{"id":197034,"date":"2026-07-23T21:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197034\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:04:03","slug":"anti-lukasenka-filmmaker-juryj-chascavacki-dies-at-78","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/197034\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Luka\u0161enka filmmaker Juryj Cha\u0161\u010davacki dies\u00a0at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/haschevatskij_balaganoff_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/haschevatskij_balaganoff_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/haschevatskij_balaganoff_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/haschevatskij_balaganoff_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/haschevatskij_balaganoff_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/haschevatskij_balaganoff_1128x752-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Juryj Cha\u0161\u010davacki\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Youtube channel BalaganOFF \/ Still by Pozirk) <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 23, <\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Belarusian filmmaker Juryj Cha\u0161\u010davacki, an outspoken critic of Alaksandar Luka\u0161enka, has died at the age of 78.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cha\u0161\u010davacki&nbsp;is known for his scathing documentaries about Luka\u0161enka and his repressive system, most notably <em>Obyknovenny President <\/em>(Ordinary President), which satirizes the early years of Luka\u0161enka\u2019s rule, and <em>P\u0142o\u0161\u010da<\/em>&nbsp;(Square), which focuses on 2006 post-election protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A member of the now defunct United Civic Party, Cha\u0161\u010davacki was an influential figure in the opposition camp for more than two decades. Amid mass protests against voter fraud in 2020, he joined the opposition Coordination Council that pushed for democratic elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a message of condolences, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja says that Cha\u0161\u010davacki possessed the \u201cunique gift of exposing the absurdity and cruelty of the authorities through sharp wit, satire and brutal truth, restoring people\u2019s sense of dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 23, Pozirk. Belarusian filmmaker Juryj Cha\u0161\u010davacki, an outspoken critic of Alaksandar Luka\u0161enka, has died at the age of 78. Cha\u0161\u010davacki&nbsp;is known for his scathing documentaries about Luka\u0161enka and his repressive system, most notably Obyknovenny President (Ordinary President), which satirizes the early years of Luka\u0161enka\u2019s rule, and P\u0142o\u0161\u010da&nbsp;(Square), which focuses on 2006 post-election protests. 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