{"id":75029,"date":"2024-03-23T16:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T13:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/75029\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-urges-belarusian-diaspora-to-keep-fighting-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/75029\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader urges Belarusian diaspora to keep fighting for democracy"},"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\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tsikhanouskaya_konf_bel_mira_1128x752_20240323-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja at the 3rd Conference of the Belarusian Diaspora in Prague\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>Pozirk<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>More than 100 people from 20 countries have gathered at the 3rd Conference of the Belarusian Diaspora in Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja opened the conference, urging exiled Belarusians not to give up. Many of those who emigrated are tempted to return to a quiet life, but no one else but them is going to save Belarus, she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenges that every emigrant faces, exiled Belarusians are helping to defend the interests of a democratic Belarus and support political prisoners, she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pundit Roza Turarbiekava noted the new quality of the diaspora that seeks to be politically active and lobby Belarusian interests abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s aide Franak Via\u010dorka praised diaspora&#8217;s grassroots activities, such as the people&#8217;s embassies initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dating back to 2020, the people\u2019s embassies represent exiled Belarusians and are associated with former Belarusian diplomats who resigned in protest against vote rigging in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The embassies operate in more than 20 countries, advocating for Belarusians who cannot receive services from official diplomatic missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 28, Belarusian authorities blacklisted the people\u2019s embassies as an \u201cextremist\u201d group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 23, Pozirk. More than 100 people from 20 countries have gathered at the 3rd Conference of the Belarusian Diaspora in Prague. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja opened the conference, urging exiled Belarusians not to give up. Many of those who emigrated are tempted to return to a quiet life, but no one else but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":74987,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-75029","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 urges Belarusian diaspora to keep fighting for democracy | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 23, Pozirk. More than 100 people from 20 countries have gathered at the 3rd Conference of the Belarusian Diaspora in Prague. 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