{"id":175913,"date":"2026-02-16T21:20:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175913\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"cichanouskaja-speaks-about-belarus-female-prisoners-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175913\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja speaks about Belarus\u2019 female prisoners in Berlin"},"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\/st_press.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/st_press.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/st_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/st_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/st_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/st_press-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 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus\u2019 opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja highlighted the plight of the country\u2019s female political prisoners at the seminar \u201cDialogue on the Progress of Women,\u201d held in Berlin as part of the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, Technologies and Humankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was attended by prominent politicians, including former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskait\u0117.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja expressed hope that global female solidarity will help secure the release of Belarus\u2019 imprisoned women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Viasna Human Rights Center has documented 172 female political prisoners in Belarus. In total, 667 women have been imprisoned on politically motivated grounds since May 2020.<\/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\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"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, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/turk_tihanovskaja_msc_press_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, UN rights commissioner discuss Belarusian reprisal victims\u2019 needs<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">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. The &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175689\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 16, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja highlighted the plight of the country\u2019s female political prisoners at the seminar \u201cDialogue on the Progress of Women,\u201d held in Berlin as part of the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, Technologies and Humankind. 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