{"id":105632,"date":"2024-09-19T12:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T09:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105632\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-white-red-white-flag-to-fly-over-belarus-again","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/105632\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader: white-red-white flag to fly over Belarus again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-belo-krasno-bely-POZ-20240918.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-belo-krasno-bely-POZ-20240918.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-belo-krasno-bely-POZ-20240918-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-belo-krasno-bely-POZ-20240918-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-belo-krasno-bely-POZ-20240918-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-belo-krasno-bely-POZ-20240918-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk file picture)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 19, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The day will come when the white-red-white flag flies over free Belarus again, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on the 33rd anniversary of the flag and Pahonia coat of arms becoming official state symbols of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National symbols \u201crepresent the long journey of Belarusians to freedom and independence, their aspiration for justice and the right to determine the own destiny,\u201d the politician noted on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka held a controversial referendum in 1995 to replace the white-red-white flag and Pahonia with resigned Soviet-styled state symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the widespread use of the white-red-white flag by protesters in 2020, authorities in Minsk labelled it extremist and fascist, prosecuting Belarusians for displaying and possessing it and even wearing white-red combinations of clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/asars-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/asars-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/asars-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/asars-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/asars-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/asars.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Latvia contacts Belarusian authorities regarding missing citizen<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">September 18, Pozirk. The Latvian consulate in Viciebsk has contacted Belarusian authorities regarding the disappearance of Latvian national Emils Asars, Delfi reported citing the LETA news agency. His relatives said that he might have been arrested. Spokeswoman Di\u0101na Egl\u012bte said &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/105551\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 19, Pozirk. The day will come when the white-red-white flag flies over free Belarus again, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on the 33rd anniversary of the flag and Pahonia coat of arms becoming official state symbols of Belarus. 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