«The security forces told me that I was the last of the Mohicans, and that's what I'm holding on to». In September 2022, Alexander Andrushkevich swam across the Neman border with Lithuania, escaping from prison. Now he is asking for help to restore his psychological state and continue to live and work for the good of Belarus.
My name is Aleksandra Vulchinskaya. I've never been interested in politics before, but after the events of August 2020, I went out to protest. Like many, I had to leave to avoid ending up behind bars, and now I need support due to serious health problems.
The Belarusian volunteer fighter has been through war zones in Ukraine. Now he needs our help: «Your support is my chance to get back on my feet and move forward».
After his discharge from prison Dmitry was detained again for 15 days. He had to leave. Now, he, his wife, and two children are starting their lives from scratch and are asking for help.
«We are not asking for ourselves – we are collecting in order to survive and continue doing what we have consciously chosen: to be where it is most difficult and to fight for freedom – for Ukraine, Belarus and all of Europe».
The Belarusian Solidarity Centre provides legal, educational and cultural support to Belarusians in Poland. Today its work is threatened. The Centre urgently needs financial support.
Anna was sentenced for a video of a Russian helicopter that was sent to the media. After her discharge from jail, she was not left alone and had to leave the country. Now she is starting a new life.
After 1,555 days of separation, Antonina was able to hug her children. She needs help to recover from her traumatic experience in the Belarus colony and to try to restore or at least maintain her eyesight.
Konstantin is a volunteer and activist who has been working in Ukraine since 2022. Now he is fighting for the opportunity to return to Poland, where his family lives, but to do so he needs to pay for legal support for his case.
When the man went to Poland, a new case was opened against him at home. Due to his stressful condition, he was unable to continue working as a driver, and now he asks for support to pay back his debts and pay for housing.
Ksenia continued her work even when her publication was recognized as extremist. She wants to continue doing it, but she had to leave her laptop in Belarus, and there is no money for a new one.
“At 17, I protested against violence, unaware that it would lead to torture, detention and six months in a detention center. Now I need help to emigrate.”
Владимир Козлов был независимым наблюдателем на выборах 2020 года, в 2023-м начались вызовы в КГБ и ГУБОПиК, штрафы и аресты. После уплаты «штрафов» за донаты, силовики снова вернулись с угрозами уголовного преследования. В спешке семья покинула Беларусь и теперь находится в Польше. Супруги обращаются за помощью, чтобы пережить ближайшие месяцы.
Andrei Prystavka is an activist and political emigrant from Brest. In total, the Belarusian spent 75 days in detention and paid thousands of dollars in fines for his civil position. Now he is in Poland, waiting for a decision on international protection, but for the time being he cannot work and needs help.
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Daria, fleeing repression in Belarus, moved to Poland, where she faced a number of difficulties: health problems with her son, divorce, financial difficulties, and pet illnesses. She asks for help with mandatory payments and exam fees to enable her to provide for her family.
A woman, having received a sentence under a political article, was left alone with her children. Her husband is serving a sentence for political reposting. Their family needs support in this difficult time.
In 2020, Siarhei Lyalin, as he himself says, “changed his shoes” after seeing armed law enforcers against defenseless citizens. Having served time for insulting Lukashenka, he left for Poland and asks for help for a new life.
In Warsaw, Sergiy Wojtyuk found a job on a construction site, but it is difficult to survive in such a rhythm. Therefore, the man wants to retrain (he has already found a course) and asks for help for a few months.
After four years of imprisonment, Kseniya Lutskina urgently needs medical assistance and support. This fundraiser will help her restore her health and start a new life.
Andrei has had hearing problems since childhood, but everything worsened after a bad cold in a refugee camp. Now the man can barely hear and he needs help.
“I feel like I'm still in 2021.” — After the colony, Daria had to start her life all over again. She needs help to recover, undergo treatment and regain her strength.
Natalia Nein and her husband Alexander Salangin found themselves in a difficult life situation. After a long evacuation from Belarus, the couple lives in Poland, but her husband's dangerous illness requires financial support, which the family does not have.
Ivan has recently received international protection in Poland and is now doing an internship, after which he expects to find a stable job. The man needs help during the internship.
Having left Belarus because of a criminal case, Valeria wants to return to her favorite occupation. But in order to conduct excursions legally, she needs a certificate and a lot of effort, and there is no time for part-time work.
A year ago, Elena Ponyakova discovered that her dental problems were affecting her entire body. Doctors said she urgently needed new teeth, but the cost was enormous for a pensioner who had left after the protests.
A former political prisoner spent two years in a penitentiary for political activism. He needs help for the first time after his release while he looks for a job.
“My goal is to learn a profession that will allow me to work remotely and regain financial independence. But now I need help. A man lost his own business because of prison, but he doesn't want to give up and wants to learn a new profession. But for this he needs your support.
The Belarusan's eyesight seriously deteriorated in detention, he was able to evacuate and is trying to establish a life in exile.
Valentin was a volunteer in Ukraine. In 2024, the man asked for protection in Germany, but was refused. Now he is trying to start his life again in Poland.
The Volnyja Initiative helps released political prisoners with re-socialisation. In order to continue their work, they need your help.
The Kosht Urada project team is asking for help to continue work on its related project “Open Procurement”, which identifies violations in public procurement in Belarus.
BY_Help is a major initiative that systematically financially helps people inside Belarus. Our team in the country needs support.
Belarusian independent media Reform.by is on the verge of closure. But thanks to you we will be able to keep the team of our journalists-newsmen and not to stop the work.