{"id":194451,"date":"2026-07-04T17:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194451\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T17:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:21:41","slug":"opposition-leader-thanks-washington-for-securing-dissidents-release","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/194451\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader thanks Washington for securing dissidents&#8217; release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tihanovskaya-x-usa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tihanovskaya-x-usa.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tihanovskaya-x-usa-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tihanovskaya-x-usa-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tihanovskaya-x-usa-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tihanovskaya-x-usa-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Cichano\u016dskaja&#039;s X page)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has thanked US President Donald Trump and his administration for helping liberate jailed Belarusian dissidents as the US marks 250 years since its Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this day, \u201cwe honor the ideals that continue to inspire people around the world: liberty, dignity and the right of every nation to choose its own future. Belarusians share this dream,\u201d she said on X. \u201cAmerica\u2019s founding promise continues to give hope to Belarusians in our fight for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington hopes to secure the release of all jailed Belarusian dissidents by the end of 2026, John Coale, US special envoy for Belarus,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NEWSMAX\/status\/2034749373972652261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">told<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Newsmax<\/em>&nbsp;after Minsk released 250 designated political prisoners on March 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total number of people freed from Belarusian prisons with US engagement exceeded 500 so far, he noted.<\/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\/2026\/05\/tsikhanouskaya_press-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tsikhanouskaya_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tsikhanouskaya_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tsikhanouskaya_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tsikhanouskaya_press-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tsikhanouskaya_press.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 holds phone call with US envoy<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 13, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja held a phone call with John Coale, the US special envoy for Belarus, and Christopher Smith, the US deputy secretary of state. \u201cI had a good call with @Tsihanouskaya this morning. I &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/187404\">\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>July 4, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has thanked US President Donald Trump and his administration for helping liberate jailed Belarusian dissidents as the US marks 250 years since its Declaration of Independence. On this day, \u201cwe honor the ideals that continue to inspire people around the world: liberty, dignity and the right of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":194449,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-194451","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>Opposition leader thanks Washington for securing dissidents&#039; release | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 4, Pozirk. 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