October 26, 2025
The resolution “On the situation in Belarus five years after the falsification of the presidential elections”
Parliament calls for continued support for Belarusian democratic forces Strong condemnation of repression and demands for the release of political prisoners New, free and fair elections must be held under international observation Concern over Russia’s growing influence and security threats linked to Belarus MEPs urge sustained EU engagement with Belarus, denouncing human rights abuses and […]
October 26, 2025
“A path toward the degradation of education”: Pavel Tereshkovich’s comment on Lukashenka’s criticism of master’s programs
During a meeting with the Council of Ministers, Lukashenka questioned the need for master’s programs in the country. According to him, the Bologna Process was deliberately promoted in Belarus in order to attract trained specialists abroad and offer them jobs there. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Education and Science, Pavel Tereshkovich, comments on the situation: “Lukashenka […]
October 26, 2025
Events for the Day of Remembrance of the Executed Poets
On the night of October 29–30, 1937, more than a hundred Belarusian poets, writers, scholars, and cultural figures were executed in Minsk. That night became one of the most tragic pages in the history of Belarusian culture. Events dedicated to the Night of the Executed Poets will be held all over the world in their […]
October 26, 2025
Summary of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s visit to Strasbourg
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s visit to Strasbourg marked a significant step in strengthening ties between democratic Belarus and the European Parliament. During her meetings and speeches, she urged the international community to keep Belarus on the agenda and increase support for political prisoners and their families. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya called for solidarity with Belarus, emphasized its role in […]
October 26, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with representatives of major political groups in the European Parliament
During her visit to Strasbourg, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a series of meetings with representatives of major political groups in the European Parliament. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya, together with Siarhei Tsikhanouski, attended meetings with the Renew Europe and Greens/EFA factions and met with the extended leadership of the Socialists and Democrats and Conservatives factions. Her core message was […]
October 23, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Belarus
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, together with Siarhei Tsikhanouski, met with the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Belarus during an extended session in Strasbourg, which brought together MEPs and their deputies from various political groups. The meeting focused on: support for and release of political prisoners; cooperation between Belarus’ democratic forces and European institutions; the roadmap for […]
October 23, 2025
Book presentation “Democratizing the Constitution of Belarus” held in Strasbourg
The book “Democratizing the Constitution of Belarus – Towards a Constitution for a New Belarus in a European Context” was presented in Strasbourg during Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s visit. The book reflects the joint work of Belarusian and Austrian experts on the draft Constitution of democratic Belarus. The event was held during a symposium organized by the […]
October 23, 2025
European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Belarus
Today, the European Parliament adopted a resolution “On the Situation in Belarus, Five Years After the Fraudulent Presidential Elections”. This document confirms continued support for the democratic forces of Belarus, calls for the release of all political prisoners, and demands new free elections under international supervision. The resolution condemns repression and the regime’s involvement in […]
October 22, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya congratulates Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli on receiving the Sakharov Prize
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Congratulations to Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli on receiving the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought! Andrzej Poczobut is an example of professionalism and courage. He has remained true to his convictions despite pressure and imprisonment. The years behind bars did not break him – they made him even stronger. Andrzej has become […]
October 22, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament
President Roberta Metsola, Vice Presidents, Distinguished Members of the European Parliament! True pleasure to start a speech with such wonderful news. My sincere congratulations to Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli. I wish to thank everyone who supported this decision, and especially ECR and EPP, for nominating Andrzej Poczobut for the Sakharov prize. Andrzej truly deserves […]
October 22, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Father’s Day address
On October 21, Belarus celebrates Father’s Day. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya shares a heartfelt message: “Dads, today is your day. I want to thank everyone who loves, protects, and supports their children, who knows how to be there even from afar, who is not afraid to teach their sons and daughters the most important things – to […]
October 22, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in an extended informal dinner of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg with representatives from Türkiye, Ukraine, Iraq, and other countries
At the invitation of the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joined a working dinner held on the eve of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Alongside EU foreign ministers, the event gathered the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, and Moldova, as well as representatives of the […]
October 21, 2025
Visit to the Netherlands, meeting on Belarusians’ legal stay in Poland. Weekly updates from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office: October 13–19
VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya paid a working visit to the Netherlands, meeting with ambassadors from more than twenty EU countries and with the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, David van Weel. She also took part in the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), where she shared the experience […]
October 19, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Belarusian diaspora in the Netherlands
During her visit to the Netherlands, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Belarusian diaspora. “Meetings with Belarusians feel like being at home, like being in our Homeland, no matter where we are. So much warmth and sincerity – thank you for that, my dear ones”, she commented after the meeting.
October 19, 2025
“Belarusians’ Existential Struggle for Their Country’s Survival”: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya delivered a lecture in the Netherlands
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya delivered the annual public lecture organized by Raam op Rusland, a think tank specializing in Belarus, Ukraine, and neighboring regions. Her lecture was titled “Caught between Russia, Ukraine and NATO: The Belarusians’ Existential Struggle for Their Country’s Survival”. After the lecture, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya answered questions about the situation in Belarus, Russian influence, the […]
October 19, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the Congress of the Party of European Socialists
During her visit to the Netherlands, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), where she shared the Belarusian experience of the struggle for democracy. The discussion featured Austrian Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler, Belgian Walloon Socialist Party President Paul Magnette, MEP Klára Dobrev, and Rainbow Rose President Dajana Bakić. The […]
October 19, 2025
“Lukashenka is not forever”: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed EU ambassadors in the Netherlands
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya began her visit to the Netherlands with a meeting of ambassadors from more than twenty EU countries. She addressed the participants with a speech that touched on a number of key issues, from the release of political prisoners to support for civil society. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya also stressed that the democratic forces are preparing […]
October 18, 2025
Pavel Tserashkovich’s statement on the reduction of educational institutions in Belarus
Over the past 25 years, almost two thousand secondary schools have been closed in Belarus. The number of students has decreased by nearly half a million. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Science and Education, Pavel Tserashkovich, comments on the situation: “The reduction in the number of schools is, of course, primarily driven by demographic factors – […]
October 16, 2025
Poland confirmed readiness for dialogue on the residence and legal stay issues faced by Belarusians
On October 10 and 13, two important meetings took place in Warsaw to discuss the legal stay and status of Belarusian citizens in Poland. On October 10, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Head of the Office for Foreigners, Tomasz Cytrynowicz, with the participation of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Legal Affairs, Leanid […]
October 16, 2025
“Belarus is a country where human rights violations have become part of the system”
On October 15, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Legal Affairs, Leanid Marozau, delivered a report at the side event “On the Human Rights Situation in Belarus”, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the informal OSCE “Friends of Democratic Belarus” Group as part of the 2025 OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference. The discussion […]
October 14, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Mother’s Day address
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Thank you for everything, Mom! Today is the perfect day to thank those who gave us life – our mothers. I want to thank every mother. Every mother raising children in these difficult times, teaching them to tell right from wrong, to believe in themselves, and never to be afraid to be honest. […]
October 14, 2025
Support for media and civil society, Parliamentary Alliance, political prisoner releases. Weekly updates from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office: October 6–12
THIRD MEETING OF THE ALLIANCE “FOR DEMOCRATIC BELARUS” IN PARIS Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in the 3rd meeting of the Parliamentary Alliance “For Democratic Belarus”, organized by the French National Assembly and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office. The event brought together over one hundred participants: MPs from fourteen European countries, representatives of two international organizations, Belarusian experts […]
October 11, 2025
Transnational repression in Belarus in focus at an OSCE Human Dimension Conference side event in Warsaw
At the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, a report titled “Transnational Repression in Belarus: A Brutal Tool of the Persecution of Dissent by the Lukashenka Regime” was presented. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Advisor on Legal Affairs, Leanid Marozau, spoke during the presentation. The report shows how the Lukashenka regime continues to persecute Belarusians even beyond the country’s […]
October 11, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya congratulates María Corina Machado on the Nobel Peace Prize
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Heartfelt congratulations to María Corina Machado on this well-deserved recognition – the Nobel Peace Prize. Through your courage, steadfast commitment to the values of freedom, and dedication to the struggle for democracy, you inspire millions of people around the world. This award is a tribute to the resilience and faith of the people […]
October 09, 2025
Belarusian Security Event at the Riga Conference
The Riga Conference 2025 opened with a side event titled “Belarusian Society in the Shadow of Militarization.” The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, the representation of Belarusian democratic forces in Estonia and Latvia, the Kaściuška Security Studies Institute, and BELPOL. The discussion focused on the deepening militarization of Belarus […]
October 09, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke at a high-level meeting on Belarus in Brussels
As part of her visit to Brussels, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took part in a meeting with representatives of European institutions and the democratic forces of Belarus, organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations and the European External Action Service. The meeting aimed to discuss priorities in support for Belarus. Key discussion topics […]
October 09, 2025
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with President of the French National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet
On October 6, during her visit to Paris, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the President of the French National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet.
October 08, 2025
Summary of the “For Democratic Belarus” Alliance meeting in Paris
On October 6–7, the Alliance of Parliamentary Groups “For Democratic Belarus” held a meeting in Paris. It brought together more than a hundred participants, including members of parliament from fourteen European countries, representatives of two international organizations, Belarusian experts, activists, and members of the United Transitional Cabinet and the Coordination Council. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Frédéric […]
October 08, 2025
Paris Memorandum
Paris Memorandum Alliance of Parliamentary Groups “For a Democratic Belarus” We, the representatives of parliamentary groups “For a Democratic Belarus” of national parliaments and international parliamentary organizations, at the 3rd meeting of the Alliance of Parliamentary Groups “For a Democratic Belarus” in Paris, reaffirm our common goal – the restoration of democracy in Belarus through […]