{"id":175689,"date":"2026-02-15T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175689\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskaja-un-rights-commissioner-discuss-belarusian-reprisal-victims-needs","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175689\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja, UN rights commissioner discuss Belarusian reprisal victims\u2019 needs"},"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\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 15, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk at the Munich Security Conference yesterday to discuss ways to secure the release of jailed Belarusian dissidents, her press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting also focused on Washington\u2019s humanitarian track in negotiations to secure the release of Belarusian regime critics, as well as on the situation of pardoned people, their forced deportations and a lack of documents, as well as the needs of reprisal victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US humanitarian efforts should be supported and sustained alongside continued pressure to ensure systemic changes in the policies of Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s regime, Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international community should seek not only the release of prisoners but also a complete end to reprisals, she added.<\/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\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ollongren-tikhanovskaya-MSC-20260213-OST.jpg 1280w\" 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\">Cichano\u016dskaja urges EU to hold firm on sanctions against Minsk as reprisals continue<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 14, Pozirk. The European Union should maintain sanctions on Belarus as long as politically-motivated reprisals in the country continue, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told Kajsa Ollongren, the EU special representative for human rights. Speaking on the sidelines of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175625\">\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>February 15, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk at the Munich Security Conference yesterday to discuss ways to secure the release of jailed Belarusian dissidents, her press office reported. 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