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The Internal Case Review Committee assessed the situation. The issues requiring the commission's decision were: A. Strizhak's cooperation with the BYSOL Foundation and changes to the BYSOL Foundation's organizational processes.
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A group of Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine works with UAVs and is raising funds for an electric bike to enable fast and safe trips on the front.
A man from Minsk joined the protests, was wounded by a stun grenade, spent five years in a correctional facility, immigrated to Poland, and now urgently needs support.
The politician was imprisoned twice, the second time sentenced to 2.5 years under the “people’s” Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Belarus. He was released in July 2024 and left Belarus that autumn due to the threat of another arrest.
A Belarusian woman with a child moved to France eight years ago and, after an unsuccessful marriage, became trapped in a bureaucratic system due to difficulties with legalisation. To avoid becoming homeless, she is asking for your support.
Anna’s two sons were detained on the same day in October – for an entire day she didn’t know where her children were. Now both are in a remand centre, accused of taking part in the protests.
In August 2020, Pavel Lukoyanov was outraged by how cynically the authorities deceived Belarusians. “I just went out to express my disagreement with what was happening,” says Pavel. “I took part in signature collection campaigns and joined the marches for two months after the election.”
Artsiom Karotkevich was detained in 2023. While he was already behind bars, the Telegram chat he moderated was designated as an extremist entity.
Aleksei Prokhorov spent three years in a colony for a comment on social media. His health deteriorated in prison, and he was added to the “terrorist lists”. Because of this, all his accounts were frozen, he was unable to work, and only after evacuating to Poland did he gain hope of rebuilding his life.
A Belarusian volunteer fighter with the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, call-sign “Muravei”, survived an FPV drone attack and is raising funds for new protective equipment. Reliable protection is his chance to survive and continue the fight.
A Belarusian woman and her son were evacuated to Poland, where she immediately started working. But everything she had gone through in Belarus, combined with the forced relocation, triggered a severe depression she now has to fight. Yuliya is undergoing therapy and needs support to make it through this period.
Ilya was sentenced under a criminal article for his civic activity, and his wife was deported from Belarus. They were only able to reunite in Poland, where Ilya is now trying to restore his health and adapt to a new life.
The large family of Yulia Laptanovich has gone through tremendous trials – imprisonment, separation, and finally reunion in a foreign country. After three surgeries performed while she was in prison, Yulia’s health is in poor condition, and her family now needs help and support.
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The adult world has already done too much harm to these children: instilling anxiety, depriving them of familiar care, forcing them to endure separation from their closest loved ones. No child should have to face this. But we can show them that the adult world is not only cruel.
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.
BYSOL supports released political prisoners and their families, people forced to leave the country, Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine, and initiatives that help Belarusians fight lawlessness in the country.
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The First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, known by its Ukrainian acronym PDMSH, is a team of hundreds of medical volunteers from around the world who have been saving lives at the frontline in the area of fighting with Russian occupation forces since 2014.
Mikalai Dziadok is an activist of the anarchist movement in Belarus, a writer, journalist, and blogger who has spent a total of about 10 years in prison and was twice recognized as a political prisoner. Together with 50 other prisoners, Mikalai was released from prison and forcibly expelled from the country without documents. He is now trying to rebuild his life in a new country and continue the activities he was engaged in before imprisonment.
The levy is opened to help the BELPOL organization grow, expand its capacity, and support its participants and partners.
The Belarusian Orthodox Community of the Constantinople Patriarchate in Vilnius needs funds to pay rent and repair the premises where worship services and community meetings will be held. We need to purchase the necessary furniture and liturgical utensils.
BGmedia is an independent regional media outlet that reports daily on the issues facing Brest and the Brest region, asking hard-hitting questions to those in power. The publication is raising funds to pay key staff members whose work helps bring the truth to tens of thousands of Belarusians, despite repression and pressure.
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.
Mikalai Dziadok is an activist of the anarchist movement in Belarus, a writer, journalist, and blogger who has spent a total of about 10 years in prison and was twice recognized as a political prisoner. Together with 50 other prisoners, Mikalai was released from prison and forcibly expelled from the country without documents. He is now trying to rebuild his life in a new country and continue the activities he was engaged in before imprisonment.
BGmedia is an independent regional media outlet that reports daily on the issues facing Brest and the Brest region, asking hard-hitting questions to those in power. The publication is raising funds to pay key staff members whose work helps bring the truth to tens of thousands of Belarusians, despite repression and pressure.
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.
Belarusian volunteers are ready to take on a new challenge and participate in demining liberated territories so that civilians can return there.
The levy is opened to help the BELPOL organization grow, expand its capacity, and support its participants and partners.
The Belarusian Orthodox Community of the Constantinople Patriarchate in Vilnius needs funds to pay rent and repair the premises where worship services and community meetings will be held. We need to purchase the necessary furniture and liturgical utensils.
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.
The First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, known by its Ukrainian acronym PDMSH, is a team of hundreds of medical volunteers from around the world who have been saving lives at the frontline in the area of fighting with Russian occupation forces since 2014.
Mikalai Dziadok is an activist of the anarchist movement in Belarus, a writer, journalist, and blogger who has spent a total of about 10 years in prison and was twice recognized as a political prisoner. Together with 50 other prisoners, Mikalai was released from prison and forcibly expelled from the country without documents. He is now trying to rebuild his life in a new country and continue the activities he was engaged in before imprisonment.
Fund´s statistics
As of August 14, 2025
- 2290 requests received help with evacuation
- 296 activist projects received assistance
- 1025 fundraising campaigns posted on the website
- 1361 dismissed people supported
- 38 vehicles transferred to help Ukraine
- 1387 political prisoners/released people received help
- 146 requests from volunteers and veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war supported
- 26097 hotline requests processed
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