Svetlana Tikhanovskaya – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Belarus delivers harsh sentence to Tikhanovskaya’s husband

Posted on December 19, 2021December 19, 2021By Editor

Sergey Tikhanovsky, a Belarusian political activist and the husband of Western-backed opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been handed eighteen years behind bars by a court in Gomel. … Read More >Belarus delivers harsh sentence to Tikhanovskaya’s husband

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Belarusian opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya meets with US state-run media to secure relaunch of broadcaster in troubled country

Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021By Editor

America’s state-run media giant has reportedly been asked by exiled opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to expand its operations in Belarus as part of a renewed effort to oust the Eastern European country’s embattled leader. … Read More >Belarusian opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya meets with US state-run media to secure relaunch of broadcaster in troubled country

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Tikhanovskaya’s traveling Belarusian circus the latest example of failed Western ‘regime-change’-based policy in ex-Soviet Union

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

The West’s favorite Belarusian opposition figurehead, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been in Washington, asking lawmakers to impose sanctions on her country, in a bid to overthrow its embattled veteran leader, Alexander Lukashenko. … Read More >Tikhanovskaya’s traveling Belarusian circus the latest example of failed Western ‘regime-change’-based policy in ex-Soviet Union

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US insists Belarus must accept demand for ‘dialogue’ with exiled protest leader Tikhanovskaya & calls on allies to back opposition

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021By Editor

Embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko should begin talks with the organizers of mass street protests that have rocked the nation since last summer’s disputed presidential election, American diplomats have urged. … Read More >US insists Belarus must accept demand for ‘dialogue’ with exiled protest leader Tikhanovskaya & calls on allies to back opposition

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Lukashenko won’t hold talks with Tikhanovskaya as she has fewer than 100,000 followers on social media, says Belarus’ UN envoy

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021By Editor

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya become one of Belarus’ most influential politicians almost overnight, with thousands attending rallies and protests. But a lack of online popularity may now see her shut out of talks with the government. … Read More >Lukashenko won’t hold talks with Tikhanovskaya as she has fewer than 100,000 followers on social media, says Belarus’ UN envoy

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Belarus issues extradition request to Lithuania for exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya over alleged ‘crimes against state’

Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021By Editor

Lithuania has rejected a formal request from neighboring Belarus, which demanded it enforce an arrest warrant against Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a prominent opposition figure and protest leader now living in the Baltic state. … Read More >Belarus issues extradition request to Lithuania for exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya over alleged ‘crimes against state’

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‘We have lost the streets,’ Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya says, predicting more protests in spring

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

Belarusian street protests have lost steam for the moment, the exiled opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has admitted. She called on supporters to keep “pressuring” the government and plan new rallies in the spring. … Read More >‘We have lost the streets,’ Belarusian opposition figure Tikhanovskaya says, predicting more protests in spring

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‘What do you talk about with traitors?’ Belarus’ Lukashenko says he’ll speak with opposition politicians, but not Tikhanovskaya

Posted on January 14, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has revealed that he would be open to speaking with the opposition, but “not with traitors and terrorists.” The leader was referring to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who now lives in Lithuania. … Read More >‘What do you talk about with traitors?’ Belarus’ Lukashenko says he’ll speak with opposition politicians, but not Tikhanovskaya

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Rebranding Belarus: Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya asks Lithuania to rename her country to eliminate Russian link

Posted on January 13, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

For years, Belarus has been one of the countries least widely known outside of Eastern Europe. While the reasons for that are complicated, confusion over its Russian-sounding name can’t have helped it establish its identity. … Read More >Rebranding Belarus: Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya asks Lithuania to rename her country to eliminate Russian link

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Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya accused of forming & financing extremist group to ‘seize state power’ in Belarus

Posted on December 25, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Belarus has opened a criminal case against former presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and her ‘Coordination Council’ opposition movement. Its members are accused of forming an extremist group to overthrow the government. … Read More >Exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya accused of forming & financing extremist group to ‘seize state power’ in Belarus