{"id":115169,"date":"2024-11-23T12:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T09:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/115169\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-canadas-fm-discuss-arrest-warrant-for-lukasenka","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/115169\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader, Canada&#8217;s FM discuss arrest warrant for \u0141uka\u0161enka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/halifax-yoly-tsikhanovskaya-20241122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/halifax-yoly-tsikhanovskaya-20241122.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/halifax-yoly-tsikhanovskaya-20241122-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/halifax-yoly-tsikhanovskaya-20241122-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/halifax-yoly-tsikhanovskaya-20241122-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/halifax-yoly-tsikhanovskaya-20241122-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span> (\u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja&#039; press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and Canadian Foreign Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly discussed ways to support Lithuania&#8217;s appeal to the International Criminal Court to punish Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials for human rights abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politicians met yesterday in Canada&#8217;s Halifax, hosting the Halifax International Security Forum from November 22 to 24, Cichano\u016dskaja&#8217;s aide Franak Via\u010dorka told<em> Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategic consultations between Ottawa and Belarusian pro-democracy forces scheduled for November 26 will focus on accountability for \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials, the promotion of democracy and the fight against disinformation, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition leader also thanked Canada for allocating about $700,000 in support for Belarusian independent media since April, Via\u010dorka said, adding that continued funding was confirmed for the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the disputed 2020 presidential election, Canada, along with the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States, introduced several sanction packages against Belarusian authorities. They range from restrictions on the Belarusian potash giant Bia\u0142aru\u015bkalij to the entry ban for Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s youngest son Mika\u0142aj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tikhanouskaia_brussel_press-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tikhanouskaia_brussel_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tikhanouskaia_brussel_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tikhanouskaia_brussel_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tikhanouskaia_brussel_press-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tikhanouskaia_brussel_press.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Opposition leader visiting Canada, to address NATO PA<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 22, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja will deliver a keynote address at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly&#039;s (PA) annual session in Canada&#039;s Montr\u00e9al, scheduled from November 22 to 25. In a post on X, the politician has also announced &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/115063\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 23, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and Canadian Foreign Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly discussed ways to support Lithuania&#8217;s appeal to the International Criminal Court to punish Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials for human rights abuses. 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