{"id":171374,"date":"2026-01-13T08:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171374\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cichanouskaja-discusses-european-prospects-for-belarus-with-ep-vice-president-picierno","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171374\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja discusses European prospects for Belarus with EP Vice President Picierno"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1127\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tihanovskaya-12-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tihanovskaya-12-01.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tihanovskaya-12-01-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tihanovskaya-12-01-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tihanovskaya-12-01-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tihanovskaya-12-01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><strong> 13,<\/strong><em> <\/em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> Opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met in Vilnius yesterday with Pina Picierno, vice president of the European Parliament, to discuss European prospects for Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion focused on Belarus\u2019 political prisoners, European security, the European Union\u2019s role in countering authoritarianism and preparations for the 8+100 forum of political parties scheduled to take place at the European Parliament on March 3 and 4 with eight Belarusian parties participating, said Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja expressed gratitude to the Italian politician for her consistent support of Belarus, including for her role in setting up an office and a shelter in Florence and for personal solidarity with political prisoners.<\/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\/2026\/01\/zlobina_aleksandrov_kollazh_vesna_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zlobina_aleksandrov_kollazh_vesna_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zlobina_aleksandrov_kollazh_vesna_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zlobina_aleksandrov_kollazh_vesna_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zlobina_aleksandrov_kollazh_vesna_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/zlobina_aleksandrov_kollazh_vesna_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja demands freedom for ex-BelaPAN journalists, political prisoners<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 12, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has called for the release of media manager Andrej Alaksandra\u016d and his wife Iryna Z\u0142obina on the fifth anniversary of their arrest. \u201cThey remain behind bars \u2014 punished for helping those targeted &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171265\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 13, Pozirk. Opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met in Vilnius yesterday with Pina Picierno, vice president of the European Parliament, to discuss European prospects for Belarus. 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