{"id":173738,"date":"2026-01-31T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173738\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-marks-34th-anniversary-of-belarus-joining-osce","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173738\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader marks 34th anniversary of Belarus joining OSCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/obse_osce_flag_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/obse_osce_flag_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/obse_osce_flag_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/obse_osce_flag_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/obse_osce_flag_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/obse_osce_flag_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(osce.org)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 31, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has pointed out the key role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the region on the 34th anniversary of Belarus&#8217; joining the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As politically-motivated reprisals pick up pace, the OSCE\u2019s task is to &#8220;keep Belarus in focus, insist on access to political prisoners and ensure accountability for the regime\u2019s crimes,&#8221; the politician said on X. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeace in our region is impossible without a free Belarus,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty of the 57 OSCE member states, including almost all European Union countries, Canada, Norway, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States, are members of the Informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus.<\/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\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.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\">Minsk dismisses OSCE call to end reprisals as \u201cpoliticized clich\u00e9\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 6, Pozirk. The official Belarusian delegation rejected yesterday\u2019s statement by the member states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) that urged Minsk to end politically-motivated reprisals. &nbsp; The foreign ministry\u2019s press office described the document &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/167066\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 31, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has pointed out the key role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the region on the 34th anniversary of Belarus&#8217; joining the organization. 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