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.
In 2020, Siarhei Lyalin, as he himself says, “changed his shoes” after seeing armed law enforcers against defenseless citizens. Having served time for insulting Lukashenka, he left for Poland and asks for help for a new life.
In Warsaw, Sergiy Wojtyuk found a job on a construction site, but it is difficult to survive in such a rhythm. Therefore, the man wants to retrain (he has already found a course) and asks for help for a few months.
After four years of imprisonment, Kseniya Lutskina urgently needs medical assistance and support. This fundraiser will help her restore her health and start a new life.
Andrei has had hearing problems since childhood, but everything worsened after a bad cold in a refugee camp. Now the man can barely hear and he needs help.
The student was persecuted by the Belarusian regime. Due to the threat of arrest he left for Georgia, but he was not able to legalize there. He needs help to move and adapt in Poland.
“I feel like I'm still in 2021.” — After the colony, Daria had to start her life all over again. She needs help to recover, undergo treatment and regain her strength.
Natalia Nein and her husband Alexander Salangin found themselves in a difficult life situation. After a long evacuation from Belarus, the couple lives in Poland, but her husband's dangerous illness requires financial support, which the family does not have.
A political migrant from Belarus is struggling with a serious illness and depression and is unemployed. She needs help for examination, treatment and housing costs.
Ivan has recently received international protection in Poland and is now doing an internship, after which he expects to find a stable job. The man needs help during the internship.
Having left Belarus because of a criminal case, Valeria wants to return to her favorite occupation. But in order to conduct excursions legally, she needs a certificate and a lot of effort, and there is no time for part-time work.
While his father is behind bars, the family is fighting for his health and trying to raise money for the transfers. They need help so that he is not left without the most basic necessities.
A year ago, Elena Ponyakova discovered that her dental problems were affecting her entire body. Doctors said she urgently needed new teeth, but the cost was enormous for a pensioner who had left after the protests.
The former political prisoner and paratrooper from Salihorsk, famous for the march with the BSF flag in memory of Raman Bandarenka, is in a difficult situation and can't earn money, so he asks for help for the essentials.
A political prisoner was forced to remove a tattoo with acid. His skin is burned and the scar is a reminder of the torture. Help him recover.
Viktor left Belarus to avoid arrest for participation in the 2020 protests. For three years he has been living in the Czech Republic. He applied for asylum there, but was rejected twice. Despite this, the man does not give up, and now he needs help to pay for a lawyer and to file an appeal.
In detention, Roman (name changed) partially lost his eyesight. He cannot find a job at liberty because of the attitude of the authorities towards political prisoners. He does not give up and intends to earn remotely, but for this he needs a reliable computer.
A former political prisoner spent two years in a penitentiary for political activism. He needs help for the first time after his release while he looks for a job.
“My goal is to learn a profession that will allow me to work remotely and regain financial independence. But now I need help. A man lost his own business because of prison, but he doesn't want to give up and wants to learn a new profession. But for this he needs your support.
The Belarusan's eyesight seriously deteriorated in detention, he was able to evacuate and is trying to establish a life in exile.
After a severe angina, Olga Majchrowska can't believe she is still alive. But the disease was not without a trace — due to long immobility, a muscle began to die. Now Olga needs an operation and a long recovery.
Valentin was a volunteer in Ukraine. In 2024, the man asked for protection in Germany, but was refused. Now he is trying to start his life again in Poland.
A volunteer who has long helped political prisoners and their families with letters and parcels, but now finds himself under persecution and asks for help with forced emigration, providing housing and food.
The Volnyja Initiative helps released political prisoners with re-socialisation. In order to continue their work, they need your help.
Former political prisoner Andrey, who survived prison and persecution, is building a new life in Poland. He needs help to start a career in IT and find stability.
Andrei Vasora passed away after a serious injury. Funds are being raised to pay for his treatment and funeral expenses. Any help will be an important support for his family.
“I was taken into slavery for 2 years for a comment I wrote about Lukashenka": a former political prisoner tells about the peculiarities of Belarusan IOUTs and asks for help.
In August 2020, Dmitry was detained, fired from his job, and his accounts were blocked. Dmitry was forced to leave for Poland, where he got a job in a warehouse. He is now looking for support.
“I was forced to grow up quickly and take life into my own hands": Marina and her family fled Belarus for Lithuania and is asking for help to pay for housing for her studies.
“An intimate video of my partner appeared on the Internet": blogger Vadimati, who survived bullying, ‘low status’ in the colony and illness, needs your help for rehabilitation.
Piotr “Mehan” Shlyakhtenko, a Belarusian who has been through the war, is asking for help in raising funds to move to Poland. He wants to create a safe future for his wife and their future child.
Jana is a veterinarian and a former political prisoner. After her release, she went to Poland together with her two cats. She needs help to get settled in her new place and to pay for professional courses.
The “House of Creators” in Warsaw, which became a refuge for more than 300 repressed creative Belarusians, faced the threat of closure due to lack of funding.
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.