{"id":150267,"date":"2025-08-09T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T08:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150267\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cichanouskaja-cites-staff-shortage-as-security-services-step-up-pressure","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/150267\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja cites staff shortage as security services step up pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja says her team is struggling to fill vacancies as security services intensify pressure on anyone working with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople may be willing to do the job, but they face criminal cases, harassment of relatives and constant threats,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja told <em>Pozirk<\/em> in Warsaw during events marking the fifth anniversary of Belarus\u2019 disputed presidential election. \u201cI have great respect for everyone who works under such circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said Alisa Ry\u017ey\u010denka will soon join her office in Vilnius as economic representative, a post vacant for a long time. Ry\u017ey\u010denka will be tasked with securing funding for media and cultural projects and preparing for economic recovery after a change of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A post for a representative on restoring law and order remains open after Alaksandar Azara\u016d lost a vote of no confidence from the Coordination Council. \u201cI have reminded the Council that I am waiting for its proposals,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja said.<\/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\/08\/latushko-ks-8-08-poz-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/latushko-ks-8-08-poz-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/latushko-ks-8-08-poz-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/latushko-ks-8-08-poz-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/latushko-ks-8-08-poz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/latushko-ks-8-08-poz.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Second largest Coordination Council faction calls for \u0141atu\u0161ka\u2019s removal from opposition cabinet<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 8, Pozirk. The Coordination Council\u2019s Belarusians faction has demanded the dismissal of Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka from his post as deputy head of the opposition United Transitional Cabinet (UTC), during a conference in Warsaw. Faction member \u015aviat\u0142ana Mackievi\u010d announced the demand &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/150201\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 9, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja says her team is struggling to fill vacancies as security services intensify pressure on anyone working with her. \u201cPeople may be willing to do the job, but they face criminal cases, harassment of relatives and constant threats,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja told Pozirk in Warsaw during events marking the fifth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":149972,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-150267","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cichano\u016dskaja cites staff shortage as security services step up pressure | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 9, Pozirk. 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