Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: politruks are accomplices of the regime
“Day by day, we read news that gives us the creeps: water in the whole district was cut-off, dismissals for political stands, detentions for managing a Telegram channel. And all of these actions were taken by a particular individual, who signed an order. And their employees' records do not necessarily say politruk or “ideologist”, but […]
November 20, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about a week without Raman Bandarenka
“It’s been a week since Raman Bandarenka’s death. The country has grieved the whole week. The whole week, the regime was trying to smear his name by calling this crime “a simple bad domestic” or stating that alcohol was found in Raman’s blood. When one of the medics published the information confirming that there was […]
November 20, 2020
Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is paying a working visit to the Netherlands. During the meeting with the Prime Minister Mark Rutte, she announced that it is very important for people in Belarus that the cases about human rights’ violation will be handed over to the International criminal court in Hague. Sviatlana also announced the establishment of the […]
November 19, 2020
Meeting with the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven. They have discussed the events at Belaruskali and Hrodna Azot. Löfven is one of the leaders of Europe’s trade union movement, he has been to Belarus several times and cooperated with local trade unions. It is crucial for him to support the striking ones. […]
November 18, 2020
Meeting with a speaker of Swedish Parliament and leaders of the MFA of Sweden
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with a speaker of Swedish Parliament and leaders of the MFA of Sweden. She called on Sweden to refocus financial assistance programs to finance the civil society instead of Lukashenka’s regime. It is about 24 million euro, that is supposed to be directed to help the striking workers, journalists, activists, human rights activists […]
November 18, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported doctors in their protest
“First, doctors were sent to the front line. Almost all the help to each other was provided by Belarusians, not the government. The regime chose to reward law enforcement officials instead of providing medics with PPE. Then, doctors were required to stay “loyal and reliable”. In the eyes of the criminal group, that seized the […]
November 18, 2020
Discussing new sanctions with ambassadors of foreign countries in response to the escalation of violence in Belarus
Today Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with ambassadors of Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Ireland and a representative of the Nordic Council to discuss the events of the past weekend. Sviatlana stated that the situation requires decisive actions: it’s time to impose economic sanctions on state enterprises and companies connected to Lukashenko, suspension of programs of financial […]
November 16, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported everyone who is taking part in today’s march
“Dear Belarusians! We won’t forgive Raman Bandarenka’s death. We won’t forgive the deaths of Dzianis Kuznyatsou, Artsyom Parukau, Mikita Kryutsou, Kanstantsin Syshmakou, Aliaksandr Budnitsky, Stanislau Chur, Henadz Shutau, Aliaksandr Vikhor and Aiaksandr Taraikousky. We will forever remember their names and will follow our People’s Tribunal plan week by week, so that criminals will not threaten […]
November 15, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s letter to the Holy Father Francis
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's letter to the Holy Father Francis, Bishop and Pope of Rome, inspired by his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti: “Fraternal Society: A Vision For a New Belarus” Your Holiness, My letter is a response to the invitation to dialogue to which you call all people of goodwill in your new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. This […]
November 14, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the international investigation of Raman Bandarenka’s murder, economic sanctions and cancellation of Ice Hockey Championship in Minsk
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya paid a working visit to Latvia, where she met with the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Latvian NGOs. Sviatlana also laid flowers at the Freedom Monument in Riga and lit candles together with Belarusian diaspora to commemorate Raman Bandarenka. It’s expected that in the near future Latvia and Baltic countries […]
November 14, 2020
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported everyone who is taking part in today’s march
We won’t forgive Raman Bandarenka’s death. We won’t forgive the deaths of Dzianis Kuznyatsou, Artsyom Parukau, Mikita Kryutsou, Kanstantsin Syshmakou, Aliaksandr Budnitsky, Stanislau Chur, Henadz Shutau, Aliaksandr Vikhor and Aiaksandr Taraikousky. We will forever remember their names and will follow our People’s Tribunal plan week by week, so that criminals will not threaten the lives […]
November 03, 2020