{"id":167141,"date":"2025-12-07T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167141\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"cichanouskaja-urges-eu-to-support-belarusian-independent-media","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167141\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja urges EU to support Belarusian independent media"},"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\/05\/tihanovskaja_akcija_politzakl_vln_POZ_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_akcija_politzakl_vln_POZ_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_akcija_politzakl_vln_POZ_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_akcija_politzakl_vln_POZ_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_akcija_politzakl_vln_POZ_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tihanovskaja_akcija_politzakl_vln_POZ_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 7, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja addressed the European Media Summit in Austria yesterday, stressing the importance of free media in the struggle against dictatorships, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka told<em> Pozirk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The politician described Belarus as an example of a country where the destruction of independent media and alternative voices has paved the way for totalitarian rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cichano\u016dskaja also participated in a discussion on challenges to freedom and democracy at the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), which has been offering a scholarship program for Belarusians for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She urged European countries to expand educational programs and increase funding for Belarusian youth to help support the country\u2019s democratic future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need bridges with Europe, because the regime is doing everything it can to cut off Belarusians from the world,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja stressed.<\/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\/12\/tihanouskaya-1-12-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tihanouskaya-1-12-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tihanouskaya-1-12-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tihanouskaya-1-12-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tihanouskaya-1-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tihanouskaya-1-12.jpg 1128w\" 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 in Oslo calls for stronger pressure on \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 2, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka&#039;s regime is forced to make concessions amid the uncertainty surrounding Ukraine, which may benefit Belarus\u2019 opposition, its leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja told the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in Oslo yesterday. The pro-democracy forces must take full advantage &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/166475\">\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>December 7, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja addressed the European Media Summit in Austria yesterday, stressing the importance of free media in the struggle against dictatorships, her aide Franak Via\u010dorka told Pozirk. 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