{"id":184432,"date":"2026-04-22T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184432\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:40:22","slug":"cichanouskaja-presents-viasna-leader-with-cross-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/184432\/","title":{"rendered":"Cichano\u016dskaja presents Viasna leader with Cross of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 22, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja presented a Cross of Freedom to Ale\u015b Bialacki, head of the Viasna Human Rights Center, during a ceremony held at Warsaw\u2019s Museum of Free Belarus on April 21 to mark Viasna\u2019s 30th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded on April 26, 1996, Viasna helps victims and document human rights violations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour job is not done yet. Viasna\u2019s mission has not been accomplished. It still has a long way to go, and we will continue our journey together,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bialacki was the first person to receive the award, established by the United Transitional Cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe struggle for all Belarusian, for human rights is the cross that you carry throughout your life. . . Here\u2019s another cross for you. Fortunately, it is much lighter than that one,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk branded Viasna an extremist group in August 2023. The organization’s leaders and activists have been imprisoned on politically motivated charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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