Tsikhanouskaya Calls On UN Chief To Intervene On Behalf Of Political Prisoners In Belarus

Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to intervene on behalf of political prisoners in her home country – including in the case of her imprisoned husband, Syarhey Tsikhanouski. Speaking in Vilnius, where she is living, Tsikhanouskaya said that while “people in prisons are our heroes, they're also fighting their own battle.” Over the past four years, she said, “we’ve tried many measures to release political prisoners.... We appealed to the Red Cross, the pope, and to politicians and diplomats. But we still don't know what the [Belarusian] regime wants.” Tsikhanouskaya said she's had no information about her husband for one year. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, click here.