Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on fighting from abroad

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With high-stakes diplomatic talks in Geneva this week, the city is a destination for human rights activists. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is among the leading pro-democracy figures attending the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. For more than five years, she’s headed the Belarusian opposition in exile. Tsikhanouskaya spoke with Host Marco Werman about the goals and direction of that movement.

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