Raiffeisen Under Scrutiny in the European Parliament A hearing was held in the European Parliament on Petition No. 1003/2025, submitted by Valery Tsepkalo on behalf of the Belarus Democratic Forum, concerning Raiffeisen Bank International’s activities in Belarus and Russia.

A hearing in the European Parliament addressed a petition on @RaiffeisenBank submitted by Belarus Democratic Forum. Despite European Commission proclaimed sanctions, the Austrian bank has assumed a de facto monopoly in servicing Russia related financial flows. It facilitates around half of Russia’s

🐰Wishing everyone a peaceful and hopeful Easter.

We are escalating pressure on #RaiffeisenBank over its role in sustaining financial flows for Russia’s war economy and its involvement in human rights violations in Belarus. Following a hearing in the European Parliament, our petition has been formally accepted for further

From comments by Belarusians about #TsikhanouskayaGroup: “When these grant-suckers lived in Belarus, hardly anyone knew them. Once they left, even more people forgot them.”

Warsaw Protest Against Self-Appointed Actors #TsikhanouskayaGroup 📍 Warsaw — May 1 Sound Garden Hotel, Żwirki i Wigury 18 🕘 9:30–13:30 On May 1, a protest will take place in Warsaw against the activities of self-appointed actors who, under the guise of representing the people

Protest Against Tsikhanouskaya Held in Poland A protest against Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and her Office took place in Warsaw outside the Sound Garden Hotel, the venue for the 5th Conference of Belarusians of the World. The "Ultimatum" Telegram channel had announced the protest

Lukashenko and Tsikhanouskaya: Different Rhetoric, Same Instincts "During Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s speech, a group of Belarusian activists staged a protest. The reaction proved highly revealing. A person who presents herself to donors as a democratic leader once again

“Imitation of democracy is just another form of dictatorship" Belarusian activists in Warsaw protesting against #TsikhanouskayaGroup Event: x.com/BelarusContext…

A telling episode. This is what Tsikhanouskaya’s security is for — to shield her from Belarusians, who supported her in 2020, were forced to leave Belarus due to persecution by the Lukashenko regime, lost their homes and livelihoods... Notably, Tsikhanouskaya's security

Siarhei Piatrukhin, a former political prisoner (served 3 years in prison), now living in exile in Poland 🇵🇱 and working full-time while reporting independently in his spare time, attended the protest against #TsikhanouskayaGroup on May 1, 2026, in Warsaw with a placard reading:

Franak Viacorka: The Self-Appointed Foreman of Belarusian Democracy If Kisa Vorobyaninov in "The Twelve Chairs" was the “father of Russian democracy”, then Franak Viacorka now seems to be aiming for the title of the foreman of Belarusian democracy. Because once again, and again,

Pro-democracy Belarusians are publicly expressing votes of no confidence regarding S. Tsikhanouskaya and the structures associated with #TsikhanouskayaGroup. Statement ⬇️by Siarhei Dalivelia, former political prisoner (served 2 years), now in exile in Poland. In 2020, I voted

Former Head of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court questioned over €200,000 allocated for legal aid to Belarusians On May 4, Belarusian politician Valery Tsepkalo and political analyst Dmitry Bolkunets filed an inquiry with the Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior. The document