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
Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: results of the week. February 15-21
Investigations, appeals by security officials, and the comprehensive plan of Support for Belarus. Results of the work of the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for February 15-21: – Tsikhanouskaya held a series of calls with the local communities to strengthen and secure the street movement for future actions and protests. – Tsikhanouskaya appointed Alexander Shlyk as a […]
February 21, 2021
Strategy, assistance to political prisoners and new educational programs. Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: results of the week. February 8-14
– Tsikhanouskaya's office presented the strategy of victory of Belarusians. It provides an opportunity for different political forces and all Belarusians to unite and coordinate their efforts. You can read the strategy here. – Tsikhanouskaya's adviser Alexander Dobrovolsky revealed the details of the strategy and negotiations in an interview with Radio Svaboda: “Negotiations can be conducted not […]
February 14, 2021
Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: results of the week. February 1-7
— Advisor of Tsikhanouskaya Franak Viačorka answered the top 10 questions to the Office from the bot @AskOffice_Bot. — The Czech Republic has expanded the humanitarian program medevac, which allows persecuted Belarusians to receive aid in the Czech Republic. Tsikhanouskaya discussed this earlier with Minister Petříček. — According to the results of meetings with Tsikhanouskaya, […]
February 07, 2021
Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: results of the week
• Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with representatives of students, doctors, local communities to discuss a joint strategy and action plan. • Organized a meeting and developed a joint strategy with the CC, NAU, Veronika and Valery Tsepkalo. • The office prepared a draft constitution that will be submitted to the delegates of the Shod platform after […]
January 31, 2021