The Belarusian woman survived the beating, disability and addiction that followed. Now she is fighting for a full life and needs support to survive.
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Dmitry Stagursky spent 15 days behind bars, and during that time, investigators interrogated him twice and threatened to jail him for three years. Upon his release, he decided not to wait for a second arrest.
Belarusian volunteer: «The equipment saved my life, but I must continue the fight». Help collect a helmet, armor plates and equipment to return to the front lines.
A former political prisoner from Minsk, who served six months for a political article, found himself in exile without work or means of subsistence. Now he is starting to rebuild his life and asks for help at a critical moment.
Galina raises her children alone. The family is trying to get their lives back on track, but everything has been complicated by the woman's surgery. Now she can't work and is asking for help to hold on while she recovers.
Ksenia Angelova has been battling cancer for many years. Last year, doctors became concerned that remission had ended – chemotherapy and surgeries began. In order to receive timely treatment and not lose her home, she asks for help.
Vladislav Lagutenko was a political prisoner himself, and later his stepfather ended up behind bars. After being released, the man decided to leave for Poland at the first opportunity – now he is safe and asks for help for a new life.
The guy went through torture, prison and persecution, but thanks to the support of his girlfriend, he found the strength to survive the hardships. Now the couple wants to get married, but needs help with paperwork and life in a new place.
Belarusian Valeria Shkoda and her two children have lived through repression, forced emigration and numerous moves. Now she needs help to provide for the basic needs of her children, improve her health and make her life in emigration more stable.
After years of volunteering, Yekaterina began searching for a job in the NGO sector, but dozens of applications led nowhere. She took on every possible gig, but still fell behind on rent and is now at risk of losing her home.
On April 15, in Krakow, under mysterious circumstances, Belarusian activist Sergei Dubinin from Rechitsa died. He was 50 years old.
Now the man has found a job, but it is not enough to pay off all his debts and rent a flat. However, he really hopes to find a home for himself and his pet friend.
Lidiya Tarasenko, the BYMEDSOL Foundation coordinator, is asking for support for Anastasia — a long-time volunteer and healthcare worker who was recently targeted by security forces.
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A former political prisoner who managed to flee Belarus is asking for support for her elderly parents who remain in the country and have become hostages of the state «justice» system.
The Belarusian woman's student residence permit was cancelled due to the postponement of her master's thesis defense, and while she waits for a humanitarian residence permit, she cannot work. Victoria asks for help during this time so as not to end up on the street.
The man was sentenced to four years in prison for not being afraid to openly express his opinion in 2020. Before his arrest, the Belarusian had his own small business, but in prison his health was undermined, and his property was seized and sold to pay off debts.
My name is Elena Vasilyeva. I am a blogger, a volunteer, a person involved in political cases. «An extremist». In 2021, my car was set on fire in Kyiv — according to the investigation, the order was from the KGB. Since 2021, I have the status of a political refugee in Ukraine, I write my column in «Ukrainian Pravda».
The man has a wife and two daughters in Belarus. His wife stayed without her job, and they have no money for continuing living there. The wife and daughters decided to move to him. They need a financial support to do it.
«Although I am a medic myself, I can't help myself now after surgery on a broken collarbone: I have no insurance, I have nothing to live on». Arseny Kuzmenchuk is a paramedic-obstetrician from Brest. Before the 2020 elections, the guy worked in a hospital and ran a small blog on TikTok: he made videos about the lives of Belarusian doctors.
«The security forces told me that I was the last of the Mohicans, and that's what I'm holding on to». In September 2022, Alexander Andrushkevich swam across the Neman border with Lithuania, escaping from prison. Now he is asking for help to restore his psychological state and continue to live and work for the good of Belarus.
My name is Aleksandra Vulchinskaya. I've never been interested in politics before, but after the events of August 2020, I went out to protest. Like many, I had to leave to avoid ending up behind bars, and now I need support due to serious health problems.
The Belarusian volunteer fighter has been through war zones in Ukraine. Now he needs our help: «Your support is my chance to get back on my feet and move forward».
After his discharge from prison Dmitry was detained again for 15 days. He had to leave. Now, he, his wife, and two children are starting their lives from scratch and are asking for help.
«We are not asking for ourselves – we are collecting in order to survive and continue doing what we have consciously chosen: to be where it is most difficult and to fight for freedom – for Ukraine, Belarus and all of Europe».
The Belarusian Solidarity Centre provides legal, educational and cultural support to Belarusians in Poland. Today its work is threatened. The Centre urgently needs financial support.
Anna was sentenced for a video of a Russian helicopter that was sent to the media. After her discharge from jail, she was not left alone and had to leave the country. Now she is starting a new life.
After 1,555 days of separation, Antonina was able to hug her children. She needs help to recover from her traumatic experience in the Belarus colony and to try to restore or at least maintain her eyesight.
Konstantin is a volunteer and activist who has been working in Ukraine since 2022. Now he is fighting for the opportunity to return to Poland, where his family lives, but to do so he needs to pay for legal support for his case.
When the man went to Poland, a new case was opened against him at home. Due to his stressful condition, he was unable to continue working as a driver, and now he asks for support to pay back his debts and pay for housing.
Ksenia continued her work even when her publication was recognized as extremist. She wants to continue doing it, but she had to leave her laptop in Belarus, and there is no money for a new one.
“At 17, I protested against violence, unaware that it would lead to torture, detention and six months in a detention center. Now I need help to emigrate.”
Andrei Prystavka is an activist and political emigrant from Brest. In total, the Belarusian spent 75 days in detention and paid thousands of dollars in fines for his civil position. Now he is in Poland, waiting for a decision on international protection, but for the time being he cannot work and needs help.
Daria, fleeing repression in Belarus, moved to Poland, where she faced a number of difficulties: health problems with her son, divorce, financial difficulties, and pet illnesses. She asks for help with mandatory payments and exam fees to enable her to provide for her family.
A woman, having received a sentence under a political article, was left alone with her children. Her husband is serving a sentence for political reposting. Their family needs support in this difficult time.
The Volnyja Initiative helps released political prisoners with re-socialisation. In order to continue their work, they need your help.
The Kosht Urada project team is asking for help to continue work on its related project “Open Procurement”, which identifies violations in public procurement in Belarus.
BY_Help is a major initiative that systematically financially helps people inside Belarus. Our team in the country needs support.
Belarusian independent media Reform.by is on the verge of closure. But thanks to you we will be able to keep the team of our journalists-newsmen and not to stop the work.