{"id":99824,"date":"2024-08-09T13:43:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99824\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"dictatorships-fall-quickly-says-cichanouskaja-in-her-video-message-on-election-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/99824\/","title":{"rendered":"Dictatorships fall quickly, says Cichano\u016dskaja in her video message on election anniversary"},"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\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tsihanovskaja_obraschenie_1128x752_20240809-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Screenshot of the video address)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Dictatorships fall quickly and unexpectedly and people need to be prepared, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said in a video address marking the fourth anniversary of Belarus&#8217; disputed presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That is why it is so important to support Ukraine, because it is fighting not only for its freedom, but also for our freedom, for the values \u200b\u200bthat we all stand for.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I believe that change in Belarus can lead to change in Russia, and that will be a huge blow to tyrannies around the world. Support for Belarus and Ukraine is not charity. It is an investment in peace, democracy and international security,&#8221; Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former presidential hopeful Cichano\u016dskaja disputed the Belarusian central election commission\u2019s official result, accusing her rival Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka of vote rigging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The election was followed by months of peaceful protests, but the government cracked down on demonstrators, who demanded a new, free and transparent poll and freedom for opposition leaders. Thousands were jailed, beaten and tortured and several demonstrators were killed by security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1692\/\">US embassy condemns Belarus regime on presidential election anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 9, Pozirk. Dictatorships fall quickly and unexpectedly and people need to be prepared, opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja said in a video address marking the fourth anniversary of Belarus&#8217; disputed presidential election. &#8220;That is why it is so important to support Ukraine, because it is fighting not only for its freedom, but also for our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":99770,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-99824","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>Dictatorships fall quickly, says Cichano\u016dskaja in her video message on election anniversary | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 9, Pozirk. 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