{"id":39099,"date":"2026-03-10T19:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=39099"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:08:28","slug":"international-womens-day-east-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=39099","title":{"rendered":"International Women’s Day: East Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. WOMEN’S EQUALITY . .<\/p>\n

A press survey by CPNN<\/p>\n

Here are the results from East Europe:<\/p>\n

BELARUS<\/p>\n

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\nSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya\u2019s address to Belarusian women on International Women\u2019s Day: March 8 is not a gentle spring holiday. It is a struggle for the right to be safe. For the right to true equality in society, the right to hold leadership positions, to receive equal pay with men, and the freedom not to conform to anyone else\u2019s standards. For the right to have a voice that cannot be silenced. Belarusian women have repeatedly shown that they will not stay silent. You have taken to the streets, defended each other, and refused to be broken.<\/a> (According to Wikipedia<\/a>, Sviatlana Hieorhiyeuna Tsikhanouskaya is a Belarusian opposition leader and political activist. Since running in the 2020 presidential election against President Alexander Lukashenko, she has led dissidence to his authoritarian rule through an alternate government operating from Lithuania and Poland.
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GEORGIA<\/p>\n

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\nA week dedicated to International Women\u2019s Day was held at European University. The main goal of the initiative was to raise awareness about issues related to women\u2019s rights, health, and well-being.
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HUNGARY<\/p>\n

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\nInternational women’s day in Budapest, Hungary: video of demonstration. The placade “LE A PATRIARCHATJSSAL” means “DOWN WITH PATRIARCHY3.
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LATVIA<\/p>\n

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\nVideo: “We don’t want flowers, we want safety” – these and other slogans were agreed upon by both women and many men participating at the women’s solidarity march organized by the association “Centrs Marta” on March 8th in R\u012bga. They emphasized that women’s rights to be fully equal to men’s and that protection from violence remains a pressing issue. <\/a>See video here<\/a>.
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION<\/p>\n

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\nA festive concert dedicated to International Women’s Day was held at the Majalis Village Cultural Center in the Kaytag District of Dagestan. The concert opened with a dance performance by students from the Rodnichok kindergarten. A choreography group from the children’s art school then performed an Ossetian dance.
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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN<\/p>\n

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\nIn the edited address for International Women\u2019s Day., Putin praised women for their ability to \u201ccaptivate with beauty and charm while also showing diligence, determination and resilience.\u201d \u201cA generous, compassionate and truly wise feminine soul makes the world a better and kinder place, and a mother\u2019s love remains in every person\u2019s heart for life,\u201d he said.
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SERBIA<\/p>\n

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\nMinister of Defence Bratislav Ga\u0161i\u0107 presented personal gifts to 150 female members of the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces at a ceremony marking International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 March 8, held at the Guard Club in Top\u010dider.<\/p>\n

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SLOVENIA<\/p>\n

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\nLukadakskobler: International Women’s Day protest in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on March 8, 2026. The banner “NE BOMO DELALE ZA VASE VOJNE” means “WE WILL NOT WORK FOR YOUR WARS;”
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UKRAINE<\/p>\n

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\nUkrainian stars such as Masha Efrosinina, Jamala, alyona alyona and others addressed women with a message of courage and equality on International Women’s Day. (The poster says “Equality is the best gift” in Ukrainian.)
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UKRAINE PRESIDENT ZELENSKY<\/p>\n

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\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praises Ukrainian women on International Women’s Day for taking a central role in defending their country against Russia’s invasion.”I think it’s important to say thank you today. To thank all the women who work, teach, study, save, treat and fight for Ukraine,” Volodymyr Zelensky says in a video uploaded by the presidency.
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. WOMEN’S EQUALITY . . A press survey by CPNN Here are the results from East Europe: BELARUS Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya\u2019s address to Belarusian women on International Women\u2019s Day: March 8 is not a gentle spring holiday. It is a struggle for the right to be safe. For the right to true equality in society, the … Continue reading International Women’s Day: East Europe<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,1,12],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-39099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-uncategorized","category-women","tag-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39099"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39206,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39099\/revisions\/39206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}