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We have provided assistance to 120 applicants among those who were released in December 2025
Behind every number is someone’s life, a difficult decision, risk, and hope.
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“They suffocated me with a plastic bag until I lost consciousness” – Dmitry left Belarus due to the risk of a new prison term. Now he is in another country starting life from scratch and asking for help.
You probably remember actor Nikolai Stonka’s emotional video address “I Am Going Out” in November 2020, which he recorded after the killing of Raman Bandarenka. Years later, the Belarusian has found himself in a difficult situation due to depression and psychological problems. While therapy is ongoing, the man needs support.
A Belarusian woman who left the country after 2020 has lost her job and is experiencing severe depression with self-harm. She urgently needs support for treatment and recovery.
Germany’s migration authorities lost Artyom’s documents and then, despite his serious health problems, deported him to Spain under the Dublin Regulation. After suffering a stroke, he has spent three years battling bureaucracy in an effort to legalize his status.
Kirill Kazey is a husband and father of two children. Before his arrest, he worked at a company selling computer equipment and was fully involved in his family’s life. However, in 2021 he was sentenced to 7 years in a high-security penal colony.
Vladislav is raising €10,000 for a vehicle for the reconnaissance group.
You probably remember actor Nikolai Stonka’s emotional video address “I Am Going Out” in November 2020, which he recorded after the killing of Raman Bandarenka. Years later, the Belarusian has found himself in a difficult situation due to depression and psychological problems. While therapy is ongoing, the man needs support.
Alexander Kravchuk from Kobryn is 57 years old. After arrest, a correctional facility, and deportation from Belarus, he and his daughter were left without means of subsistence. Alexander urgently needs a leg prosthesis replacement, as well as money to live on.
Germany’s migration authorities lost Artyom’s documents and then, despite his serious health problems, deported him to Spain under the Dublin Regulation. After suffering a stroke, he has spent three years battling bureaucracy in an effort to legalize his status.
A mother of many children was sentenced in a politically motivated criminal case and served her prison term in a correctional facility. After her release, she faced divorce, unemployment, and financial hardship. She is in a desperate situation and needs support.
Vladislav is raising €10,000 for a vehicle for the reconnaissance group.
My name is Elena Gnauk. I am 68 years old, a former political prisoner, a retiree, a widow, and the mother of three adult children. After my release, I ended up in forced emigration and am now trying to survive.
“They suffocated me with a plastic bag until I lost consciousness” – Dmitry left Belarus due to the risk of a new prison term. Now he is in another country starting life from scratch and asking for help.
Aleksandra emigrated to Poland for political reasons together with her husband and children. She is now going through a divorce without financial support in a foreign country with small children.
My name is Darya*, and I took part in the 2020 protests. But the article under which I ended up behind bars was not political. When I arrived at the correctional facility, the law enforcers found photos of me from the protests, and the pressure began.
Oleg lost toes on his feet, and now walking causes him constant pain. He can work (and move around in general) only with the help of a cargo electric bicycle.
Anna posted content supporting Ukraine on her social media pages. A man whose romantic advances she rejected angrily said he would report her to the police. Six months later, law enforcers came to Anna’s home…
BYSOL fundraising
We are launching a fundraiser to support children of Belarusian political prisoners, timed to coincide with International Children’s Day and the start of the summer holidays. Every year, this assistance reaches children in Belarus and families who have been forced to leave the country.
In November 2025, a group of Ukrainian citizens was released after being held in Belarus on political charges. They were extracted from the country and handed over to the Ukrainian side.
Until August 2020, we, like all Belarusians, were engaged in our own projects, but we couldn't stay away when the country was gripped by a wave of violence and lawlessness. Now we help those who suffered at the hands of the regime.
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Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are Anna Fedoronok and Alesya Bunevich, co-founders of the charitable foundation “Pryituliaj Miane” (“Shelter Me”). Our foundation supports Belarusians affected by the regime and people forced into exile in Warsaw. In recent years, it has been difficult to secure stable funding, but we continue searching for support for our shelter.
The Ethnocultural Center “Svitаnak” was created to teach Belarusian traditions, folklore, and language. It gives Belarusians the opportunity to preserve their culture and identity in exile, and offers people from other countries a chance to discover Belarusian heritage. Due to funding difficulties, the center now faces the risk of suspending its core activities.
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The independent media project “Nottoday.media” has become a voice for stigmatized communities who are most often denied empathy by institutions: people struggling with addiction in exile, dissidents and activists, women and queer artists, representatives of counterculture and the underground scene.
130 Territorial Defense Battalion needs your help. To further carry out the tasks of liberating and defending positions in the Kharkiv region, the fighters need to acquire three portable monocular night vision devices.
My name is Ilya Mironov. I am a former political prisoner who was forced to leave Belarus for Lithuania in 2023 urgently. In Vilnius, I organize concerts, creative evenings, and cultural events featuring Belarusian musicians who were forced to leave their homeland due to repression.
After persecution and being blocked in Belarus, the “Vitebsky Courier news” team continues to fight for the truth about their hometown. The project is now on the brink of closure – this fundraiser will help keep the newsroom running and launch new formats.
The project “Psychological Support for Children with the Experience of Emigration, Including Children with Autism” was launched by Fundacja Zachód Wschód Wsparcie to help children who have undergone major life changes grow into confident, calm, and happy adults.
My name is Ilya Mironov. I am a former political prisoner who was forced to leave Belarus for Lithuania in 2023 urgently. In Vilnius, I organize concerts, creative evenings, and cultural events featuring Belarusian musicians who were forced to leave their homeland due to repression.
Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are Anna Fedoronok and Alesya Bunevich, co-founders of the charitable foundation “Pryituliaj Miane” (“Shelter Me”). Our foundation supports Belarusians affected by the regime and people forced into exile in Warsaw. In recent years, it has been difficult to secure stable funding, but we continue searching for support for our shelter.
The Ethnocultural Center “Svitаnak” was created to teach Belarusian traditions, folklore, and language. It gives Belarusians the opportunity to preserve their culture and identity in exile, and offers people from other countries a chance to discover Belarusian heritage. Due to funding difficulties, the center now faces the risk of suspending its core activities.
The independent media project “Nottoday.media” has become a voice for stigmatized communities who are most often denied empathy by institutions: people struggling with addiction in exile, dissidents and activists, women and queer artists, representatives of counterculture and the underground scene.
After persecution and being blocked in Belarus, the “Vitebsky Courier news” team continues to fight for the truth about their hometown. The project is now on the brink of closure – this fundraiser will help keep the newsroom running and launch new formats.
Fund´s statistics
As of March 1, 2026
- 2702 requests received help with evacuation
- 296 activist projects received assistance
- 1360 fundraising campaigns posted on the website
- 1361 dismissed people supported
- 40 vehicles transferred to help Ukraine
- 166 political prisoners/released people received help
- 174 requests from volunteers and veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war supported
- 27060 hotline requests processed
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