Name: Q&A Interview with Belarus Opposition Leader and NY Bureau Chief | VOA News | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2023-12-08T23:26:47.566Z
Duration: 22 min 24 s
Description: Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she and her cabinet are planning to issue passports next year that could ease travel hurdles for many... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she and her cabinet are planning to issue passports next year that could ease travel hurdles for many Belarusians forced to live in exile.  

The political activist, who was declared the winner in the 2020 presidential elections by outside observers but was forced into exile after incumbent Alexsander Lukashenko seized power, told VOA in an interview in Washington Thursday that issuing passports will be an unprecedented initiative for her exile government. Lukashenko has banned the country's embassies from renewing passports for citizens who live abroad. 

Tsikhanouskaya lives with her two children in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her husband, popular video blogger Siarhei Tsikhanouski, 43, was arrested shortly after announcing his candidacy for the 2020 presidential vote. Later, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the Lukashenko regime.  

Tsikhanouskaya came to the U.S. capital with members of her cabinet to participate in the Strategic Dialogue, a bilateral forum between U.S. officials and the Belarusian Democratic Forces. #belarus #elections #voanews #news 

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