Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

Europe News

EU, US slap new sanctions on Belarus in response to Ryanair diversion

Foreign affairs ministers from all EU countries met in Luxembourg and agreed to blacklist 78 individuals and 8 entities believed to be closely involved with President Lukashenko's regime.

21/06/2021

Slovenia

Tsikhanouskaya wants focus on fight for democracy in Belarus

On a timely visit to Slovenia, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her home country.

03/05/2021

Lithuania

New US ambassador to Belarus meets with exiled opposition leader

Julie Fisher, who has yet to present her credentials in Minsk, said the meeting sent "a clear signal that the U.S. stands with the Belarusian people".

21/04/2021

Belarus

Belarus asks Lithuania to extradite opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya

Shortly after the elections, Tsikhanouskaya fled to neighbouring Lithuania and has been in exile since.

05/03/2021

Europe News

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: EU sanctions against Belarus not enough

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus' democratic opposition leader, spoke exclusively to Euronews as she accepted the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize on behalf of the country's opposition.

16/12/2020

Europe News

Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya awarded EU’s Sakharov Prize

“We are bound to win, and we will win” declared Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, as she received the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize.

16/12/2020

World News

Belarus: More than 1,000 arrested in fresh protest, NGO says

Police in Belarus use stun grenades and tear gas to break up a demonstration as weekly protests against President Alexander Lukashenko continue

15/11/2020

Belarus

Belarus detains at least 400 as anti-Lukashenko protests continue

Around 400 people were detained during the latest protests in Belarus against President Alexander Lukashenko, a human rights group reported.

08/11/2020

World

“We are women. We are strong.” - Belarusian opposition leader promises to fight until victory

The leader of Belarus’s opposition movement has promised their combat will continue “until victory” - because the Belarusian people will never again accept to live in “a state of slaves”.

09/10/2020

Belarus

Belarus opposition 'making list' of officers involved in violence

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said the list of names would be published and sent to European Union countries, Russia and the United States

17/09/2020

Belarus

Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to meet Polish PM

Tsikhanouskaya has insisted she is open to discussing the situation in her country with all parties, including Russia.

06/09/2020

Belarus

Belarus crisis: Russia blasts EU for 'illegal unilateral sanctions'

"Regrettably, [the] EU continues its attempt to influence [the] situation in Belarus," said Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.

03/09/2020

The Cube

What is the role of social media in the Belarus protests? | #TheCube

From Twitter to Telegram, people in Belarus have been using social media to galvanise their movement. Here in #TheCube we speak with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about internet shutdowns, why social media has been crucial, and what's next for Belarus.

28/08/2020

Belarus

'Lies, lies, lies': Belarusian journalists on working for state media

Belarusian journalists are quitting their jobs at state-run media companies. They told Euronews why.

23/08/2020

Belarus

Major Belarus factory strike delayed as workers face dismissal threat

Opposition demonstrators want employees at the state-owned Minsk Tractor Works to down tools in an effort to pressure President Alexander Lukashenko

18/08/2020

Belarus

EU to sanction Belarus over electoral 'falsification' and 'violence'

Meanwhile, Poland and Lithuania have announced financial, logistic and medical help for the protesters.

14/08/2020