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The office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will officially open on November 26, 2026, in central Warsaw at 6 Plac Konstytucji. The premises are ready to receive visitors. The building previously housed the Belarusian Youth Hub, which activist Siarhei Bulba took control of through questionable actions before losing it over unpaid rent.
The Belarusian Youth Hub opened on November 28, 2021. The space at Constitution Square became a venue for dozens of Belarusian initiatives and one of the most frequently visited Belarusian community spaces in the Polish capital. It was organised by activists Aliaksandr Lapko and Stanislava Hlinik.
A dispute over the premises erupted in August 2023. A group of men led by activist Siarhei Bulba broke down the entrance doors and occupied the space. It emerged that shortly beforehand, on July 26, Bulba had become chair of the board of the Białoruski Młodzieżowy Hub association, which rented the premises from the Warsaw authorities. Aliaksandr Lapko had previously held the position.
We have reported on who the non-profit organisation’s actual owner was (Andrei Rakevich) and how Bulba managed to take control of the Hub.
Afterwards, Lapko and Hlinik opened a new Belarusian Hub in Warsaw at 6A Dożynkowa Street. Bulba renamed the venue at Constitution Square “Robim Razam.” On August 29, 2025, police evicted Robim Razam from the premises pursuant to a court ruling. In October that year, it emerged that, according to the Warsaw authorities, the outstanding rent amounted to around $23,000.
In February 2026, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and part of her team moved from Vilnius to Warsaw. After the move, she met with representatives of Belarusian community spaces, including Aliaksandr Lapko, head of the Belarusian Youth Hub.
In July, Tsikhanouskaya said she planned to make the Warsaw office not only a workplace for her team but also a public space.