Because the child requires a lot of attention and effort, Irina does not work. The family lives only on the husband’s salary, but specialized training for the boy is expensive.
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I am a former volunteer fighter and the wife of a fighter of the Kalinouski Regiment, who went missing in action in 2024. I am reaching out to you for support because I cannot cope with this situation on my own.
Activist of the BNF party Vladimir Pryadkin from Rechytsa was convicted over online publications that were deemed to contain “rehabilitation of Nazism.” After his release, the man was forced to emigrate and start life from scratch. He is asking for help in order to survive in the new conditions.
Journalist Mikhail Karnevich left Belarus due to political persecution for his professional activities. In exile, he is undergoing treatment for cancer and needs support to get through the period of therapy without being left without housing or means of subsistence.
A former political prisoner needs help covering the cost of expensive contact lenses and glasses after losing half of his eyesight while in detention.
A civic activist from Homel hid in the forest to avoid arrest, ended up in a Slovak prison for his principled stance, was released, received international protection, and returned to Ukraine to resume his human rights and volunteer work. He urgently needs basic support for the initial period.
A Belarusian volunteer with the call sign “Minuta” fought on some of the toughest sections of the front as part of the “Volat” Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment and was awarded for bravery. After completing his service, he ended up in the EU, where due to health and documentation issues his family has temporarily been left without any means of subsistence.
Belarusian activist Viktoria Kutuzova fled the country after torture and threats by security forces. Today she lives in exile in Georgia and urgently needs support to restore her health and survive.
The day before yesterday my mother was connected to a ventilator and other life-support systems. But her brain damage is irreversible, and we now have only one path left. I don’t know how much time I have — maybe 5 minutes, maybe 5 days — while her body is still accepting oxygen.
The fact that Diana is a transgender woman left her with no chance for a safe life in Belarus. After violence by security forces, she fled the country and now needs support to obtain asylum, undergo PTSD treatment, and begin a full life in safety.
Natalia Makavetskaya worked as a teacher in Vitebsk. She lived an ordinary life and raised her children. In September 2020 she became the mother of a political prisoner, lost her job, hid from law enforcers and eventually was forced to emigrate. She is now in Poland, awaiting a decision on her status, and is in need of support.
Viktoria* is currently in exile; her mother is the one preparing the care packages. Supporting her husband is expensive: despite her daughter’s help, the woman has fallen into debt. But care packages are essential – in detention the man has lost weight and suffered a severe case of COVID, so he needs medicine and warm clothing.
Dzmitry Paliyenka, a former political prisoner and activist of the anarchist movement, has found himself in a difficult situation after a serious hand fracture. He needs help to pay for treatment, medication, housing, and rehabilitation during a period of forced incapacity.
To avoid being forced into cooperating with the KGB, Eugene fled to Serbia. Now he is trying to rebuild his life after losing his home and business.
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.
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.