Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of October 25-31
A new wave of the pandemic – and vaccination – Leaders of the Belarusian democratic forces addressed the EU leadership and member states, calling to provide the WHO-approved covid vaccines to Belarus as emergency assistance. – Following the address, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya had an emergency call with EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to discuss the deteriorating situation […]
October 31, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of October 18-24
A new wave of the pandemic – and vaccination – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, joined by Belarusian Medical Solidarity Foundation coordinator Andrei Tkachou, “eHealth” project cofounder Uladzimir Svirkou, doctor Volha Sadouskaya and head of OST Public Outreach Alexandra Logvinova, held a live stream on the new wave of the pandemic in Belarus and the state of healthcare. […]
October 24, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of October 11-17
A new wave of pandemic – and vaccination – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a call with medics and Belarusian Medical Solidarity Foundation leadership. Medics told how disastrously the pandemic is developing in Belarus and called on the people of Belarus to wear masks and take any vaccine available in the country. They also discussed how to […]
October 17, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of October 4-10
Mutual assistance and support – Volunteers of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office sent 1000 postcards to political prisoners. Any Belarusian who wants to become a volunteer can fill in a form on the website. – Volunteers of the Office had a call with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Franak Viacorka, her Senior Advisor. On such calls, the Office representatives […]
October 10, 2021
Results of the work Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of September 27 – October 3
Mutual assistance and support – Volunteers of SviatlanaTsikhanouskaya’sOffice have launched an information campaign called “Two Easy Steps”. During the campaign, flyers will be distributed with an appeal to join the Workers Movement and Peramoga Plan and to put up stickers. – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya expressed condolences to families of two people who died in the shooting […]
October 03, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of September 20–26
Mutual assistance and support – Ms. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the head of National Anti-Crisis Management, Pavel Latushka, held a call with the Workers’ Movement initiative and Belarus Workers Union. The Workers' Movement activists talked about how the strike leaders at Hrodna Azot, Khimvolokno, Naftan, Belarus Railway, Byelorussian Steel Works, and other enterprises had their houses […]
September 26, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of September 13-19
Support and mutual assistance – The OST team, together with the Rabochy Rukh (eng. Workers’ Movement) and the Peramoga Plan initiatives, held a joint stream, talked about the latest news, and answered the most pressing questions. – The Spotlight of the Regions project has launched a youtube-program about arbitrariness in Belarusian regions and how to […]
September 19, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of September 6-12
Mutual assistance and support – Ms. Tsikhanouskaya held a coordination meeting of the Belarusian democratic forces: with the National Anti-Crisis Management team and its’ head Pavel Latushka, Viktar Babaryka’s HQ team, Volha Kavalkova and other representatives of the Coordination Council; politician Andrei Sannikau, journalist and political activist Iryna Khalip. They discussed support for workers, assistance […]
September 12, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of August 30 – September 5
Mutual assistance, inquiries, and raising awareness – Workers of the “Rodny kut” store in the Belarusian town of Lida told “Spotlight of the Regions” about extortion and ration cards they receive instead of salaries. The Office's lawyer explained how to deal with such a working environment. The “Spotlight of the Regions” initiative has been run […]
September 05, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of August 23-29
– The Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya launched a solidarity platform, belarusplatform.org. The platform gathers verified initiatives that help the protest movement. Anyone can support these initiatives. – Belarusian democratic forces have launched belarusmadeachoice.org platform, which presents the outcomes of peaceful fight of Belarusians for freedom since August 2020 – assistance initiatives, mobilization projects, international policy, […]
August 29, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of August 16-22
Legitimacy and amnesties – After the selective release of several political prisoners, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed the international community: “Our purpose is to free everyone who is behind bars on political grounds. Even if hundreds of people are released, thousands more will be left behind bars. We won’t make any compromises, we won’t make any deals […]
August 22, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of August 9-15
Collaboration and mutual support – On August 9, Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya, together with representatives of democratic forces, summed up the year of protests in Belarus in a joint video message and a series of open Zoom calls with Belarusians, where everyone could ask their questions. During these calls, participants discussed what everyone could do to help […]
August 15, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of July 12-18
– Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya started a working visit to the United States. Ambassador Julie Fisher greeted her at the airport upon her arrival. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya will hold meetings in the State Department and the White House. Also, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will meet with Democratic and Republican United States House of Representatives senators, USAID leader Samantha Power, and […]
July 18, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of July 5-11
Releasing political prisoners, helping repressed journalists, closing sanctions loopholes for regime supporters – main issues Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's Office has been working on for the last week. Support and mutual assistance: assistance to journalists and initiatives in Belarus – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya supported Nasha Niva and the editorial staff of mass media, in which searches and detentions […]
July 11, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of June 28 – July 4
– Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's team presented a draft Act on Rehabilitation. The act provides a mechanism to release political prisoners within two days after the act is adopted. Draft Act is published on the official website of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Representative on Legal Affairs Siarhej Zikratski has held a live stream Q&A session on the topic. For […]
July 04, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of June 21-27
Assistance from the international community and external pressure on the regime: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed the EU Council of Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg. Leader of democratic Belarus called for more assistance to independent media, repressed families, and to investigate the plane hijacking and tortures in the country. Following her address, ministers of 27 countries unanimously […]
June 27, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of June 13-20
This week, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held several calls with leaders of the Belarusian democratic forces, workers and doctors, and passed a joint position on the resolution of the crisis in Belarus to the administration of the US President Joe Biden and MFAs of the EU countries. In response, she was assured of the united policy of […]
June 20, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office during the week June 7-13
This week, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Prague and Berlin, made calls with EU leaders. The aim is to put Belarus on the agenda, achieve new sanctions against the regime, and organize assistance for Belarusians. Work has begun on the organization of an international conference to resolve the crisis in Belarus. Pressure on the Regime – During […]
June 13, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office during the week 31 May – 6 June
Raman Pratasevich’s case: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with Raman Pratasevich’s parents, held a joint press conference with them, and stated: “We have no right to talk about the content of these videos with Raman. We must talk about how to free him and all political prisoners”. – Ms. Tsikhanouskaya appealed to the United Nations, ODIHR, […]
June 06, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office during the week 24-30 May
Reaction to the capture of Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya convened an emergency meeting in Lithuania with the participation of the Coordination Council, the National Anti-Crisis Management, Valery Tsapkala’s HQ, ByPol, and other democratic forces. The participants of the meeting agreed to act together, coordinate campaigns of economic boycott and resistance and […]
May 30, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of May 10-16
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya enlisted the support of Greece, appointed Siarhej Zikratski as Representative on Legal Affairs, discussed with the EU representatives the draft Comprehensive Plan for Belarus and the 4th package of sanctions. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office continues to insist on international isolation of the regime, assistance to political prisoners, workers, students, and other persecuted groups. International […]
May 16, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of May 3-9
Working visit to Slovenia: From May 3 to 5, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made a working visit to Slovenia. She had meetings with President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Janez Janša, Foreign Minister Anže Logar, and Minister of Defence Matej Tonin. As of 1 July, Slovenia will hold the European Union’s presidency and keep Belarus a priority. Sviatlana […]
May 09, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of April 26 – May 2
The whole week Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was on a working visit to Austria and Italy. International visits and their outcomes: – In Austria, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, had a meeting with heads of the OSCE missions, business representatives, human rights defenders, and the Belarusian […]
May 02, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of April 19-25
Preparation for negotiations and pressure on the regime: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had a call with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić and representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. PACE has adopted two resolutions on the situation in Belarus calling for the national dialogue, new presidential elections this year, […]
April 25, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of April 12-18
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called to join the “Rabochy Rukh” (eng. “Workers’ Movement”) launched by Belarusian workers through the stachka.org platform. The goal of the movement is to build up forces for the national strike and defend workers’ rights in enterprises and companies. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya's Senior Advisor Franak Viačorka answered the most frequent questions of Belarusians about […]
April 18, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of April 5-11
Preparation for negotiations and pressure on the regime – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya made a call with the Coordination Council, where she discussed the terms of the negotiations, possible scenarios for them, and the creation of a negotiating group. – Advisor to Ms. Tsikhanouskaya Franak Viačorka told about the formats and scenarios of the negotiations. France, Germany, Switzerland, […]
April 11, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week from March 29 to April 4
Preparation for negotiations: – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya summed up the results of the first stage of preparation for the negotiations and announced the second stage of work. – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appealed to international leaders for the support of the Coordination Council to stop criminal and administrative prosecutions against its members. – Chancellor Angela Merkel and President […]
April 04, 2021
Results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of March 22-27
– On March 25 and 27, Belarusians celebrated Freedom Day in more than 20 cities of Belarus, despite repressions and mass detentions. “I admire everyone who took part in the protests, went out themselves, hung out the flag, and cooperated within their smaller community. Our peaceful fight carries on, and the Belarusian spring is just […]
March 28, 2021
The results of the work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Office for the week of March 8-14
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has completed the working visits to Switzerland, Portugal, and Finland. She held the meetings with the representatives of the UN, the Swiss Government, and Parliament. During the meetings, they next issues were discussed: organization of negotiations in Belarus with international mediation, creation of an international investigation mechanism under the auspices of the UN, […]
March 14, 2021