Anna is 50 years old. She was an associate professor, headed a university department, and worked on projects aimed at making Belarusian cities better. But in 2023, she was arrested when she returned home to visit her mother.
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Elena Meshcheryakova nearly died from COVID, survived repression by law enforcers, and was forced to leave the country. When Russia attacked Ukraine, she became a volunteer, but now she needs help herself.
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.
Larisa, a former correspondent for Belsat, is now a former political prisoner and an ethnographic photographer. In 2025, she was deported from Belarus to Lithuania three months before her release. She is waiting for international protection in Poland; due to the Dublin procedure, her case has been delayed, and she needs support during this period.
A former political prisoner who was forcibly taken out of Belarus needs help with vital dental prosthetics so that she can eat.
Tatiana found work as a housekeeper in Warsaw, but recently suffered a serious fall from a ladder onto a concrete floor. She now faces mounting medical bills and a long recovery, while being unable to work.
Nikita Zolotarev was arrested at the age of 16, after which he ended up in intensive care and then in a remand centre. He spent almost six years behind bars in a juvenile correctional facility and prison, where he was beaten, tortured, and denied the necessary medication for epilepsy. In March 2026, Nikita was forcibly deported from the country to Lithuania.
My name is Dan. I am a transgender man from Minsk. Before leaving Belarus, I drew comics, studied tattooing, and dreamed of becoming a professional tattoo artist. Today my biggest dream is much simpler: to have a safe place to live, access to the medication I need, and finally start living instead of constantly struggling to survive.
Vadzim Kaushou was imprisoned after someone reported him to the KGB, where his health seriously deteriorated. After his release, he faced the threat of renewed persecution. Now, at the age of 55, he is trying to rebuild his life in a new country.