{"id":124623,"date":"2025-02-03T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/124623\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-urges-european-diplomats-to-help-belarus-media","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/124623\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader urges European diplomats to help Belarus\u2019 media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-02-02_15-16-06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-02-02_15-16-06.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-02-02_15-16-06-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-02-02_15-16-06-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-02-02_15-16-06-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2025-02-02_15-16-06-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office) <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 3, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with diplomats from nine countries on in Vilnius on January 31 to discuss financial assistance to the Belarusian independent media amid the US freeze on foreign aid, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka told <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The freeze affected the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which, among other things, implements programs to support exiled journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diplomats from Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden as well as Anna Koz\u0142owska-S\u0142upek, first counsellor of the Polish embassy in Lithuania, attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials are not ending politically-motivating persecution of Belarusians despite the expectations of some pundits, Cichano\u016dskaja noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician also thanked the Nordic-Baltic Eight for strong-worded resolutions regarding Belarus&#8217; recent presidential election that took place amid reprisals and extended \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many independent media outlets have been branded extremist groups for political reasons in Belarus after the disputed 2020 presidential election and have relocated abroad. Belarusian authorities routinely use terrorism and extremism designations to silence critical voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exiled journalists have been reporting financial problems over the past year, among them <em>KYKY<\/em>, <em>Reform<\/em>, <em>Belsat<\/em>, <em>Plan B<\/em>, <em>EX-PRESS<\/em> and the Belarusian service of the Polish Radio <em>Wnet<\/em>, which eventually ceased operations.<\/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\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tikhanouskaia_poznanski_ambasada_polska_v_litve_fb.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja discusses support for Belarusians with Polish charg\u00e9 d&#039;affaires<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 2, Pozirk. \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with Grzegorz Marek Pozna\u0144ski, the Polish charg\u00e9 d&#039;affaires in Lithuania, in Vilnius on Friday to discuss regional security and support for Belarusians, the opposition politician&#039;s aide Franak Via\u010dorka has told Pozirk. 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