{"id":136616,"date":"2025-05-03T23:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/136616\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskaja-at-sedona-forum-calls-on-us-to-uphold-struggle-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/136616\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichanouskaja at Sedona Forum calls on US to uphold struggle for democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 3, Pozirk. <\/em><\/strong>Belarusians perceive the United States as a nation that stands on the side of good, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has told participants in the 2025 Sedona Forum in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the McCain Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, the high-level event explores America\u2019s approaches to responding to global challenges, upholding democratic values and securing global leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian pro-democracy movement was affected by the reduction of international aid earlier this year, as many of the independent media depended on it, Cichano\u016dskaja said, warning that propaganda is ready to seize the opportunity. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician voiced these concerns in an appeal for support to RFE\/RL, the National Endowment for Democracy and the International Republican Institute, which were instrumental for Belarusians in their struggle for democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon’t underestimate this aid because we don’t have our state at the moment \u2013 our state is seized by a dictator, but with your help, we have the possibility to continue this struggle,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy task is to deliver the messages from the Belarusian people to the world: We don’t want to be abandoned and we don’t want to be forgotten, just realize the strategic importance of Belarus for peace and security in the whole region,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja is visiting the United States from May 1 to 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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