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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Artsiom Karotkevich was detained in 2023. While he was already behind bars, the Telegram chat he moderated was designated as an extremist entity.