One of the main defendants in the “Pinsk case” was extracted to Poland after being released from prison and is asking for support to start working and become financially independent.
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A Belarusian woman in Poland has lost her job and is facing serious mental health problems. She is asking for support while she undergoes treatment and searches for a new job.
Furniture assembler Aliaksei Sanchuk joined the protest movement in 2020. Together with his friends, he organized unusual protest actions and was one of the drummers who set the rhythm of the protests.
After his release, a former political prisoner left Belarus for Poland. With a Group 3 disability, his health seriously deteriorated while in detention, and now, due to problems with his documents, he is deprived of basic assistance and health insurance and needs support while he recovers, obtains protection, and starts working.
After taking part in the 2020 protests, Alexander was sentenced to three years of confinement in an open correctional facility. He appealed the sentence and, while waiting for the appeal to be heard, left for Georgia to avoid imprisonment. He lived and worked there for five years until problems with his documents led to his deportation. Now he urgently needs support.
A former political prisoner was forced to emigrate to Poland after prison, but due to health problems, he urgently needs support while he recovers and looks for work.
Because of political persecution and subsequent deportation from Belarus without documents, Maksim* was separated from his family for many long months. He needs help bringing his family to Lithuania and reuniting with them.
Andrus Asmalouski was unable to remain in exile for long. He returned to Belarus in 2022 – and was sent to prison. Now, he is rebuilding his life for the second time and hopes for your support.
Alexey left Belarus after a meeting with a KGB officer who threatened him and offered him cooperation. In Poland, the student was denied international protection, and in order to pay for legal assistance and file an appeal, he went into serious debt.