{"id":183493,"date":"2026-04-13T19:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:37:59","slug":"cichanouskaja-to-address-canadian-mps","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183493\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja to address Canadian MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 13, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja will give a speech via video link in Canada\u2019s lower parliamentary house on April 13, the Belarusian opposition leader\u2019s aide Franak Via\u010dorka told <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCichano\u016dskaja will be the keynote speaker at a meeting of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in the House of Commons,\u201d Via\u010dorka said. \u201cShe will brief Canadian lawmakers on the human rights situation in Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion will also feature Gabrielle Bardall, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Chairholder of Canada Research Chair in Women, Democracy, and Power in the Francophonie, Universit\u00e9 Sainte-Anne; Leslie Campbell, Analyst and Consultant, International Democracy Assistance; Prof. Miriam Cohen, Associate Professor and Chairholder of Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Reparative Justice; Kevin Deveaux, Lawyer; and Monika Le Roy, Fellow, Montreal Institute for Global Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja visited Canada in November 2022, April 2024 and November 2024.<\/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\/04\/shishko_dissidentby-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shishko_dissidentby-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shishko_dissidentby-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shishko_dissidentby.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 security officers arrest opposition activist on arrival at Minsk airport<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 13, Pozirk. Security officers at Minsk International Airport arrested opposition activist Alaksandar \u0160y\u0161ko, Dissidentby reported. \u201cAlaksandar lived in Tbilisi after 2022. 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