{"id":60872,"date":"2024-01-13T18:31:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=60872"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-pushes-for-sanctions-against-belarus-officials","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/60872\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader pushes for sanctions against Belarus\u2019 officials"},"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\/2024\/01\/metsola_tsikhanovskaya_ofis_1128x752_20240113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/metsola_tsikhanovskaya_ofis_1128x752_20240113.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/metsola_tsikhanovskaya_ofis_1128x752_20240113-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/metsola_tsikhanovskaya_ofis_1128x752_20240113-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/metsola_tsikhanovskaya_ofis_1128x752_20240113-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/metsola_tsikhanovskaya_ofis_1128x752_20240113-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 13, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has discussed assistance for Belarusian political prisoners with European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola at their meeting in Vilnius, her press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She suggested establishing an international foundation that would help former political prisoners and their families, offering Metsola to &#8220;take symbolic patronage&#8221; over one of the prisoners and encourage other MEPs to join this campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja also promoted a separate sanctions package targeting persons involved in the politically-motivated persecution of dissenters in Belarus, as well as companies that use forced labor of convicts. 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Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has discussed assistance for Belarusian political prisoners with European Parliament (EP) President Roberta Metsola at their meeting in Vilnius, her press office reports. She suggested establishing an international foundation that would help former political prisoners and their families, offering Metsola to &#8220;take symbolic patronage&#8221; over one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":60863,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-60872","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opposition leader pushes for sanctions against Belarus\u2019 officials | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 13, Pozirk. 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