A Belarusian woman and her son were evacuated to Poland, where she immediately started working. But everything she had gone through in Belarus, combined with the forced relocation, triggered a severe depression she now has to fight. Yuliya is undergoing therapy and needs support to make it through this period.
Artsiom Karotkevich was detained in 2023. While he was already behind bars, the Telegram chat he moderated was designated as an extremist entity.
In August 2020, Pavel Lukoyanov was outraged by how cynically the authorities deceived Belarusians. “I just went out to express my disagreement with what was happening,” says Pavel. “I took part in signature collection campaigns and joined the marches for two months after the election.”
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.
The large family of Yulia Laptanovich has gone through tremendous trials – imprisonment, separation, and finally reunion in a foreign country. After three surgeries performed while she was in prison, Yulia’s health is in poor condition, and her family now needs help and support.
A Belarusian volunteer fighter with the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, call-sign “Muravei”, survived an FPV drone attack and is raising funds for new protective equipment. Reliable protection is his chance to survive and continue the fight.
A Belarusian volunteer fighter asks for support. After a year and a half serving as a UAV operator, he joined the 3rd Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is raising funds for a vehicle. The car is needed for rapid evacuation, logistics, and training new drone operators.
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.
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