{"id":164696,"date":"2025-11-19T12:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/164696\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskaja-advocates-for-exiled-belarusians-in-krakow","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/164696\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja advocates for exiled Belarusians in Krak\u00f3w"},"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\/2025\/11\/tikhanouskaia_krakow.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tikhanouskaia_krakow.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tikhanouskaia_krakow-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tikhanouskaia_krakow-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tikhanouskaia_krakow-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tikhanouskaia_krakow-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s press office)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 19, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met Krak\u00f3w Mayor Aleksander Miszalski and Jakub Kosek, chairman of Krak\u00f3w&#8217;s city council, to discuss the basic needs of local Belarusians, her press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talks focused on legalization, integration, support for the Belarusian culture festival and allocation of additional premises for the activities of Belarusian communities, with an agreement reached on establishing a dialogue between city authorities and Belarusian organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sides also discussed installing commemorative signs at sites linked to shared Belarusian-Polish history, as well as supporting Belarusian sports and educational initiatives in the city, which is now home to some 15,000 Belarusians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-ade7356d-1e39-4bf8-8b16-9d5139521d5b\">Earlier this week, Cichano\u016dskaja also participated in the Open Eyes Economy Summit in Krak\u00f3w, one of Europe&#8217;s largest forums on the economy based on social values.<\/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\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/magnitski-award-tikhanovskaya-benedict-rogers.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Cichano\u016dskaja receives Magnitsky Award for human rights<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">November 14, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja received the Magnitsky Award yesterday in London. The politician shared the prize with her husband Siarhiej Cichano\u016dski, who was not able to attend the ceremony. Both were recognized as outstanding opposition political &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/164101\">\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 19, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met Krak\u00f3w Mayor Aleksander Miszalski and Jakub Kosek, chairman of Krak\u00f3w&#8217;s city council, to discuss the basic needs of local Belarusians, her press office reports. The talks focused on legalization, integration, support for the Belarusian culture festival and allocation of additional premises for the activities of Belarusian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":164689,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-164696","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>Cichano\u016dskaja advocates for exiled Belarusians in Krak\u00f3w | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 19, Pozirk. 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