The OST Research Centre, together with the Oxford Belarus Observatory, based on a discussion on 3 March 2022 issued a policy brief “Russia’s war against Ukraine, and the referendum in Belarus: what happens next?”. The full text is available below. Download the...
February 27 was the main voting day in Belarus at the sham referendum initiated by Lukashenko. There was only one question on the ballot: “Do you accept the amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus?” The day started quietly enough. Only...
On February 18, the Munich Security Conference has started, with representatives of more than 30 countries taking part. Within the conference, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a number of meetings. – Meeting with President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović. The...
Each person is a fragment in the vast pattern of our history. And when we work together, we are able to achieve our dreams. Therefore, it is important for all of us to work together: February 27 is our...
7 ways for Belarusians inside and outside the country ❌❌ In conditions of constant repression, it is becoming more and more difficult for the truth to get to people. But each of us can help this. Each of us can...
On February 8, 2022, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya held a meeting with EU Ambassador Dirk Schuebel and Polish Ambassador Artur Michalski at her office. The regime expelled the diplomats from Minsk for their principled and firm position on the situation...
On February 4, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya greeted in her office German MPs representing the leading parties of the newly elected Bundestag. Spokesperson on foreign affairs for SPD group Nils Schmid, member of the NATO Parliamentary...
— The territory of Belarus could be used for aggression against Ukraine. — The evacuation of diplomats from Kiev is a bad sign, although it could be a simple overreaction. — Russian diplomats make knowingly...
Press secretary of Belarus’ Foreign Ministry Anatoly Glaz said that no polling stations for the constitutional referendum on February 27 will be opened abroad. The official cited the “lack of staff in some embassies” and the coronavirus pandemic as reasons for this...
On January 25, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Special Representative on Elections Alexander Shlyk and Representative for the Constitutional Reform and Parliamentary Cooperation Anatoli Liabedzka took part in the PACE closed hearings in Strasbourg. The...
“Good afternoon. Yesterday, the regime announced an illegitimate “referendum. It is an attempt to retain power, but it does not solve the political, economic or humanitarian crisis and problems of the people. It is not a choice between “for” and “against,” Belarusians...
Belarusian democratic forces sent letters with the joint position on the referendum and Constitutional reform in Belarus to the EU, US, UK, and OSCE. Source: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
We no longer want to live under a dictatorship. In 2020, the illegitimate authorities received a clear signal from the Belarusians: we no longer want to live under a dictatorship. With the new draft of the Constitution, the regime is trying to prolong the period of...
Strategy of the democratic forces of Belarus at the “Referendum” of Lukashenka. We call on all those who disagree with the lawlessness that swept our country to join the strategy of action at the Referendum,...
«We mustn’t let them intimidate us into a state where we’ll be ready to give up our future». Pavel Latushka, head of the NAM, explains how the regime uses all available instruments to force the Belarusians not to go to the polling stations during the...
Remembering examples from history We have already said that the refusal of the Belarusians to participate in the political life of the country is a guarantee of a peaceful life for the regime. But are there any cases where the boycott of the elections led to positive...
Pavel Latushka answers popular questions about the action plan What question will they actually ask us in the “referendum”?What if we just ignore the “referendum”? Will it help?Will the actions of the citizens...
