Until August 9, I was a volunteer at Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's headquarters. After that I took an active part in mass demonstrations against the regime. I photographed and filmed what was happening at the protests. I anonymously sent the footage to various telegraph channels.
In the summer of 2021 I made a short film. It compared the events of 1937 with modern ones. The KGB officers confiscated the footage along with the equipment. For a long time my mother did not know where I was and whether I was alive. Despite the fact that my mother was in a hospice, I was not allowed to contact her. By the time I got out of Okrestin it was already too late.
The events that had happened to me; the constant feeling of anxiety and fear because of persecution; the anxiety about my fate — forced me to leave the country. Now I need help to buy basic necessities, pay for housing, utilities, and a bus pass.
How much is needed?
850€ to pay for housing, bus pass and utilities for 3 months, to buy food.