaya’s meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic and the Prime Minister of North Macedonia
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the Delphi Economic Forum and called on the international community to hold a high-level conference on Belarus, help bring to justice all perpetrators of human rights violations in Belarus. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya called to stop violence and keep Belarus on the international agenda. During the meeting with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, […]
May 14, 2021
Outcomes of the second day of Ms. Tsikhanouskaya’s visit to Greece
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis, the Belarusian diaspora, politicians, and parliamentarians of Greece, ambassadors of the United States, Chile, Mexico, France, and Lithuania in Athens. The main topic at the meetings is support for Belarus on the international arena. Leader of democratic Belarus […]
May 13, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on trials against Belarusians
Tomorrow, May 14, at 10:30 in the court of the Oktiabrsky district of Minsk begins “the trial” of students and teachers detained in November 2020: Kseniya Syramalot, Anastasiya Bulybenka, Hleb Fitzner, Yahor Kanetski, Illia Trakhtenberg, Viktoryia Hrankouskaya, Maryia Kalenik, Kasia Budzko, Yana Arabeika, Tatsiana Yakelchyk, Alana Gebremariam and Volha Filatchankava. You can come to the court of […]
May 13, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of the Hellenic Republic during the working visit to Athens
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, received Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at the presidential palace in Athens and expressed support for the Belarusian people. Outcomes of the meeting: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Greece for the fact that its ambassador didn’t present credentials to Lukashenka, as he lost the legitimacy and trust of Belarusians. – Told about […]
May 13, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Appointed Siarhej Zikratski as Representative on Legal Affairs
Siarhej Zikratski is a well-known Belarusian lawyer. He received his education in Belarus, with additional education in the United Kingdom, Latvia, and Poland. Mr. Zikratski specialized in legal aid to Belarusian business, media, and IT companies. In 2020-2021 he defended Belarusian media TUT.BY in politically motivated trials, Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva, program director of the Press Club Alla Sharko, was one of […]
May 12, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will visit Greece on May 12-14
On 12-14 May, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will visit Greece at the invitation of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. The Belarusian leader will have meetings with the government, parliament, Mayor of Athens, and will address the Delphi Economic Forum. A key objective of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s visit is to mobilize political support in countries where the Belarusian crisis received less attention. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya […]
May 11, 2021
The EU presented Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya a draft EU Comprehensive Plan for Belarus
Today, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had an online meeting with Maciej Popowski, Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission (DG NEAR). A draft EU Comprehensive Plan for Belarus was presented at the meeting. Work on the project has been carried out in recent months in cooperation with Ms. Tsikhanouskaya’s team. The plan envisages financial macro-planning for […]
May 10, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received a call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Ivan Korčok called Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya from Brussels, where the EU Foreign Ministers are holding meetings. Ivan Korčok told that the topic of Belarus and the adoption of the EU Comprehensive Assistance Plan for Belarus was raised during the meeting – and Slovakia supports this initiative. Let us recall that last week Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya […]
May 10, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the conference of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
“Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, Thank you for the possibility to speak before you today! It is precisely one year ago, on May 7th, 2020, that my husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski announced his decision to run for president of Belarus. He was not affiliated with any political party or structure, he only had his independent blog […]
May 07, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing of the US Congress
“Dear Co-Chairs McGovern and Smith, distinguished members of the Commission, I am deeply grateful for the great honor to address you on behalf of the Belarusian people. I am here to give voice to the thousands of my compatriots who have faced injustice, intimidation, and inhuman treatment. It is my duty to testify about the […]
May 06, 2021
“Impunity will never exist in Belarus again” – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about the investigation of the Lukashenka regime’s crimes in Germany
On behalf of ten Belarusians, four German lawyers filed a criminal complaint with the Office of the Federal Public Prosecutor in Germany and alleged that Aliaksandr Lukashenka had committed crimes against humanity. They stressed that there was no justice in Belarus, and no criminal case had yet been brought against security forces for their crimes. So the lawyers […]
May 05, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President, the Speaker of Parliament, and party leaders: outcome of the second day of the working visit to Slovenia
Today, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, the Speaker of Parliament, the President of the National Assembly, Igor Zorčič, and leaders of the main political parties of Slovenia. During the meetings: – Slovenia’s future EU presidency was discussed. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on Slovenia to make Belarus a priority during the six-month […]
May 04, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on EU Foreign Ministers to impose sanctions, announce the plan of support, and hold a conference with representatives of the democratic forces and the regime
The EU has a principled decision to introduce the fourth package of sanctions: it will be adopted between May 10 and June 17. At the EU session, the Belarusian question will be on the agenda. Work is now underway to ensure that the sanctions list is as broad as possible. Due to the continuation of violence and repressions […]
May 04, 2021
Results of the first day of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s working visit to Slovenia: meetings with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister
Today, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Janša and the Foreign Minister Anže Logar. This visit is important as Slovenia will hold the presidency of the European Union from July 1, 2021. During the meetings: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya described the situation of human rights violations in Belarus, the ongoing repressions, the cases of Mikalai […]
May 03, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at the Sedona Forum 2021
Watch Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaking with Elise Labott (Columnist, Foreign Policy) at the panel “Defenders of Democracy: Global Voices from the frontlines” of the Sedona Forum 2021 by the McCain Institute.
May 02, 2021