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.
A group of Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine works with UAVs and is raising funds for an electric bike to enable fast and safe trips on the front.
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.
Ilya was sentenced under a criminal article for his civic activity, and his wife was deported from Belarus. They were only able to reunite in Poland, where Ilya is now trying to restore his health and adapt to a new life.
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.
Anna’s two sons were detained on the same day in October – for an entire day she didn’t know where her children were. Now both are in a remand centre, accused of taking part in the protests.
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.
Artsiom Karotkevich was detained in 2023. While he was already behind bars, the Telegram chat he moderated was designated as an extremist entity.
On his way from Vilnius to Berlin for a conference, Andrei Kvashevich was robbed by a fellow passenger, who stole his belongings, money, and documents.