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Belarusian writer Svetlana Aleksievich, a Nobel Prize Winner for Literature, called journalists at her home on Wednesday after she was “searched” by several strangers who called on the intercom without showing their identity. Among those who came to her home to support her are diplomatic staff, including the Romanian ambassador to Minsk, Viorel Moșanu, according to the Naviny media portal. Svetlana Aleksievich is the last member of the Presidency of the Coordination Council (opposition body) to be released in Belarus.
Dozens of opponents of the Minsk regime, journalists and diplomats gathered at the writer’s home on Wednesday. Among the latter are the Romanian ambassador in Minsk, Viorel Moşanu, the Austrian ambassador, as well as diplomatic staff from the Swedish embassy and the EU delegation in Belarus, according to the Naviny media portal.
The Romanian foreign minister also spoke about the “visit” of the Romanian ambassador to the home of Svetlana Aleksievici.
“You mentioned Belarus. Because we are talking about human rights violations, this morning our ambassador in Minsk, in accordance with my instructions, went with his colleagues from the EU to visit one of the famous representatives of the opposition: Svetlana Aleksievich, Nobel Prize for Literature, so that human rights are respected and I believe that we must continue to pressure the regime, to have an open dialogue with the opposition and not through repressive means, “declared the head of diplomacy on Wednesday. Romanian, during the Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy.
Svetlana Aleksievich said that in the morning several people called her video intercom, but could not see who they were. In the courtyard of the building where she lives, she saw two minibuses and several strangers in civilian clothes. This alerted the writer, who is a member of the opposition, and he decided to call journalists on the spot.
When asked if he would leave the country, as other prominent opposition leaders did, Aleksievich replied that “I don’t want to leave the country, but you know what options we have.”
She also said that she remained the last member of the Presidency of the Coordination Council (opposition body) to be released in Belarus.
Belarusian-born writer and journalist Svetlana Aleksievich received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2015. Her work documents the testimonies of adult children (“The Last Witnesses”) of Soviet soldiers during World War II. from Afghanistan (“Zinc Soldiers”), from women who fought in World War II (“The war has no face of a woman”) or from survivors of the greatest nuclear catastrophe in history (“Chernobyl Disaster”). She is one of the opponents of the Minsk regime.
Lawyer Maxime Znak, one of the last two members of the Opposition Coordination Council who is still at large and remains in Belarus, was detained Wednesday morning by masked men in plain clothes, his allies said.
Editor. Bogdan Păcurar
