{"id":167188,"date":"2025-12-07T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T17:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167188\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-awarded-international-prize-for-democracy-in-bonn","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167188\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader awarded International Prize for Democracy in Bonn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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December 7, <\/strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has been awarded the Bonn International Prize for Democracy and the Rule of Law for her commitment to a free and democratic Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Her work is representative of the many people who are doing everything in their power to put an end to the arbitrary political rule by the Belarusian state apparatus,” said the Bonn International Democracy Award Association. \u201cHer resistance is directed at a regime that is willingly participating in the Russian Federation’s aggression against the European security and peace order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The politician stressed the need to stand up for freedom and peace in her acceptance speech, calling for solidarity with jailed Belarusian dissidents, including Nobel Prize winner Ale\u015b Bialacki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support of Ukraine is crucial, she added, noting that it is fighting for all of Europe. \u201cThe fates of our countries are intertwined. If Ukraine is strong and Russia is weak, it will open the window of opportunity for Belarus as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we want real and lasting peace in Europe, we must make sure that tyranny never has a place on our continent,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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