Vital Malchanau
Specialist in civil society, international advocacy, and public communications
Representative of the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Estonia and Latvia
Background
Has experience working with state institutions, international partners, and the diaspora. Professional experience includes crisis management, investigative journalism, organising international events, and coordinating civic initiatives.
Before 2020 — business owner.
Political and civic activity
**Representative of Tsikhanouskaya's Office in Estonia and Latvia** (since April 2022): representing the Belarusian democratic movement, coordinating the diaspora, organising events, developing regional cooperation.
Achievements: made Belarusians a visible political force in Estonia and Latvia; Belarusian issues became part of government decisions; defended a separate approach to Belarusians as victims of the regime, with dozens gaining refugee status and hundreds receiving travel documents.
**Deputy Representative for Social Policy at the UTC** (November 2024 — August 2025): legalisation issues. Helped Belarusians in Georgia, Finland, Japan, and other countries.
**Investigative journalist** (September 2020 — December 2021): author and co-author of 11 investigations into the actions of security forces.
**Co-founder of MTÜ Valgevene Maja** — Belarusian diaspora NGO in Estonia (2020–2022).