{"id":60561,"date":"2024-01-11T19:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=60561"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"cichanouskaja-asks-finnish-prime-minister-to-facilitate-legalization-of-belarusians","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/60561\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja asks Finnish prime minister to facilitate legalization of Belarusians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  \n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 11, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja asked Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Helsinki today to simplify the process of legalization and asylum for exiles amid complaints about red tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to diaspora members, there are many refusals. Belarus is not a safe country to return to, and here is why Cichano\u016dskaja asks Finland to meet them halfway,&#8221; her aide told <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-11_15-03-22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-11_15-03-22.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-11_15-03-22-354x227.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-11_15-03-22-734x471.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/photo_2024-01-11_15-03-22-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Press office of \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The two leaders also discussed sanctions, justice, recuperation of former political prisoners and their families, and cultural initiatives to strengthen Belarusian national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja also met with Jussi Halla-aho, speaker of the Parliament of Finland, to discuss a resolution on Belarus and other relevant issues. 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