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Mikhail Samborsky is a children's doctor from Bobruisk. He actively fought against the regime and was a ByProsvet volunteer. Under the threat of a prison sentence he urgently left Belarus with his family. Needs help to buy school supplies for children, clothes and shoes for the whole family.

I am 55 years old. In 2020 I spent 22 days in a punishment cell without hygiene products. For 10 months I lived illegally in Belarus and could not go to the dentist. Because of this, severe inflammation of gums started and my teeth fell out.

I was forced to evacuate Belarus with the help of BYSOL after repression and criminal prosecution. Need help with transportation for my family, rent, medical assistance, getting my child ready for school, and other emergency departure issues.

I was forced to leave Belarus, however my mother and my sister, a person with a disability, stayed at home. Please take care of my family until I get on my feet and can help them myself.

After 2 years of colony on the case of students I was banned from leaving the country, removing which I received another 30 days of arrest. Now I am undergoing rehabilitation. Your support will allow me to get education and professional skills necessary for successful adaptation in a new country and start my own business.

I was prosecuted and given two years of chemo. Because of this I cannot get a job and I am thinking about leaving the country. But in order to do that, I need to close the debts that came up while the trial was going on and I was sitting on Okrestin.

Mikhail Samborsky is a children's doctor from Bobruisk. He actively fought against the regime and was a ByProsvet volunteer. Under the threat of a prison sentence he urgently left Belarus with his family. Needs help to buy school supplies for children, clothes and shoes for the whole family.

I am 55 years old. In 2020 I spent 22 days in a punishment cell without hygiene products. For 10 months I lived illegally in Belarus and could not go to the dentist. Because of this, severe inflammation of gums started and my teeth fell out.

I was forced to evacuate Belarus with the help of BYSOL after repression and criminal prosecution. Need help with transportation for my family, rent, medical assistance, getting my child ready for school, and other emergency departure issues.

I was prosecuted and given two years of chemo. Because of this I cannot get a job and I am thinking about leaving the country. But in order to do that, I need to close the debts that came up while the trial was going on and I was sitting on Okrestin.

Actor Denis Ivanov in 2020 together with many Belarusians went to protests and was a volunteer at the camp near Okrestin. He was criminally prosecuted by denunciation and given 2 years of chemistry. He is now at large. The BYSOL team evacuated him to another country. However, Denis needs help to start living again.

I am a former political prisoner. In Belarus I served 4 months in a pre-trial detention center and then I was given 2 years of home chemistry. I had to flee from persecution with two minor children. There is a complete unknown ahead. Please help to get back on my feet.

I participated in protests in Belarus in 2020, after which I was forced to leave for Ukraine. After the full-scale war started, I stood up for the defense of Ukraine with Igor Yanki's unit. I took part in the battles for the liberation of the Kiev and Kharkov regions.

The founders of the band Irdorath, Nadezhda and Vladimir, were detained in August 2021 and sentenced to 2 years in prison for playing the song “Change” on bagpipes during the 2020 protests. After their release, they urgently left Belarus and are starting a new life in a new country.
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We have created a charity campaign to help former political prisoners to restore their health after spending time in inhumane conditions of Belarusian prisons and reception centers. Their mental and physical state has suffered greatly and now people need support to improve their health.

New fundraiser to support former political prisoners who have served time in prison for their beliefs.

In conditions of political persecution, threats to human freedom, life and health we help families to leave Belarus safely and quickly.
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In August 2020, the world watched in horror as protests were held in Belarus over election fraud and the violent dispersal of a peaceful protest. Belarusian athletes, who became one of the leaders of the struggle against violence, showed an inspiring example of resilience and solidarity at that time.

Gathering to support the work of the “Protests in the World” telegram channel, as well as reaching out to new platforms. The editorial board is expanding its activities and needs help.

The team of the project, which created the courses of the Belarusian language “Mova Dzetkam” — needs support for further development. Funds are needed to develop methodological materials and hold classes.

We create postcards and merch with drawings from the letters of political prisoners. All funds raised go to transfers to political prisoners through the Dissidentby initiative.

Belarusian volunteers are ready to take on a new challenge and participate in demining liberated territories so that civilians can return there.

Collecting for the development of the “Belaruski Hujun” project and support for the team's work.

In August 2020, the world watched in horror as protests were held in Belarus over election fraud and the violent dispersal of a peaceful protest. Belarusian athletes, who became one of the leaders of the struggle against violence, showed an inspiring example of resilience and solidarity at that time.

Belarusian volunteers are ready to take on a new challenge and participate in demining liberated territories so that civilians can return there.

The levy is opened to help the BELPOL organization grow, expand its capacity, and support its participants and partners.

We offer you to participate in the creation of the new album of the Belarusian reggae band BOTANIC PROJECT. In 2021 the soloists of the project left Belarus, fleeing from the repression of Lukashenko's regime to Kiev.

“Volnyja” is an initiative in helping the former Belarusian politician prisoners. We help Volnyja to receive full support and to get back to a normal life, connecting people who want to help and those who need support after being released from prison.

The Zhyve Belarus hostel appeared in Bialystok to help Belarusians who left the country because of persecution by the regime start a new life.

Fundraising to support independent journalists and media in Belarus who have suffered from repression. We pay scholarships and grants, support editorial staff. Journalism is not a crime!

byProsvet is an association of people who create, print and distribute independent newspapers, leaflets and other protest printed materials on the territory of Belarus.

For their protest against beatings, murders and lawlessness, the athletes paid with careers that they had built all their lives. It is our duty to support them.

We raise money for the existence of a house in Warsaw for former political prisoners. The house has been in existence for almost one year, and during that time it has helped rehabilitate dozens of people. Originally the “House of Creators” was a residence for Belarusian artists who had lost their jobs and opportunities for realization.

130 Territorial Defense Battalion needs your help. To further carry out the tasks of liberating and defending positions in the Kharkiv region, the fighters need to acquire three portable monocular night vision devices.
Fund´s statistics
As of August 14, 2022
- 1218 people received aid in emergency relocation
- 1361 dismissed people were supported
- 504 fundraisers posted on the website
- 368 families of political prisoners received aid
- 25+ initiatives supported by BYSOL
- 114 veterans received aid
- 226 courtyard applications received aid
- 14 strike committees received aid