Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and gave him a list of recommendations on how to improve the approval procedures for humanitarian visas as well as job permits. Morawiecki said that Poland is ready to vote to repel the limits on working with humanitarian visas.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met the former law enforcement officers who “switched to the people's side,” her press service states. These people have united in the ByPol initiative.
The meeting included the ByPol coordinator Andrew Ostapovich, a former senior detective for the Investigative Committee, as well as other former law enforcement officers. They suggested creating a law enforcement trade union.
“We don't want officers to be fully dependent on the higher-ups and want them to know that the colleagues will support them. Twenty officers have already joined us, and more are applying. We call upon our colleagues in Belarus to switch to our side. We have sworn an oath to the people. We have support and infrastructure to help you preserve your conscience.”
Tsikhanouskaya supported the idea of a trade union.
The meeting included the ByPol coordinator Andrew Ostapovich, a former senior detective for the Investigative Committee, as well as other former law enforcement officers. They suggested creating a law enforcement trade union.
“We don't want officers to be fully dependent on the higher-ups and want them to know that the colleagues will support them. Twenty officers have already joined us, and more are applying. We call upon our colleagues in Belarus to switch to our side. We have sworn an oath to the people. We have support and infrastructure to help you preserve your conscience.”
Tsikhanouskaya supported the idea of a trade union.
Andrey Stryzhak, the co-founder of by_help and BYSOL crowdfunding initiatives has reported that payments reached 2M milestone, and there is still a lot of work ahead.
To support victims of political repressions visit:
http://belarus97.pro/eng
https://bysol.org/english
To support victims of political repressions visit:
http://belarus97.pro/eng
https://bysol.org/english
The Coordination Council and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya had a meeting in Warsaw.
They discussed the release of political prisoners, sanctions against people connected with election fraud, and violence against peaceful Belarusians, as well as the People's Ultimatum. The agenda also included the participation of grassroots initiatives in the Coordination Council's work and the position regarding constitutional reform.
They discussed the release of political prisoners, sanctions against people connected with election fraud, and violence against peaceful Belarusians, as well as the People's Ultimatum. The agenda also included the participation of grassroots initiatives in the Coordination Council's work and the position regarding constitutional reform.
The BYSOL foundation paid over 1.000.000 € in compensations for economic repressions.
BYSOL announced the creation of a platform that would unite several mutual assistance foundations and will, with the business' assistance, become a step towards a full-fledged alternative digital economy of Belarus.
Once the platform goes live, anyone would be able to get help much faster than today and spend their money with the organizations that are included in the system. There would be an in-app currency with an exchange rate tied to the US dollar.
The first partners for this project would be large foundations and platforms: ByHelp, BySol, Golos, ZUBR life, INeedHelpBY. All these organizations have already helped thousands of people.
BYSOL announced the creation of a platform that would unite several mutual assistance foundations and will, with the business' assistance, become a step towards a full-fledged alternative digital economy of Belarus.
Once the platform goes live, anyone would be able to get help much faster than today and spend their money with the organizations that are included in the system. There would be an in-app currency with an exchange rate tied to the US dollar.
The first partners for this project would be large foundations and platforms: ByHelp, BySol, Golos, ZUBR life, INeedHelpBY. All these organizations have already helped thousands of people.
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A month ago, a police officer in Zhodzina punched a woman in the head so hard, she fell. The same evening this woman filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee but was threatened with arrest because of her participation in an unsanctioned protest.
According to the new information, there will be no repercussions for the policeman in the near future (the investigation has been extended for three more months) but the woman will be tried.
According to the new information, there will be no repercussions for the policeman in the near future (the investigation has been extended for three more months) but the woman will be tried.
Maxim Horoshin, an owner of a flower shop who gifted some of his merchandise to the protesting women, was brutally beaten at the police precinct. The video of him - a shocked, crying man leaving the police station went viral. He spent 5 days at the hospital.
This is what the doctors diagnosed him with: “Closed light cerebrocranial injury, concussion, nose bones fracture on the right side, multiple soft tissue wounds of the left buttock, left hip, left shin, face, blunt force trauma of the upper lip.”
On October 18 Maxim left Belarus with his family. He is undergoing a rehabilitation program in one of the Baltic countries. However, he has posted a video on Instagram promising to return home soon and “deliver to people their favorite flowers.”
This is what the doctors diagnosed him with: “Closed light cerebrocranial injury, concussion, nose bones fracture on the right side, multiple soft tissue wounds of the left buttock, left hip, left shin, face, blunt force trauma of the upper lip.”
On October 18 Maxim left Belarus with his family. He is undergoing a rehabilitation program in one of the Baltic countries. However, he has posted a video on Instagram promising to return home soon and “deliver to people their favorite flowers.”
Yesterday Lukashenko spoke about Nina Baginskaya (a popular septuagenarian protester) and ordered not to arrest her.
Nina Baginskaya called this order hypocritical. According to her, it is the journalists and the protesters, mostly the young ones, who turned her into a symbol. Lukashenko is just jealous of people whose popularity is real, not made-up.
“He can stop praising Baginskaya, it is the people who rose against him. Our wonderful youth began to restore our national symbols, flag and coat of arms. They made a lot of flags for all the districts, made a lot of souvenirs, they are flying the white-red-white banners everywhere. This means that Belarusian language, without which there would be no independence, will come back. So - Long Live Belarus!” Baginskaya said.
Nina Baginskaya called this order hypocritical. According to her, it is the journalists and the protesters, mostly the young ones, who turned her into a symbol. Lukashenko is just jealous of people whose popularity is real, not made-up.
“He can stop praising Baginskaya, it is the people who rose against him. Our wonderful youth began to restore our national symbols, flag and coat of arms. They made a lot of flags for all the districts, made a lot of souvenirs, they are flying the white-red-white banners everywhere. This means that Belarusian language, without which there would be no independence, will come back. So - Long Live Belarus!” Baginskaya said.
BYSOL is a solidarity fund, which was created by the co-founders of the BY_help campaign, Belarusian diaspora, and business representatives.
BYSOL supports anyone who was repressed, prosecuted, or lost their jobs because of participating in strikes or peaceful protests in Belarus. The fund also supports public servants and law enforcement agencies' employees who quit their jobs to protest the violence against the demonstrators and the forgery of the Presidential elections 2020 in Belarus.
During the last week, BYSOL paid 171k € to 114 people.
Official website: https://bysol.org/english
BYSOL supports anyone who was repressed, prosecuted, or lost their jobs because of participating in strikes or peaceful protests in Belarus. The fund also supports public servants and law enforcement agencies' employees who quit their jobs to protest the violence against the demonstrators and the forgery of the Presidential elections 2020 in Belarus.
During the last week, BYSOL paid 171k € to 114 people.
Official website: https://bysol.org/english
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The Japanese NHK channel aired a report on the protests in Belarus. It included a fragment of negotiations between Putin and Lukashenka, as well as police brutality during the protests. Part of the report was dedicated to the important figures in the Belarusian resistance, including Nina Bahinskaya.
The political crisis increases the effect of the negative factors that have been piling up in Belarus for the last 10 years. These trends have only gotten stronger after the election, say Ales Alekhnovich, an economist and an advisor to Tsikhanouskaya.
“Unless something changes politically in Belarus, these negative trends will continue. According to the calculations, by the end of this year and the beginning of the next one, we will face an even greater crisis because we can't hope for investment or internal demand”.
Prolongation of the political crisis increases the risks of economic default. And if it's resolved, the IMF and World Bank will help with restoring the economy, Alekhnovich stated.
“We will also appeal for a short-term (about 12 months) moratorium on repaying the national debt so Belarus can use this money for its economy and for supporting its citizens. Finally, we will negotiate a restructuring of the national debt. All these things happen around the world.”
“Unless something changes politically in Belarus, these negative trends will continue. According to the calculations, by the end of this year and the beginning of the next one, we will face an even greater crisis because we can't hope for investment or internal demand”.
Prolongation of the political crisis increases the risks of economic default. And if it's resolved, the IMF and World Bank will help with restoring the economy, Alekhnovich stated.
“We will also appeal for a short-term (about 12 months) moratorium on repaying the national debt so Belarus can use this money for its economy and for supporting its citizens. Finally, we will negotiate a restructuring of the national debt. All these things happen around the world.”
People in Mikhanovichi (a little town in Minsk nearby) project Elkin's political cartoons onto nearby walls. Photo: @belsat