Podcasts about sviatlana tsikhanouskaya

Join Ms. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus and Head of the United Transitional Cabinet, and Hoover Senior Fellow, H.R. McMaster, as they discuss the Belarusian opposition, her fight for freedom, and the importance of countering Russian aggression in Europe. With Belarus at the center of geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya discusses the nature of the Stalinist Lukashenka regime and mechanisms used to maintain their grip on power, what the opposition has accomplished and its future priorities, including the release of political prisoners and holding free and fair elections, her views on the war in Ukraine, and the future of Belarus and other democracies relative to the axis of aggressors of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the National Leader of Belarus and Head of the United Transitional Cabinet. Independent observers determined that Tsikhanouskaya won the Belarusian presidential election on August 9, 2020, defeating the long-standing dictator Alexander Lukashenko. Tsikhanouskaya entered the presidential race after the Lukashenko regime arrested her husband for declaring his own candidacy. The regime forced her into exile, but she inspired mass peaceful protests throughout Belarus. In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Tsikhanouskaya launched an anti-war movement to prevent Belarus' involvement and led underground resistance efforts against Russian troops. She has advocated for the release of over 1,500 political prisoners and free and fair elections, earning her numerous international awards and two Nobel Peace Prize nominations. H.R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He was the 25th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.

Lukashenko wants to hold Ukrainian-Russian peace talks in Minsk. Is it realistic? Debates continue in the US about Radio Free Europe - how important is this news outlet for Belarusians? And will the leader of the Belarusian opposition move to Prague? Matěj Skalický interviews Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Všechny díly podcastu Vinohradská 12 můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Lukashenko wants to hold Ukrainian-Russian peace talks in Minsk. Is it realistic? Debates continue in the US about Radio Free Europe - how important is this news outlet for Belarusians? And will the leader of the Belarusian opposition move to Prague? Matěj Skalický interviews Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Nina and Alexandra open the episode by discussing the ongoing negotiations in Riyadh between the US, Russia and Ukraine and providing an overdue update on the deteriorating situation for civil society and media in Georgia. They then talk about a potential final agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the assault of a journalist in Serbia.For the main interview, Nina and Alexandra spoke with Leanid Marozau, the Head of the Legal Department and the Advisor on Legal Affairs to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian democratic forces in exile. Together they discuss the latest political updates in Belarus and also the ongoing work of the democratic opposition outside the country. You can check out #bysol or Viasna if you'd like to support fundraising efforts for Belarusians - including political prisoners.Bonus content: What do Belarusian youth think?This week's bonus content for the TEE patrons features a short conversation with Leanid Marozau from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's office. Leanid talks with Nina and Alexandra about youth both in Belarus and in the Belarusian diaspora. Listen to the bonus discussion here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-216-125301901Support the podcast – become a TEE Patron!www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope

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Cristian Bușoi: Nu am semnat scrisoarea / Daniel Buda: Nu am avut niciodată vreo legătură lobbyiști chinezi (G4Media) - Analiză Erste, despre economia României: E ca o mașină veche, fiabilă, surprinzător de rapidă, dar când dă de o groapă nu știi dacă-i cad roțile (CursDeGuvernare) Am dus întrebarea „Sunt românii sclavii Europei?” în Parlamentul European: „Nu aș vrea să experimenteze cum e să fie sclavii lui Putin” (Adevărul)„Românii sunt sclavii Europei” sau „Români este o colonie a Uniunii Europene” sunt sintagme folosite de politicienii români de fiecare dată când se urcă pe un val de frustrare al oamenilor pe care vor să-i canalizeze spre un țap ispășitor.Astfel că reporterul Adevărul a dus întrebarea „Sunt românii sclavii Europei?” pe holurile Parlamentului European de la Strassbourg. A vorbit cu liderul opoziției din Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, cu europarlamentarul francez Bernard Guetta, cu vicepreședinte AUR, Adrian Axinia și mai mulți europarlamentari.  „Oamenii din lumea democratică uită uneori de luxul pe care îl au. Uită că nu vor fi reținuți imediat și nu vor fi torturați pentru că s-au opus guvernului sau s-au opus oricăror narațiuni și este într-adevăr păcat că pot fi otrăviți atât de ușor cu aceste narațiuni false”, a explicat dizidenta belarusă care a avut îndrăzneala să candideze la alegerile prezidențiale din 2020 împotriva președintelui Alexandru Lukașenko.Ea a subliniat că nu-și dorește ca „oamenii din lumea liberă să experimenteze cum e să fie sclavii lui Putin sau sclavi ai Rusiei”. Analiză: Cuplul lui Georgescu îi face loc lui Ponta? (DW)George Simion, 38 de ani, a fost convins să intre în cursă odată cu Anamaria Gavrilă, 41 de ani, pentru a avea o rezervă în cazul în care va fi respins de Biroul Electoral Central (BEC) sau de Curtea Constituțională (CCR) din cauza opiniilor sale radicale și a limbajului violent. Acest cuplu ar putea fi dezamăgitor, însă, pentru simpatizanții fostului prezidențiabil. Oamenii se așteptau să-l vadă pe Călin Georgescu într-un tandem cu George Simion sau cu un alt lider naționalist, în care să joace rolul unui potențial prim-ministru. În schimb, o văd pe Anamaria Gavrilă, care abia duce o frază până la capăt fără să se contrazică, și se uită la George Simion, care a promis de zeci de ori că nu va candida. Această pereche pare menită să-i deschidă drumul lui Victor Ponta, nou venit în spațiul naționalist-suveranist.Spre deosebire de Georgescu & Simion, care s-au bazat mult pe boți și troli incapabili să iasă în stradă la chemarea liderului maxim, fostul premier Victor Ponta pare să rămână deocamdată mai mult în spațiul real. 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E vorba despre o scrisoare prin care opt europarlamentari, inclusiv cei trei români, cereau Comisiei Europene să modifice legislația extrem de restrictivă care îngreuna accesul Huawei la rețelele de telecomunicații 5G din UE.Pe scurt, reacțiile obținute de G4Media:Cristian Bușoi: Nu am semnat scrisoarea. Daniel Buda: Nu am avut niciodată vreo legătură lobbyiști chinezi.Tudor Ciuhodaru nu a răspuns la întrebările G4Media până la publicarea articolului. Analiză Erste, despre economia României: E ca o mașină veche, fiabilă, surprinzător de rapidă, dar când dă de o groapă nu știi dacă-i cad roțile (CursDeGuvernare)Perspectivele pe termen scurt ale României sunt definite atât de oportunități, cât și de riscuri: cererea internă puternică oferă reziliență, dar vulnerabilitățile macroeconomice persistente și incertitudinea politică ar putea afecta încrederea investitorilor și stabilitatea pe termen lung, potrivit unei analize semnate de echipa de economiști a BCR și detaliate de CursDeGuvernare.

In 2020, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya led the largest popular uprising in the history of Belarus, defeating authoritarian dictator Alexander Lukashenko in a landslide victory before being chased out of the country. Today, she leads Belarus' democratic alternative government in exile. We sat down in Vilnius to discuss the Ukraine war, and the outlook for a democratic revolution in Europe's last dictatorship.

Join us for a powerful discussion with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian opposition and a global symbol of the fight for democracy.We'll delve into her journey from presidential candidate to exile, the ongoing struggle against authoritarianism in Belarus, and the challenges of rallying international support for democratic change. Gain unique insights into the resilience of the Belarusian people and the path forward for freedom and human rights in the region.

# 62 - in conversation with Belarusian filmmaker - Artsiom Lobach.  Artsiom Lobach is the final guest recommended by the Belarusian Filmmakers Network. Today, we dive into his documentary film Way Home (2020), which tells the story of Pavlo – a young man who, following Crimea's annexation by Russia in 2014, moves to the Ukrainian countryside in search of solitude. Belarusian filmmaker Artsiom, only truly understood his protagonist's journey after he himself, was forced to leave Belarus and settle in Vilnius, Lithuania. Podcast created in collaborating with Belarusian Filmmakers Network (BFN) Films by Artsiom Lobach: Way Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delw9Nu65aM New Year's Speech by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVSjI7aEH3k  Belarusian Folk Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za3W_2SIwAs&t=7s Other references: Artist Website https://artsiomlobach.wixsite.com/make-video-with-love Artist Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtsiomLobach  European Humanities University in Vilnius  https://en.ehu.lt/about/  Wajda School in Warsaw https://wajdaschool.pl/  Downshifters (lifestyle) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downshifting_(lifestyle) Favourite home food: Potato and pumpkin bake, Carrots with hummus ___ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/kitchenconversations Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/kitchenconversations  Visit shop: https://www.etsy.com/de-en/shop/PatrycjaRozwora?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1398125905&from_page=listing Get in touch: https://www.instagram.com/kitchenconversations.podcast/  ___ Recording & editing: Patrycja Rozwora Mix & master: Jonas Kröper Thumbnail photo by Ruslan Sereduk

Margaret Hoover sits down with three Belarusian dissidents–exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, athlete-turned-activist Katya Snytsina, and theater director Natalia Kaliada–to discuss their fight against Aleksandr Lukashenko's dictatorship. Kaliada is co-founder of the Belarus Free Theatre, which recently debuted the play KS6: Small Forward in New York, starring Snytsina and telling the story of her journey from Belarusian Olympic basketball player to political activist. In 2020, Tsikhanouskaya's husband Sergei Tikhanovsky was arrested shortly after announcing he would run against Lukashenko. He remains in custody today, but Tsikhanouskaya ran in his place, failing to unseat Lukashenko in an election widely seen as a sham. Snytsina recalls how the mass protests that followed that election inspired her to speak out and leave the national women's basketball team. Kaliada discusses the genesis of the play and explains why art can be a uniquely effective weapon against dictators. Tsikhanouskaya reflects on life in Belarus today, offers a warning for Americans about the urgency of defending democracy abroad, and looks ahead to the country's January 2025 presidential election, which she expects will be a “farce.” This interview was recorded in September after a performance of KS6: Small Forward at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York. Support for “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover” is provided by Robert Granieri, Vanessa and Henry Cornell, The Fairweather Foundation, Peter and Mary Kalikow, Cliff and Laurel Asness, Charles R. Schwab, Damon Button, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, The Phillip I. Kent Foundation and Al and Kathy Hubbard. Corporate funding is provided by Stephens Inc.

In 2020, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya emerged as a powerful voice for change in Belarus when she ran against President Alexander Lukashenko who has led the country since 1994 with what some call "an iron hand." The controversial results led to the largest protests in the country's history and pressure on Tsikhanouskaya to leave Belarus. As her country continues to face political turmoil and international condemnation for siding with Russian in its war on Ukraine, she tells host Steve Paikin that the fight for democracy remains at the forefront of mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the war in Ukraine rages on, another fight continues in its neighbour to the north, Belarus.  In 2020, its dictator Alexander Lukashenko faced massive protests in the streets and is widely seen by the international community to have lost the presidential election to an unlikely opponent, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Tsikhanouskaya ran in the place of her husband Siarhei, who was arrested by the authorities in May 2020.  While Siarhei remains in prison in Belarus, Sviatlana, who was exiled almost immediately, leads the opposition from abroad. Her goal is to work with international allies to build the framework for a post-Lukashenko future for Belarus. She was in Canada this week for high-level meetings with the Government of Canada, allied ambassadors and the Belarusian community. She joined StrategyCorp's Garry Keller for a conversation on the challenges she faces, and what Canadians can do to support freedom and democracy in Belarus.

Plus: Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on what another Trump presidency means for the world — and what democracy means to her. Also: HarperCollins strikes a deal allowing its authors' work to be used to train artificial intelligence; a doctor makes a pitch for CPR mannequins with breasts; and an archaeologist challenges widespread beliefs about when alphabetic writing first emerged.

Belarus has spent the past 30 years under the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya challenged his rule after her husband was imprisoned by the regime, only two days after he declared his intention to run for office. She is now living as the exiled Belarusian opposition leader and sits down with One Decision's guest host Kasia Madera and the former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove, for a discussion on Belarus' struggle for freedom under Lukashenko's iron-fisted rule, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the need for European countries to step up in the fight against autocracy.

Following the federal government's announcement of a $15-billion Honda electric vehicle plant in Ontario, ‘The West Block' host Mercedes Stephenson asks Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a follow-up to his government's efforts to increase grocery store competition. Minister Champagne discusses his talks with foreign grocery chains, as well as Canada's electric vehicle infrastructure. Plus, Stephenson sits down with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to talk about her life in exile, her jailed husband, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's ties to the current Belarusian regime.

In this episode, Transitions' editor-in-chief Jeremy Druker interviews Ondřej Kundra, a leading Czech investigative journalist and deputy editor-in-chief of Respekt, about his latest reporting on Belarus, the Czech Republic's special relationship with the country, and whether Central European countries should be doing more to help those facing repression. They also speak about Kundra's interview with Belarusian president in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, which highlighted the disappearance of her husband in the country's prison system, as well as other political prisoners. In this podcast series, we look at the region from different angles and perspectives, attempting to capture its diversity and understand emerging trends. Above all, we want to give a voice to a region that is often talked to rather than listened to. The VoiCEE is brought to you by a network of independent English-language media in Central and Eastern Europe: Reporting Democracy, VSquare, New Eastern Europe, Notes from Poland, Kafkadesk, Insight Hungary, Internews Ukraine, Transitions, Ukraine World. To not miss any news and insight from our network, sign up for our newsletter here and follow us on Twitter.

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Our guests Nadine Batchelor-Hunt and Mark Lowcock discuss the trouble of getting aid into Gaza and the forgotten crises of Sudan and Tigray, Ethiopia. Then: a study on the differences between men's and women's brains. Plus: we hear from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and get the latest on the 50 people implicated in a former Haitian leader's assassination. xSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we look at where the Conservatives go now after big byelection losses in the week, and how the West might respond to the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.Laura and Paddy are joined by BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman to discuss the challenges the Conservatives face from Reform and Labour's divisions over a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict.We also hear from the wives of two politicians in prison. The exiled Belrusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's husband Sergei is being held in Belarus, and Evgenia Kara-Murza's husband Vladimir Kara-Murza's husband is being held in Russia. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray and the senior news editors are Sam Bonham and Jonathan Aspinwall.

Bob Rae, UN Ambassador; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian Opposition Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.

Hamas' storstilede angreb på Israel - og Israels gengældelsesangreb i Gazastriben - har sendt chokbølger gennem hele verden. Ikke mindst i regionen, hvor man ellers var begyndt at ane små tegn på en normalisering af forholdet mellem Israel og de arabiske naboer. Så kan weekendens angreb antænde en storkonflikt i regionen? Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leder af den belarusiske opposition og eksilregering, er lige nu på besøg i Danmark. Hun kæmper indædt for at forsøge at bevare en plads i offentlighedens blik til Belarus, men tre år efter de store protester og midt i krigen i Ukraine, er det svært at fange opmærksomheden. Gæster: Helle Malmvig, seniorforsker med speciale i international politik i Mellemøsten ved Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier og Charlotte Flindt Pedersen, direktør i Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab. Tilrettelæggelse: Elise Normann. Vært: Brita Kvist. Lyddesign: Jonas Johs Andersen. Redaktør: Tine Møller Sørensen.

Franak Viacorka, chief political advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who now lives in Vilnius where NATO is meeting, tells SBS Chief International correspondent Ben Lewis that she fears NATO leaders may regret not taking bolder decisions to support Ukraine.

In the latest episode of Her & EU, Belarussian Opposition Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sat down with host Loredana Teodorescu to dive deep into her fight for change and democracy – and the high price she's paid for doing so. To stay up do date with all things Martens Centre subscribe, visit our website: https://www.martenscentre.eu/ And our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martenscentre Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartensCentre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martenscentre/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/martenscentre Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/school/marte...

Eastern European NATO countries say the Western military alliance is ready to defend itself against any threat posed by the move of Russia's Wagner forces to Belarus. That's under an apparent deal with the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Ricardo Goncalves spoke to Belarus opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. She ran against President Lukashenko in the 2020 elections after her husband-his main political rival-was arrested.

The Kremlin has published footage of President Vladimir Putin congratulating participants of an industrial forum. Meanwhile, Russian state television has shown the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, visiting what they said was a forward military command post. It's the first time they've been seen since Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin called-off his mutiny. We'll get the latest from Russia and hear from human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina. We will also speak to Belarus' opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Also in the programme: The main opposition candidate in Sierra Leone's presidential election has accused soldiers of firing live ammunition at his headquarters; and NASA has been in the West Australian outback as part its search for life on Mars. (Picture: Russia President Vladimir Putin addresses participants of an industrial forum. Credit: Kremlin)

With no end in sight to the bloody war in Ukraine, we ask what lessons can be drawn for parallel conflicts in Taiwan and Belarus. In a special episode recorded at the Globsec 2023 Bratislava Forum, Andrew Mueller speaks to Roy Chun Lee, Taiwan's deputy foreign minister; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarus's opposition leader; and Hanna Hopko, a Ukrainian politician.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens if Belarus' dictator Alexander Lukashenko dies? I talked to the opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. And she has a plan. She fights for her country as her husband Siarhiej is imprisoned by the regime. We also discussed the dangers of the Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus, Ukraine and how she works hard to keep Belarus on agenda. Our debate took place at the annual GLOBSEC conference in Bratislava. Listen to our conversation. And if you enjoy what I do, please support me on Ko-fi! Thank you. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/amatisak --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrej-matisak/message

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In her address to the IIEA, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Belarusian Democratic Movement, discusses the current threats to the future of Belarus and Europe, including human rights violations, the impact of economic sanctions against Belarus, and Lukashenka's acceptance of a plan to place Russian nuclear arms in Belarus. In March of 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report on the Situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and in its aftermath. The report details systematic and widespread human rights violations as a direct result of the policies employed by the current Government of Belarus. This event is part of the IIEA's Global Europe Project, which is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs. About the Speaker Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the Leader of the Belarusian Democratic Movement, who contested the 2020 Belarusian presidential election as the main opposition candidate, following the detention of her husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski. Following the disputed result of the Presidential Election, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has been based in Lithuania as the official representative of the Belarusian democratic opposition in exile where she heads the Coordination Council to facilitate the peaceful democratic transfer of power in Belarus. In March 2023, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya was convicted in absentia by a court in Minsk and found guilty of high treason, inciting social hatred, attempts to seize power, forming an “extremist” group and harming national security. Before running for President, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya was an English teacher and interpreter, and has since been awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian politician and opposition leader, discusses her being awarded the Tipperary International Peace Award as well as the political situation in Belarus.

In 2020, Belarus experienced the largest anti-government demonstrations in its history following the fraudulent re-election of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. While ultimately stymied by regime authorities, the protests were the closest Belarus has come to a democratic revolution. In 2023, just a year into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Belarusians believe a Ukrainian victory might pave the way for Belarus to finally have its moment. On this week's episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia speak with Franak Viačorka, chief political advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian political activist and main opposition candidate to Lukashenko during the 2020 elections. Viačorka offers his take on the de facto Russian annexation of Belarus, the “unhappy marriage” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lukashenko, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Belarus, and what it will take for the Belarusian regime to ultimately collapse.Show notes: Sign up for The Eastern Front's bi-weekly newsletter here and follow us on Twitter here.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long had strong ties to the Kremlin, but he has become increasingly dependent on Putin since he retained power after a contested election in 2020. International observers recognized the true victor as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who is now leading her country's democratic movement in exile.   With Belarus' neighbors still at war, we're revisiting her conversation with Ray Suarez to understand how women might light a new path of leadership, and why there is still more work to do following the country's struggle against its strongman.   Guest:   Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, exiled leader of the Belarusian democratic movement   Host:    Ray Suarez   If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

The fates of Ukraine and Belarus are "intertwined," says Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of Belarus' opposition now living in exile. But why is Kyiv reluctant to offer its support to her movement?

Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today's challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society. However, progress on parity is stalling globally. An expert panel asks: How can we create better pathways to advance more women into the highest levels of leadership? Speakers include: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus, Republic of Belarus; Masih Alinejad, Journalist and Activist, U.S. Agency for Global Media; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan, United States Office of the Governor; Arancha Gonzalez Laya,Dean, The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po This session was recorded 19 January at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today's challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society. However, progress on parity is stalling globally. An expert panel asks: How can we create better pathways to advance more women into the highest levels of leadership? Speakers include: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus, Republic of Belarus; Masih Alinejad, Journalist and Activist, U.S. Agency for Global Media; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan, United States Office of the Governor; Arancha Gonzalez Laya,Dean, The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po This session was recorded 19 January at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Driving growth, equity and transformative solutions to today's challenges needs more gender-diverse leadership across the economy, politics and civil society. However, progress on parity is stalling globally.An expert panel asks: How can we create better pathways to advance more women into the highest levels of leadership?Speakers include: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus, Republic of Belarus; Masih Alinejad, Journalist and Activist, U.S. Agency for Global Media; Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan, United States Office of the Governor; Arancha Gonzalez Laya,Dean, The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences PoThis session was recorded 19 January at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putin is trying to create a "puppet regime" in Minsk, the spokesman for Belarus' democratic opposition tells DW.

This week, Paul has two conversations about the struggle for democracy in Eastern Europe, with people who are living through it. First, Janis Kazocins, national security advisor to the president of Latvia, talks about what lessons we can draw from the Baltic states to shed light on Ukraine, NATO and Russia. Next, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talks about how she went from being an “ordinary housewife” to running as the pro-democracy candidate in the Belarusian election. Though there's reason to believe she won, her opponent claimed victory and crushed dissent. Paul spoke to her onstage at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

As Belarus joins the Ukraine War and Russia launches a new illegal attack on Ukraine, we sit down with exiled Belarusian President Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to discuss the changing battlefield in Europe and the outlook for a democratic revolution in Belarus.

In this episode, recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, we hear from three Belarusian activists –– Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Veronica Tsepkalo & Tatsiana Khomich –– who have spent years fighting corruption under Alexander Lukashenko's regime, and rallying for a free and democratic Belarus. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is a former presidential candidate and leader of the national democratic movement in Belarus; Veronica Tsepkalo was one of the three leaders of the national democratic movement in Belarus and currently chairs the Belarus Women's Foundation; and Tatsiana Khomich is a Belariusian activist and sister of political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava.

In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, they speak with Alexander Shlyk, the Special Representative on Elections for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the former head of the Elections Department of OSCE ODIHR, or the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of the leader of the Belarusian democratic movement who many believe truly won the 2020 election against President Alexander Lukashenko. Shlyk is currently living in exile as one of the 16 people working for Tsikhanouskaya, and he's working to prepare the legislative and practical framework for democratic elections in Belarus – which he believes will inevitably happen.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa recebeu esta quinta-feira a dissidente bielorrussa Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, que há muito se encontra refugiada fora do seu país. O mesmo acontece aos principais líderes da oposição.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, oppositionsleder i Belarus, har ikke talt med sin mand i snart to år. Han er, som mange andre systemkritikere, blevet fængslet af landets myndigheder, der ledes af Aleksandr Lukasjenko – præsidenten, der er venner med Putin, og bliver anset som Europas sidste diktator. Krig i Europa har mødt Tsikhanouskaya, som fra sit eksil kæmper for at forbedre forholdene i Belarus. Det er en kamp, som kun er blevet endnu mere nødvendig under krigen i Ukraine. Vært: Alexander Wils Lorenzen.

Den 25-årige Vlad kæmper på ukrainernes side i krigen. Dermed er han en af mange belarussere, som går imod Putin - og imod den belarussiske præsident, Aleksandr Lukasjenko, der bliver betegnet som ‘Europas sidste diktator'.(01:25) 'Vlad', belarussisk soldat, kæmper mod Rusland i Ukraine. (10:45) 'Belarussere i Ukraine risikerer sit liv' siger Franak Viachorka, rådgiver til Belarus' oppositionsleder, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.(14:20) Jonathan Schacht Halling Nielsen, Belarus-kender, jurist, russiskuddannet ved Belarus Statsuniversitet. Vært: Alexander Wils Lorenzen.

This is not the first time Russia invaded a neighboring country that was being considered for entry into NATO. In 2008, Moscow took advantage of a conflict in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia as a justification to invade. A brutal five day war followed and today, 20% of Georgia's internationally recognized territory remains under Russian military occupation. Journalist Levi Bridges traveled to the former Soviet republic of Georgia to see the remnants of its 2008 war with Russia – and what the conflict can or can't tell us about Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.  This is part 2 of a three-part series looking at how Vladimir's Putin consolidates power in former Soviet republics. Please be sure to listen to part 1: A War Between Dictators and the Free World with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and watch the podcast feed for part 3 to drop on Thursday. Guests: Liana Chlachidze, Ergneti village resident Galina Kelekhsaeva, German language teacher  Gerard Toal, professor of government and international affairs at Virginia Tech Shalva Dzebisashvili, head of political science at the University of Georgia in Tbilisi Nino Tsagareishvili, legal advisor to German development agency GIZ Host:  Ray Suarez Reporter: Levi Bridges

Belarus, a former Soviet republic which shares a 700 mile border with Ukraine, has been used as a staging ground for Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long had strong ties to the Kremlin, but he has become increasingly dependent on Putin since he retained power after a contested election in 2020. International observers recognized the true victor as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who is now leading her country's democratic movement in exile. An English teacher and mother, she rose to prominence when her husband was jailed for publicly speaking out against the regime. In a conversation with Ray Suarez, Tsikhanouskaya warned, “This is not a war between Russia and Ukraine. It's a war between dictators and the free world. And there's a moral obligation of every person in this free world to be with those who are fighting.”  Guest: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, exiled leader of the Belarusian democratic movement Host: Ray Suarez, co-host of World Affairs  If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

Siamo tornati in Ucraina, mentre proseguono i colloqui in Bielorussia e anche i bombardamenti russi su tutto il territorio ucraino: abbiamo ricevuto le ultime notizie sul campo da Roberto Bongiorni, inviato del Sole 24Ore che in questo momento si trova a Leopoli. Subito dopo abbiamo analizzato la situazione diplomatica con l'Ambasciatore Alessandro Minuto Rizzo (presidente della Nato Defense College Foundation, già segretario generale ad interim della NATO), e il fronte militare con Mauro Gilli(Ricercatore all ETH, il politecnico di Zurigo, esperto in affari militari). Abbiamo esaminato il ruolo della Bielorussia con Franak Viačorka (consigliere di Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader dell'opposizione bielorussa, ora in esilio a Vilnius, Lituania) e tentato di tracciare nuovi scenari con Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (ex ambasciatore, presidente di Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI).

All eyes are on the buildup of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border. But Moscow has also deployed thousands of troops backed by warplanes to Belarus. It's the largest military exercise between the two countries in decades. As tensions rise in eastern Europe… GUESTS Alexander Khara Former Advisor to Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Keir Giles Senior Fellow at Chatham House Franak Viačorka Political Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya è la leader dell'opposizione bielorussa e vive in esilio da molti mesi in Lituania. Suo marito è stato recentemente condannato a 18 anni di carcere dal regime di Alexander Lukashenko. L'autocrate bielorusso, sempre più debole in patria, è divenuto uno stretto alleato di Vladimir Putin in questi mesi, saldando così un fronte anti atlantista e anti europeista ad Est. Ma come racconta Tsikhanouskaya il tempo di Lukashenko sembra essere giunto al termine.*La voce di Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya è di Valeria Solarino

A conversation between Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov about how dictator Alexander Lukashenko stole the 2020 presidential election, how Belarus rose up, and how she has been advocating around the world for the release of political prisoners, an end to political violence, and free and fair elections in Belarus.

Siarhei Tsikhanouski, the husband of Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is charged with organising mass unrest and inciting hatred.

Chồng của thủ lĩnh phe đối lập Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya đã bị kết án 18 năm tù. Siarhei Tsikhanouski, một nhà hoạt động và là blogger nổi tiếng, đã lên kế hoạch thách thức Tổng thống độc tài Alexander Lukashenko trong cuộc bầu cử tổng thống năm 2020. 

Franak Viacorka, Senior Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya & Eamon Gilmore, EU Special Representative for Human Rights and former Tánaiste and Labour Party Leader

Olaf Scholz picks Warsaw as the third European capital to visit in his new capacity as German Chancellor while French President Emmanuel Macron is in Budapest to sit-in on a meeting with PMs of the Visegrad countries. No representatives of the Belarus government at the upcoming EU's Eastern Partnership summit but democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warmly greeted in Brussels at the sidelines.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was a former teacher and self-described housewife catapulted to run for president of Belarus when her candidate husband was arrested in 2020. Even in exile after the disputed election, she's the biggest threat against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's hold over Belarus. She has captivated Belarusians with her campaign for democracy and been nominated for the Nobel Prize. POLITICO's Ryan Heath asks Tsikhanouskaya about how she plans to corral the international community for tighter sanctions and about how she's working with informants within the Lukashenko regime to bring it down.  Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is an opposition leader, fighting to bring Democracy to Belarus.  Ryan Heath is the host of the "Global Insider" podcast and authors the newsletter.  Olivia Reingold produces “Global Insider.”  Irene Noguchi  edits “Global Insider” and is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was a former teacher and self-described housewife catapulted to run for president of Belarus when her candidate husband was arrested in 2020. Even in exile after the disputed election, she's the biggest threat against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's hold over Belarus. She has captivated Belarusians with her campaign for democracy and been nominated for the Nobel Prize. POLITICO's Ryan Heath asks Tsikhanouskaya about how she plans to corral the international community for tighter sanctions and about how she's working with informants within the Lukashenko regime to bring it down.  Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is an opposition leader, fighting to bring Democracy to Belarus.  Ryan Heath is the host of the "Global Insider" podcast and authors the newsletter.  Olivia Reingold produces “Global Insider.”  Irene Noguchi  edits “Global Insider” and is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

Belarus's exiled opposition leader speaks to Monocle's Tomos Lewis about the state of the resistance movement and her hopes for the country's future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is anything but the 'ordinary woman' she describes her self as, while she strives to keep up the pressure on dictator Alexander Lukashenko

She is a mother and wife turned opposition leader to the tyrant that heads the regime in Belarus. Now she is back in self-imposed exile in Poland after meeting with President Biden convincing him to slap sanctions on the authoritarian Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian opposition leader, who says democracy will eventually prevail in her country.

What has been achieved by the Belarusian democratic opposition in the past year, following the fraudulent presidential election in August 2020? What has changed and what changes are yet to happen? Is Lukashenka losing his confidence and what's happening on the Belarus-Lithuania border? In this week's episode, we speak with Hanna Liubakova, Belarusian journalist and Atlantic Council Fellow; Franak Viačorka, senior advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; and Michal Potocki, Polish journalist and expert on Ukraine and Belarus, and recently and editor of Polish book project supporting journalists in Belarus.

She is a mother and wife turned opposition leader to the tyrant that heads the regime in Belarus. Now she is back in self-imposed exile in Poland after meeting with President Biden convincing him to slap sanctions on the authoritarian Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian opposition leader, who says democracy will eventually prevail in her country.

She is a mother and wife turned opposition leader to the tyrant that heads the regime in Belarus. Now she is back in self-imposed exile in Poland after meeting with President Biden convincing him to slap sanctions on the authoritarian Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian opposition leader, who says democracy will eventually prevail in her country.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of Belarusian democratic forces, who numerous independent observers say beat the autocratic president Alexander Lukashenko in a presidential election on August 9, 2020. She stepped into the race after her husband was arrested for his presidential aspirations. Mr. Lukashenko has publicly dismissed her as a “housewife,” сlaiming that a woman can't become president. After her forced exile, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya inspired unprecedented peaceful protests around Belarus, some of which numbered hundreds of thousands of people. She has visited more than 20 countries gathering support for a democratic Belarus and continues to advocate for the release of more than 500 political prisoners and peaceful changes through a free and fair election. In the past year, more than 35,000 people have been detained in Belarus, according to the United Nations. Tens of thousands of Belarusians have fled abroad. Ms.Tsikhanouskaya has become a symbol of peaceful struggle for democracy and female leadership. On July 27, President Joe Biden met with Tsihanouskaya, and he issued a statement that "The United States stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights." In 2020, Lithuanian President Nauseda and Norwegian MPs nominated her for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is included in Bloomberg's TOP-50 Most Influential People, Financial Times' Top 12 Most Influential Women, and Politico's Top 28 Most Influential Europeans. In meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Emmanuel Macron, President Ursula von der Leyen, President Charles Michel, and other world leaders, she has emphasized the need for a braver response to the actions of the Belarusian dictatorship.This week, she has been in the United States, where she met with Secretary of State Tony Blinken as well as others in the U.S. government. Given the level of repressions against citizens and with Moscow supporting Lukashenko, Tsikhanouskaya is using the primary tool available to her in exile: Western support. She has sought more comprehensive sanctions on Belarus's elites and businesses, to show them that it is “becoming more costly for them to support Lukashenko.” Join a rare conversation with this outspoken advocate for democratic reforms and hear her thoughts on parallels between her struggles and challenges currently facing Americans. SPEAKERS Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Leader, Belarus Pro-Democracy Movement In Conversation with Dr. Gloria Duffy President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 29th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of Belarusian democratic forces, who numerous independent observers say beat the autocratic president Alexander Lukashenko in a presidential election on August 9, 2020. She stepped into the race after her husband was arrested for his presidential aspirations. Mr. Lukashenko has publicly dismissed her as a “housewife,” сlaiming that a woman can't become president. After her forced exile, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya inspired unprecedented peaceful protests around Belarus, some of which numbered hundreds of thousands of people. She has visited more than 20 countries gathering support for a democratic Belarus and continues to advocate for the release of more than 500 political prisoners and peaceful changes through a free and fair election. In the past year, more than 35,000 people have been detained in Belarus, according to the United Nations. Tens of thousands of Belarusians have fled abroad. Ms.Tsikhanouskaya has become a symbol of peaceful struggle for democracy and female leadership. On July 27, President Joe Biden met with Tsihanouskaya, and he issued a statement that "The United States stands with the people of Belarus in their quest for democracy and universal human rights." In 2020, Lithuanian President Nauseda and Norwegian MPs nominated her for the Nobel Peace Prize. She is included in Bloomberg's TOP-50 Most Influential People, Financial Times' Top 12 Most Influential Women, and Politico's Top 28 Most Influential Europeans. In meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Emmanuel Macron, President Ursula von der Leyen, President Charles Michel, and other world leaders, she has emphasized the need for a braver response to the actions of the Belarusian dictatorship.This week, she has been in the United States, where she met with Secretary of State Tony Blinken as well as others in the U.S. government. Given the level of repressions against citizens and with Moscow supporting Lukashenko, Tsikhanouskaya is using the primary tool available to her in exile: Western support. She has sought more comprehensive sanctions on Belarus's elites and businesses, to show them that it is “becoming more costly for them to support Lukashenko.” Join a rare conversation with this outspoken advocate for democratic reforms and hear her thoughts on parallels between her struggles and challenges currently facing Americans. SPEAKERS Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Leader, Belarus Pro-Democracy Movement In Conversation with Dr. Gloria Duffy President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Clinton In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on July 29th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses Belarus-U.S. relations, prospects for democratic reform in Belarus, and regional security in Eastern Europe.

On this episode of The PEN Pod, we're joined by Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya just as authorities in that country have given notice that they intend to dissolve our sister organization PEN Belarus. PEN America's own Matt Bailey dissects the Pegasus spyware revelations. And then our Summer Lopez covers the threats spyware poses to free expression, as well as tough questions on Olympic protests and vaccine disinformation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/support

It's been nearly a year since the man known as Europe's last dictator, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, was declared victor in an election widely-denounced as a fraud. The woman leading his opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is in Washington this week meeting with top U.S. officials. Amna Nawaz reports on her visit and speaks with her about her political plans and hopes for the future. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

It's been nearly a year since the man known as Europe's last dictator, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, was declared victor in an election widely-denounced as a fraud. The woman leading his opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is in Washington this week meeting with top U.S. officials. Amna Nawaz reports on her visit and speaks with her about her political plans and hopes for the future. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In her address to the IIEA, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian Opposition Leader, discusses the possible ways forward for the Belarusian opposition, the feasibility of new elections, and what possible role she believes Ireland can play. The outcome of the Belarusian Presidential elections on 9 August 2020 led to peaceful protests among the people of Belarus and the emergence of a broad democratic movement against the incumbent Aliaksandr Lukashenka. In her address, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya argues that the government of Belarus responded to these protests with violence and repression, including the detention and imprisonment of political opponents, continued harassment of civil society and of independent media. She also highlights how the hijacking of a Ryanair flight in May 2021 and subsequent detention of Raman Pratasyevich has exacerbated relations between Belarus and the EU and undermined peace, security and rule of law in Europe. Finally, she argues that despite growing political pressure and economic sanctions, Aliaksandr Lukashenka continues to refuse to engage with democratic opposition representatives.  About the Speaker: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is a Belarusian human rights activist and opposition leader who contested the 2020 Belarusian presidential election as the main opposition candidate, following the detention of her husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski. Following the disputed result of the Presidential Election, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya has been based in Lithuania as the official representative of the Belarusian democratic opposition in exile where she heads the Coordination Council to facilitate the peaceful democratic transfer of power in Belarus. Before running for President, Ms. Tsikhanouskaya was an English teacher and interpreter, and has since been awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament. She also has very close ties to Ireland, having spent many summers in Ireland since she was a child.

Is there a path to democracy for Europe's last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses her hopes and fears for the country with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast. President Alexander Lukashenko has maintained a tight grip on power in Belarus for the last 26 years and rigged the results of his last election which led to widespread protest and unrest in his country, though few consequences globally. But will he now be held accountable after diverting a flight between two European capitals to arrest a dissident journalist? And just how close are he and Vladimir Putin?  Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Is there a path to democracy for Europe's last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses her hopes and fears for the country with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast. President Alexander Lukashenko has maintained a tight grip on power in Belarus for the last 26 years and rigged the results of his last election which led to widespread protest and unrest in his country, though few consequences globally. But will he now be held accountable after diverting a flight between two European capitals to arrest a dissident journalist? And just how close are he and Vladimir Putin? 

Franak Viacorka, Aide to exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, gives an update on arrested Belarussian opposition blogger Roman Protasevich.

Power & Politics for Tuesday, May 25th with the federal government’s special representative to the Prairies Jim Carr, Drum Major Institute co-founder & chair Martin Luther King III, CNN host & author Jake Tapper, European Union Ambassador to Canada Melita Gabrič, exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the Power Panel.

OK, here's the scene:A flight is heading from Greece to Lithuania, flying over Belarus. The pilots get notification of a bomb threat. A fighter jet forces the plane to land. A couple of passengers are then detained by Belarusian authorities.This isn't a plot point in an action film. And there was no bomb.Related: Belarus opposition figure demands 'new, democratic, open country'Yesterday, Ryanair Flight 4978 was intercepted and one of the passengers detained was 26-year-old Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich. The operation was reportedly approved by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a man referred to as "Europe's last dictator."Related: Belarus targets journalists, activists in new raidsThis evening in Belarus, a new video was released of Protasevich after his arrest, posted initially on a pro-government Belarusian channel.In the video, Protasevich says he is in good health and is being treated well. Possibly under duress, he also confesses to plotting riots in Minsk — crimes that carry a 15-year penalty. His forehead appears bruised in the video.Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian human rights activist and politician who ran as the main opposition candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, shared the video on Twitter: The regime's propaganda channels posted a video of arrested Raman Pratasevich, saying that he is treated lawfully in the Minsk Detention Center №1. This is how Raman looks under physical and moral pressure. I demand the immediate release of Raman and all political prisoners. pic.twitter.com/zdolsbp6m5— Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya) May 24, 2021The European Union has found itself at the center of this situation. RyanAir is headquartered in Ireland. The plane was registered in Poland. The flight was going from Greece to Lithuania. Today, heads of EU states met to discuss potential sanctions.Katia Glod, a Belarus analyst with the Center for European Policy Analysis, joined The World's host Carol Hills, from London, to share the latest insights on this operation and what it means for global politics. Carol Hills: First of all, who is Roman Protasevich?Katia Glod: Roman Protasevich is a Belarusian journalist, the famous blogger. Roman is a founder of the very popular Telegram channel, which is called NEXTA, which was behind mass protests in Belarus, which erupted last August. And Roman Protasevich, at the time, he was part of this NEXTA team. Nowadays, he is the editor of another very popular Telegram [messaging app] channel called "Belarus of the Brain," which has several hundred thousand subscribers, and is also very widely read in Belarus.Why did Alexander Lukashenko approve this brazen operation?Well, first of all, we have to realize that Lukashenko is a very revengeful person. He has been well-known for taking revenge against his opponents. And NEXTA, obviously, displayed Lukashenko and the regime, the security services, to a great extent, because, as I've just said, they mobilized people to organize protests. Another reason is an attack on mass media, which we have seen in Belarus basically since last summer. Now that Protasevich is in Belarusian custody, what is likely to happen tohim?Well, he's likely to face up to 15 years in prison. The likely charges are [going] to be organizing public disorder and also stoking social strife. So, that means that he's currently somewhere at the KGB prison or one of the detention facilities in Minsk. We know that his girlfriend was transported to one of the detention facilities in Minsk, the so-called Okrestina prison, which became very famous during the August protest, because this is where tortures and beatings of many protesters happened.You mentioned the mass protests against Lukashenko last summer. They were followed by a harsh government crackdown that continues to this day. Does this arrest change anything for Belarusians who oppose Lukashenko?Unfortunately, it doesn't change much for Belarusians inside Belarus. It's that perhaps more people will be thinking about immigrating, and leaving the country obviously creates another international precedent. It puts the Belarusian regime onto a new level of priority. If, for example, we can say that before, Belarus has been more of a moral issue, a moral dilemma, particularly for the European Union, it was not nice that human rights have been abused in Belarus or that the elections were rigged, but it has not really until now affected directly the rights of European citizens. Yesterday's incident has shown that now Lukashenko's regime became a real threat to international norms, and real threats to European security. And Belarusians inside Belarus do hope that the West could take tougher sanctions against the regime.It's interesting, President Lukashenko had to know that the world would harshly condemn him for doing this. And he knew of this and he did it anyway. What does that tell you? Well, it tells us that the regime has lost control of political thinking, that the regime is really waging a war because its goal [is] only to stay in power, regardless by which means. It tells us that the regime is not prepared to negotiate with the opposition or with the West and that it's not backing off.What role might Russia have here? Do you think Russian governmentofficials were in the loop on this?We do know that there were actually four people who did not board the flight back to Vilnius. And apart from or Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, there were two Russian citizens. And the speculation is that either they were Belarusian KGB or that they were Russian FSB agents. And perhaps that Russia lent a helping hand to Belarus. Well, either way, Russia would not be the country that would try to punish Belarus or would try to tell it that that's not the right way forward.How do you think the United States should respond to this event?So far, we have seen only a statement of Mr. Blinken, who obviously condemned the situation and said that there should be given an adequate response. I think it will be a real test to the unity between the US and the European Union — whether the US will join the European Union in offering a very tough stance against the behavior of the Belarus regime.This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. 

A prominent opponent of Belarus' authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the opposition and Western officials denounced as a hijacking operation by the government.Raman Pratasevich, who faces charges that could bring 15 years in prison, was aboard the Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius when it changed course to head for Minsk."I saw this Belarusian guy with girlfriend sitting right behind us. He freaked out when the pilot said the plane is diverted to Minsk. He said there's death penalty awaiting him there," passenger Marius Rutkauskas said after the plane arrived in Vilnius following several hours in the Belarusian capital."We sat for an hour after the landing. Then they started releasing passengers and took those two. We did not see them again" Rutkauskas said.Flight tracker sites indicated the plane was about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the Lithuanian border when it was diverted. There were conflicting accounts of the move.The press service of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the president himself ordered that a MiG-29 fighter jet accompany the airliner after he was informed of the bomb threat. Deputy air force commander Andrei Gurtsevich said the plane's crew made the decision to land in Minsk.But Ryanair said in a statement that Belarusian air traffic control instructed the plane to divert to the capital.Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called the incident a "state-sponsored terror act." He said that the European Council would discuss the case Monday and that he would propose banning Belarusian planes from European Union airports and "serious sanctions" against Lukashenko's government."Belarusian airspace is completely unsafe for any commercial flight, and it should be deemed this not only by the EU but by the international community. Because now, this instrument could be used for any plane crossing Belarusian airspace," said Lithuania's foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis..Pratasevich is a co-founder of the Telegram messaging app's Nexta channel, which Belarus last year declared as extremist after it was used to help organize major protests against Lukashenko. The protests have dwindled in recent months, but Belarus authorities are continuing to crack down on opposition with arrests.The Belarus presidential press service said the bomb threat was received while the plane was over Belarusian territory. Officials later said no explosives were found on board.Passengers were taken off the plane in Minsk. After the plane arrived in Vilnius, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said Pratasevich's girlfriend and four other people did not reboard."We will find out who are the other four that did not travel with the rest. Lithuania has launched an investigation to find out what really happened on that plane," he said on Facebook.Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on the International Civil Aviation Organization to begin an investigation."It is absolutely obvious that this is an operation by the special services to hijack an aircraft in order to detain activist and blogger Raman Pratasevich," she said in a statement. "Not a single person who flies over Belarus can be sure of his safety."The ICAO later said it "is strongly concerned by the apparent forced landing."Belarusian authorities said there were 123 passengers on the plane. But Landsbergis, the Lithuanian foreign minister, said there were 171.Western countries also expressed alarm.Belarus "showed again its contempt for international community and its citizens," U.S. Ambassador Julie Fisher said, calling the event "dangerous and abhorrent."European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted: "It is utterly unacceptable to force @Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk."German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that "such an act cannot be left...

Today on The Leaders' Brief - The World Health Organisation classified four variants of the 2019 coronavirus, including one first reported from India, last year, as a “variant of global concern.” The other three variants include those reported from the UK, South Africa and Brazil. According to preliminary investigations, the B.1.617 mutation first reported from India spreads more easily and has already been reported from 30 other countries. India, itself, has become the epicentre for the 2019 coronavirus and is reporting anywhere between 300-400,000 cases every day.  Jerusalem, for the past one week, has been experiencing what is being termed its worst violence in years. Tensions flared up between Palestine's Hamas group and Israeli forces this Monday after the former fired rockets towards Jerusalem in retaliation to clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at a compound hosting Islam's third holiest site, the al-Aqsa mosque. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent over 700 Palestinians were injured in clashes.  The 27-member European Union is readying a fourth round of sanctions against senior Belarus officials in response to last year's controversial presidential elections that saw Alexander Lukashenka win a sixth term in office with over 80% of the vote share. Thousands of protestors have been arrested since last year, after the country's first and only president Alexander Lukashenka won the August 9th Presidential polls with an improbable 80% vote share. The country's opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who enjoys large popularity in the erstwhile Societ republic, continues to exile herself in Lithuania.  About egomonk: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedInegomonk is a global intelligence platform delivering asymmetric outcomes by bringing organizations closer to the communities they want to serve and the leaders they wish to influence. If you wish to collaborate with us then email us at contact@egomonk.com.

A discussion with democratic leader of Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on the future of the democratic movement and human rights in Belarus along with: Michael McFaul: Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Bill Browder: Magnitsky Act Architect Garry Kasparov: Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation Moderator: Roberto González, Chief Legal Officer at the Human Rights Foundation

Journalist Hanna Liubakova and Dzianis Kuchynski, Senior Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, join me to talk about the current tensions in Belarus and hopes for the future

In this episode of The Power Vertical Podcast, Maria Snegovaya, nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Franak Viačorka, Belarusian journalist and advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, comment on the solidarity among protestors in Russia and Belarus as each nation battles government corruption and political oppression.

In early spring 2020, mass political mobilization began form in Belarus, caused by economic turmoil and exacerbated by Lukashenka's inadequate response to the coronavirus epidemic. The coronavirus epidemic began developing in Belarus in early March, exactly when the more active phase pf Lukashenka's election campaign began to unfold. By June, following the controversies and the regime in downplaying the impact of COVID-19, Belarus was among the 15 most-affected countries with the highest number of identified coronavirus cases per capita. The people responded by self-organization, crowd-funding and coming to the understanding that the state is no longer there to provide for them.Ahead of the election, the three main opposition candidates were arrested or forced to flee the country. The only true opposition candidate able to legally registered became Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya - who was joined by two other women (Veranika Tsapkala and Maria Kalesnikava). Their campaign over the summer draw huge crowds and giving the already politicized and angry society a new hope for change. This episode takes us through the year 2020. We start with the spring and the awakening through the election and the protests that broke out and continue until today.Hosted by: Adam ReichardtGuest speaker: Olga Dryndova, Belarusian analyst based in Germany, main editor of the Belarus-Analysen publication. Further Reading:“Belarusian spring? Politicisation of the wider society”. By Olga Dryndova. New Eastern Europe, 8 July 2020. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/07/08/belarusian-spring-politicisation-of-the-wider-society/“COVID-19 as the Worst Crisis of Lukashenko's Career”. By Yuri Tsarik / Wilson Center Blog (19 June 2020): https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/covid-19-worst-crisis-lukashenkos-career“A new united opposition up against a tired president: counting down to the elections in Belarus” By Maxim Rust. New Eastern Europe 5 August 2020. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/08/05/a-new-united-opposition-up-against-a-tired-president-counting-down-to-the-elections-in-belarus/# ***This podcast is financed by Solidarity Fund PL within the framework of the Polish development cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and the grant titled: “In Solidarity with Belarus”. The podcast expresses exclusively the views of the speakers and cannot be identified with the official stance of the Solidarity Fund PL nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Welcome to the People's Voice Podcast. Visit us online at www.peoplesvoice.caNo foreign interference, no imperialist coup!The Communist Party of Canada denounces the interference in the internal affairs of Belarus, by the United States, European Union and NATO countries. The Party calls on the Canadian government to immediately stop its involvement in the campaign to destabilize the country, and to normalize relations with the elected government of Alexander Lukashenko.Official reports indicate that the presidential election held on August 9 was clearly won by Lukashenko, who was supported by many progressive forces including the Communist Party of Belarus. Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received only 10 percent of the official vote yet has claimed victory and called for a transfer of power. Within hours of the election, Tsikhanouskaya met with US First Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and announced a “Coordination Council” to mobilize anti-government protests.Read the article in full.

Today on The Leaders' Brief - After the signing of the Abraham Accord between Bahrain, UAE, and Israel, over a million people have reportedly signed an online charter, called the Palestine Charter, against normalization with Israel.  Hundreds of women were detained a few days ago in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, during a protest march demanding an end to President Alexander Lukashenko's rule. Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya praised the brave women of Belarus and said the women are “marching despite being constantly menaced and put under pressure.” The United Kingdom Space Agency is giving over $1.3 million to 7 firms to advance novel sensor technologies and smart algorithms to improve surveillance on objects moving overhead. The initiative will radically improve the UK's ability to interpret data focused on tracking satellites and space debris. About egomonk: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedInegomonk is a global intelligence platform delivering asymmetric outcomes by bringing organizations closer to the communities they want to serve and the leaders they wish to influence. If you wish to collaborate with us then email us at contact@egomonk.com.

On this edition of The Critical Hour, co-hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon talk to Ray Baker about the happenings at the opening night of the Republican National Convention on Monday.Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the convention that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris' (D-CA) vision for America is socialism, which has failed everywhere it's been applied. She also argued that the UN is "a place where dictators, murderers and thieves denounce America and then put their hands out and demand that we pay their bills." What are we to make of this?The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others seemed to have been overtaken in the public consciousness by COVID-19, party conventions, and the resumption of professional sports, but protests have ignited again in the wake of the Sunday incident in which unarmed Black man Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with his three young children present. On Friday night, police in Lafayette, Louisiana, shot and killed Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man, outside a convenience store. Tuesday marks three months since Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. How does this keep happening?"President Donald Trump's reelection campaign announced Sunday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address this week's Republican National Convention," Common Dreams reported Monday. This is raising concerns from a few fronts, the outlet noted, as "it's unprecedented for the nation's top diplomat to participate in this type of political event and because he will reportedly speak from 'an undisclosed location' in Jerusalem while he's there on official travel." How will this play out?"Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday thanked ally Iran for helping the South American country overcome US sanctions on its oil industry and floated the idea of purchasing missiles from the country," Reuters reported Monday. How was this decision made?"China's banking and insurance regulator has declared the United States' financial sanctions on Hong Kong organizations and officials accused of eroding the city's autonomy as 'lacking legality,'" the South China Morning Post reported Sunday. Is this condemnation justified?A very interesting op-ed ran recently in Consortium News, entitled "Trump's Choice for Germany," wherein Radio Sputnik's own John Kiriakou writes, "The adage that even a broken clock is right twice a day is true. Donald Trump has made a positively inspired choice to be the next US ambassador to Germany. Col. Douglas Macgregor, US Army, retired, is the president's choice to downsize the US military presence in Germany. Doug Macgregor is the right person to do the job." Why?"On Sunday, President Trump released a 50-point agenda for his second term that says the president will 'stop endless war' and bring US troops 'home,'" Antiwar.com reported Monday. "The plan also pledges that the US will 'maintain' military strength and says the US will 'wipe out' global terrorists that threaten Americans. The Democratic Party released its 2020 platform this month, which uses similar language to President Trump's agenda and calls for ending 'forever wars.'" What are we to make of this?Reporting on Belarus detaining two opposition leaders, Reuters noted Tuesday: "Olga Kovalkova and Siarhei Dyleuski were brought to separate courts where they were each jailed for 10 days. Kovalkova is the main representative still in Belarus of opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and Dyleuski has led strikes at Minsk's flagship tractor factory."Guests:Ray Baker - Political analyst and host of the podcast Public Agenda Dr. Emmit Riley - Political scientist and assistant professor of Africana studies at DePauw UniversityAriel Gold - Co-founder of Code PinkRobert Fantina - Journalist and Palestine activistKJ Noh - Peace activist, writer and teacherDanny Sjursen - Retired US Army major and author of "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War"Margaret Kimberley - Editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents"Mark Sleboda - Moscow-based international relations and security analyst

Last Sunday, Belarus witnessed one of the largest protests in its recent history, following a presidential election that was neither free nor fair. While Alexander Lukashenko faces widespread calls to resign, his main opponent Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is prepared to act as the national leader in what could be a peaceful transition. With strong civil society mobilisation set to continue in the near future, we discuss a more than eventful week and also look at likely future scenarios for Belarus. Read the Eastern European Futures scenario-based report: https://visegradinsight.eu/eap2030/ Find out more about the Kremlin's strategy towards Belarus: https://visegradinsight.eu/belarus-kremlin-scenariosraising-the-stakes/ #Belarus #Lukashenko #EaP2030