{"id":168878,"date":"2025-12-19T12:10:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168878\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lithuanian-police-tasked-with-protecting-cichanouskaja","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/168878\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuanian police tasked with protecting Cichano\u016dskaja"},"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\/tihanovskaja_twitter_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tihanovskaja_twitter_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tihanovskaja_twitter_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tihanovskaja_twitter_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tihanovskaja_twitter_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tihanovskaja_twitter_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s X account)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 19, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Lithuanian police will ensure the safety of Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, <em>LRT <\/em>reports, citing the <em>BNS <\/em>news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can confirm that police are taking over Cichano\u016dskaja&#8217;s security,\u201d said Ram\u016bnas Matonis, a spokesman for the Police Department, noting that the change will take effect \u201cin the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early October, Lithuania moved to downgrade security for Cichano\u016dskaja, who lives in Vilnius with her family. The announcement drew an immediate backlash, including from former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lithuanian President Gitanas Naus\u0117da, the decision was taken after a thorough assessment of the threat level. He argued that politicians were dramatizing the situation.<\/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\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tihanovskaja_v_ofise_POZ_1128x752_20240619.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\">No decision by Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s office to move to Warsaw \u2014 Via\u010dorka<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 10, Pozirk. Opposition politician Franak Via\u010dorka has denied media reports that pro-democracy leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja and her office have decided to move from Vilnius to Warsaw. \u201cWe are continuing our work as before,\u201d Via\u010dorka told Pozirk. \u201cCichano\u016dskaja remains under &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/167589\">\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 19, Pozirk. The Lithuanian police will ensure the safety of Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja, LRT reports, citing the BNS news agency. \u201cI can confirm that police are taking over Cichano\u016dskaja&#8217;s security,\u201d said Ram\u016bnas Matonis, a spokesman for the Police Department, noting that the change will take effect \u201cin the coming days.\u201d In early [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":165064,"template":"","rubric":[14],"class_list":["post-168878","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>Lithuanian police tasked with protecting Cichano\u016dskaja | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 19, Pozirk. 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