{"id":211285,"date":"2026-11-10T21:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211285\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:33:30","slug":"germany-stands-with-belarusian-pro-democracy-forces-demands-freedom-for-political-prisoners-foreign-ministry-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/211285\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany stands with Belarusian pro-democracy forces, demands freedom for political prisoners, foreign ministry says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

November 10, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Germany continues to stand in full solidarity with Belarusian democratic forces and advocates for the freedom of all political prisoners, the country\u2019s Foreign Office wrote<\/a> on X on November 9 following State Secretary G\u00e9za Andreas von Geyr\u2019s meeting with Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting focused on the situation in Belarus and the region, sanctions policy, the release of political prisoners and the difficulty Belarusians have with legalization in Germany, Cichano\u016dskaja\u2019s press office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja thanked Germany for its \u201cprincipled support for Belarusian pro-democracy forces and civil society and its firm stance toward the \u0141uka\u0161enka regime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two sides discussed the need for the EU to maintain its united front on Belarus and for sanctions pressure to end repression and Minsk\u2019s support for Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, the press office said. They reportedly agreed that the transit of Belarusian potash through the EU should not resume until repression stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other topics under discussion included the Russian military presence in Belarus, the need to put Belarus on the agenda of future negotiations on peace in Ukraine and European security, the threat of Russification, the militarization of young Belarusians and the need to \u201cstrengthen\u201d Belarus\u2019 independence, the press office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja suggested that Germany should appoint a special envoy for relations with Belarusian pro-democracy forces and civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also under discussion was assistance for former political prisoners and the possibility of expanding of humanitarian programs, including programs of medical and psychological rehabilitation for former Belarusian political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGermany is one of Belarus\u2019 most important partners, and we greatly appreciate its support,\u201d Cichano\u016dskaja was quoted as saying. \u201cI thanked the German side for receiving released political prisoners, including Maryja Kale\u015bnikava, Viktar Babaryka, journalists and activists. Our task today is not only to push for the release of all political prisoners but also to end repression, preserve Belarus\u2019 independence and prepare the country for democratic transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to her press office, while in Berlin, Cichano\u016dskaja also met with the speakers of the German and French parliaments and attended events marking the 37th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cichano\u016dskaja reportedly thanked Germany and France for supporting the Belarusian people, pro-democracy forces and political prisoners, and urged European leaders to maintain unity and avoid compromising with dictatorships at the expense of human rights and European security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 9, Pozirk. Belarusian pro-democracy leader Sviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja met Monday in Berlin with Knut Abraham, who leads the Bundestag\u2019s group For a Democratic Belarus and delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), to discuss the German …<\/div>\n \n