{"id":169270,"date":"2025-12-22T14:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169270\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cichanouskaja-urges-governments-to-keep-up-pressure-on-lukasenka-to-end-repression","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169270\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja urges governments to keep up pressure on \u0141uka\u0161enka to end repression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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December 22,<\/strong> Pozirk<\/em>.<\/em> <\/strong>Speaking at a news conference in Vilnius on December 22, Belarus\u2019 opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja stressed the need for continued pressure on the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka government to end repression in her country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis roller of repression is still running and getting stronger. We demand the full and unconditional release of all political prisoners and, most importantly, an end to repression. All politically-motivated criminal cases must be closed, and the released persons must have the right to choose to stay or leave [Belarus], and those exiled must have the opportunity to return home safely,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stressed that governments should maintain sanctions to force the Belarusian regime to satisfy these demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the 123 prisoners released on December 13 in a deal between \u0141uka\u0161enka and the United States, 87 have been taken to Poland, two to Germany and 28 to Lithuania, including 7 holders of foreign citizenship, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese [prisoner] releases would not be possible without European pressure and American diplomacy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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