{"id":3778,"date":"2023-10-04T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=3778"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"opposition-leader-calls-for-targeted-sanctions-on-belarus-authorities","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/3778\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader calls for targeted sanctions on Belarus\u2019 authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 4,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong>Politically-motivated arrests in Belarus surged\u00a0seven-fold over the past three years, from 100 to 700 per month, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has told participants at a meeting on the role of women in international security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials and MPs from Albania, Canada, Iceland, Netherlands, Northern Macedonia, Ukraine and other countries&nbsp;attended the meeting held as part of&nbsp;the Warsaw Security Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noting the role of women in the protests against the disputed 2020 presidential election in Belarus, Cichano\u016dskaja stressed the need for a better world where women are valued for their &#8220;strength and leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are currently more than 1,500 political prisoners in Belarus,&#8221; her press office cited her as saying. &#8220;Many of them are women. According to some reports, a third of all female political prisoners in the world are in Belarus. In a small nation of ten million people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost every Belarusian has a family member or a friend who suffered from politically-motivated persecution, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja called for the support of Belarusians in their struggle against injustice, describing it as &#8220;the way to a free and democratic Belarus.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We expect leadership from the international community,&#8221; she stressed. &#8220;The isolation of the regime and continued pressure with targeted sanctions are crucial to our fight for freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With the international community standing with us, with the world recognizing and acting against the atrocities committed by the [Alaksandar] \u0141uka\u0161enka regime, we can, and we will prevail,&#8221; the politician said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 4,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Politically-motivated arrests in Belarus surged\u00a0seven-fold over the past three years, from 100 to 700 per month, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has told participants at a meeting on the role of women in international security. 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