Accidental President : A Conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

12/09/2025 1h 3min Episodio 10
Accidental President : A Conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

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Episode Synopsis

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya joins me for an unflinching conversation about love, guilt, and strategy after her husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski was freed from prison and total isolation. Sviatlana explains the paradox of joy and grief, why survivor guilt fuels her work for at least 1,300 political prisoners in Belarus, and how democracies can actually help: close sanctions loopholes, enforce accountability, and stop being out-networked by dictators.

They make the case for a global women-led coalition linking Belarus, Iran, Venezuela, Afghanistan, and Ukraine—because dictators collaborate, and so must we ! Follow and Subscribe World According to Masih

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