Politicians of dozens of countries supported the Day of Solidarity with Belarus
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya proclaimed February 7 the International Day of Solidarity with Belarus. It marked 6 months since the start of Belarusians' peaceful protests after the rigged elections in August 2020. Today, the whole world has expressed support for the people of Belarus. Statements of European politicians Ambassadors of EU diplomatic missions met with families of […]
February 07, 2021
Universal Jurisdiction: First Application against Belarusian Security Forces Filed in the Czech Republic
The suspect is the chief of Hrodna riot police Viktar Kravtsevich. February 7 was decided to apply as on that day, the whole world participated in the International Day of Solidarity with Belarus. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's adviser Alexander Dabravolski thanked the Czech Republic for accepting and arranging the treatment of the affected Belarusians. Now they will […]
February 07, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Speech at the Conference of Solidarity with Belarus
On February 6, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya gave a welcoming speech at the Conference of Solidarity with Belarus: “Dear friends, I want to welcome all Belarusians at home and abroad and all those who decided to support our people in these days of solidarity! Six months ago, Belarusians went to the polls and voted for changes. The former […]
February 06, 2021
Angela Merkel’s podcast and other activities for the Day of Solidarity with Belarus
The International Day of Solidarity with Belarus will be held tomorrow. Thousands of people join it from all over the world. Angela Merkel spoke out about Belarus in her podcast Legally elected officials and politicians are not afraid to report to the people. So does the Chancellor of Germany, who records a podcast every week. […]
February 06, 2021
Send a letter to political prisoners. Story of Pavel Spiryn
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Today the “court” passed a sentence to Pavel Spiryn, my confidant in the elections and a YouTube-blogger. He was accused of “willful acts aimed at inciting social hatred.” What does “court” mean by that? Pavel made a film about drug trafficking in Belarus, in which he claimed that the drug business was controlled […]
February 05, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held an online meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
On February 5, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called with the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Eva-Maria Liimets. Tsikhanouskaya congratulated the Minister on her appointment and wished success in this difficult but very important work. They discussed: — The arrival of security officers in the Office for the Rights of People with Disabilities. Lawyer Aleh Hrableuski […]
February 05, 2021
Olga Shparaga urged to report on threats of dismissal and pressure from trade unions
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's representative for education Olga Shparaga and her team collected all cases of repression of students and teachers over the past week and urged to address them in case of pressure from sides of the management. Throughout the past week, the Belarusian regime exerted targeted pressure on the education sector and its participants. On […]
February 04, 2021
On Tadeusz Kościuszko Memorial Day, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on other countries to help Belarus
On February 4, the anniversary of the birth of Tadeusz Kościuszko, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the international conference on the memory and heritage of Kościuszko. She called Kościuszko a hero and said that she considered every Belarusian a hero. “Did Kościuszko consider himself a hero? Do people consider themselves heroes? More than 32,000 Belarusians have […]
February 04, 2021
Tsikhanouskaya’s call with the head of the Foreign Ministry of Great Britain Dominic Raab. Highlights
On February 1, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a call with British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab. During the conversation Tsikhanouskaya: • Thanked the United Kingdom for refusing to acknowledge the rigged presidential election. • Called for the expansion of sanctions against regime representatives involved in violence and electoral fraud — in particular against OMON, GUBOPiK, and KGB. The […]
February 01, 2021
Send a letter to political prisoners. The story of three heroes of change
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “January 30 is the birthday of three brave people in Belarus. And they are all in prison. I'll tell you about each of them. The first hero is Raman Hvazdziolka from Brest. He proposed to his girlfriend, Anna, on October 18. Two days later, they came for him with charges of participation in mass […]
January 30, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in an online meeting of the Lublin Triangle
Today, an online meeting of the heads of foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania took place. The tripartite format launched by politicians of these countries in July 2020 was called the Lublin Triangle. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joined the meeting at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba. This is the […]
January 29, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė
This is not their first meeting but the first working contact since Šimonytė took office. Outcomes: • Discussed political prisoners. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said that now there are 219 prisoners of conscience in Belarus, and all of them should be released without any conditions. • Discussed Lukashenka’s All Belarusian People's Assembly. This meeting is illegitimate and […]
January 29, 2021
Camp for protesters, courts and 221 political prisoners. Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the Royal United Services Institute
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in an online event of the Royal United Services Institute on the future of democracy in Belarus. Among speakers at the meeting were Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Marcin Przydacz, Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas, responsible for multilateral diplomacy at NAU Vladzimir Astapenka, British Minister for European Neighborhood and the Americas […]
January 28, 2021
Plan of Support and Reform of Belarusian Education: 3 Points by Olga Shparaga
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's representative for education Olga Shparaga prepared an action plan of support and reform initiatives for the education system of Belarus. The plan includes 3 points and can be implemented in 1-2 years. What is happening? Belarusian authorities exert unprecedented pressure on students, teachers and administrative staff of universities, teachers and pupils in schools. […]
January 27, 2021
The EU and Belarus in 2021: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks to 700 diplomats, officials and journalists from around the world
Today the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) held an online discussion “The EU and Belarus in 2021: How is Europe planning to keep Belarus on the agenda and will it provide more political support for the Belarusian civil society?”. The Foreign Ministers of France, Poland, Lithuania, and Romania, and representatives of the European Commission […]
January 27, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on ending the hunger strike of Ihar Losik
“Ihar Losik ended the hunger strike. I support him in this decision and continue to insist on the immediate release of all political prisoners. And today I want to quote a letter from Ihar: “I have decided to end my hunger strike. Why did I do that? I did it of my own volition. I […]
January 25, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the expelling Belteleradiocompany from the European Broadcasting Union
“International partners are no longer willing to cooperate with the regime. It is an important indicator of the regime's failure. The IIHF has canceled the ice hockey championship in Minsk because it does not agree to hold a sporting event in a country where people are tortured for their opinions. And when the propaganda accuses […]
January 25, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the chains of solidarity with the heroes of change
“Now in Homiel, 16-year-old Mikita Zolotarev is facing "trial." This is the boy who is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the security forces. This is the boy who, after being detained, was beaten so that he ended up in intensive care. And this is the boy who was tortured in the detention centre […]
January 22, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya completed her visit to Estonia. Highlights
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made her first working visit to Estonia on January 21-22. At meetings with the President of Estonia, the Prime Minister and other representatives of the government, Tsikhanouskaya called for support for the expansion of sanctions, the possibility of initiating cases in Estonia under universal jurisdiction and nationwide vaccination of Belarusians with the help […]
January 22, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the UN Security Council high-level Arria-formula meeting on Media Freedom in Belarus
Today, January 22, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the UN Security Council Arria meeting on media freedom in Belarus. The meeting was initiated by members of the Security Council of Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, Great Britain, and the USA. Tsikhanouskaya commented on the critical situation in Belarus and the stories of repressed journalists, falsified criminal cases […]
January 22, 2021
Belaruskali responded to a call of Tsikhanouskaya and Yara
On January 20, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the President of the Norwegian company Yara, Svein Tore Holsether, held an online meeting. They discussed the situation on Belaruskali. The call was also attended by the Norwegian Ambassador to Lithuania and Belarus Ole Terje Horpestad, representative of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union Elizaveta Merlyak, representative of the Belarusian […]
January 21, 2021
“Belarusians should have access to vaccines”: Tsikhanouskaya appealed to the European Commission
In a letter to the European Commission, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke about the COVID-19 situation in Belarus. Lukashenka ignored the WHO recommendations and promoted COIVID-dissidence, and “his regime decided to hide the real scale of the disaster”. Instead of accurate information about the dangers of coronavirus in the state media and on television, people heard about […]
January 20, 2021
“I want to return to Belarus safely.” Results of Tsikhanouskaya’s talk with OSCE ambassadors
On January 18, Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya held an online meeting with the EU ambassadors to the OSCE. Advisor for international affairs Franak Viacorka and representative of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for international affairs Valery Kavaleuski joined the discussion. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya suggested the OSCE undertake an inclusive dialogue to resolve the crisis in Belarus. The OSCE can create a […]
January 19, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya delivered a speech at the congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Today is the congress of the ruling party of Germany, the Christian Democratic Union. The new chairman of the party, Prime Minister Armin Laschet, won the first digital party leadership election. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke before the announcement of the final results of the party elections, thanking Germany for the support of the Belarusian people. The […]
January 16, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya responded to Rene Fasel and urged the participating countries of the World Cup to call for withdrawing it from Minsk
“Mr. Fasel is probably confused in his testimony: neither I nor my team had a meeting with him. But we do know that he met and hugged Lukashenka and Baskav, who is suspected of murdering Raman Bandarenka. My position remains unchanged: it is inhuman to hold the World Cup in the country from which the […]
January 15, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Minister of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania
On January 14, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a meeting with Aušrinė Armonaitė, the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania. Tsikhanouskaya thanked for the support of Belarus, assistance with the issuance of national visas and the opening of a humanitarian corridor, support the repressed companies and enterprises that temporarily relocate to Lithuania. Tsikhanouskaya […]
January 14, 2021
5 principles of the new Constitution – from the political advisor of Tsikhanouskaya
The Constitution is the supreme law of the country. It cannot be the subject of bargaining, deception and political manipulation. Hence, the Constitution can be adopted only after Lukashenka leaves. And it should be discussed not with the “delegates” of closed sessions selected by one person but with the people of Belarus. One of the […]
January 13, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s acceptance speech at Lietuvos Seimas on the 13th of January
Gerbiami ponios ir ponai, On this day 30 years ago a young woman came to the Vilnius TV Tower. Together with thousands of Lithuanians, she came there to peacefully defend the freedom of her country. Several hours after she was crushed to death by a Soviet tank. Her name among the names of 13 other […]
January 13, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya proclaims the Day of Solidarity with Belarus on February 7, 2021
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Since the fraudulent presidential election of August 9th, 2020, Belarusians have demanded democracy and freedom, staying persistent and courageous in spite of the regime's lawlessness. While the ruthless dictatorship resorted to unmatched violence, the protest has been peaceful and resourceful revealing the vast creative potential of Belarusians. To support those who protest daily […]
January 12, 2021