Belarus: Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls for new sanctions against the regime
The Belarusian opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa in Vilnius on August 9, 2021. AFP - PETRAS MALUKAS
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For a year, Belarusians have been fighting for an independent and democratic country.
A refugee in Vilnius, the opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is leading this fight to rally support on the international scene for a democratic and independent country.
From Vilnius, she called for new sanctions to bring down Alexander Lukashenko.
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With our correspondent in Vilnius
,
Marielle Vitureau
Facing journalists and cameras, right, Svetlana Tikhanovskaïa recounts the terrible toll of a year of a grueling struggle.
“
More than 36,000 Belarusians have been detained.
610 people are considered political prisoners.
More than a thousand are behind bars for political reasons
”
.
And the repression does not stop at the country's borders. To find an attentive ear to the Belarusian cause, the opponent has increased the number of trips abroad. The most recent, a
face to face interview with Joe Biden at the
end of July. "
For the first time, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States share the same position on Belarus
" launched the opponent
.
Continue to put pressure on the regime.
Svetlana Tikhnavoskaia sees only the sanctions to bend the regime.
“
We see today that the regime does not intend to change, it seems to me that a new package of sanctions must be imposed.
The diet does not understand any other language.
If we look back, this is the only way that allowed Lukashenko to change
”
.
And in any case, we must not negotiate with him.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is adamant.
The regime has become a terrorist.
►Also read: Belarus: one year after the disputed re-election of Alexander Lukashenko
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