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A Belarusian was arrested in 2024 for helping political prisoners. His family was left without means of survival and needs help to pay for prison care packages and a lawyer.
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.”
Oleg* — a participant in the 2020 protests, faced political persecution and violence from law enforcers, fled to Poland, where he had to prove to Interpol that he was wanted in his homeland on political grounds. He is now in urgent need of support due to health problems and lack of work.
A Belarusian woman with a child moved to France eight years ago and, after an unsuccessful marriage, became trapped in a bureaucratic system due to difficulties with legalisation. To avoid becoming homeless, she is asking for your support.
For taking part in the protests, the entire family of Alexandra* was convicted, and her children were forced to leave the country. Due to her age, the woman could not emigrate and has been left completely alone.
Ilya “Lom” is a Belarusian volunteer who has been helping Ukraine and Belarusians both on the front line and in the rear since 2022. After injuries, he needs support to recover his health and repair his legendary van, which has saved lives and helped hundreds of people.
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After undergoing heart surgery, Siarhei is now in recovery and cannot work yet. He needs help to cover the costs of medication, medical examinations, and housing during rehabilitation.
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.”
Aliaksandr spent three weeks hiding in the forest from law enforcers before the BYSOL extraction service helped him escape. Now he is in Poland with his family, awaiting a decision on international protection, and needs support to start life from scratch.
Ilya “Lom” is a Belarusian volunteer who has been helping Ukraine and Belarusians both on the front line and in the rear since 2022. After injuries, he needs support to recover his health and repair his legendary van, which has saved lives and helped hundreds of people.
The family of Emiliya Pranskute and Vladimir Tikhonovich found themselves in Lithuania because of political persecution. Having left their entire past life in Belarus, they lived on Vladimir’s modest earnings. In September, he was hit by a car, and during his treatment and recovery, their family ended up in a desperate financial situation.
Denis Spiridovich was forced to flee Belarus. He is now in Poland without the right to work and is fighting for the chance to reunite with his husband. The funds are needed for legal assistance, document processing, and basic living expenses during this process.
A 66-year-old retiree from Minsk, participant in the 2020 protests, after arrest, home confinement and extraction to Poland, is now in urgent need of support. He has been diagnosed with cancer and requires costly medical consultations, support, and treatment.
Before the events of 2020, Belarusian Olga Klimkova was an entrepreneur, running her own business, raising children, building a house, and working in her garden. But she decided to become an election observer and ended up spending three and a half years in a correctional facility.
A Belarusian was arrested in 2024 for helping political prisoners. His family was left without means of survival and needs help to pay for prison care packages and a lawyer.
“You are our last hope,” writes a Belarusian woman in her appeal to open the fundraiser. “My parents are not aware of my condition, and it would be a shock for them – both psychologically and for their health.”
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Until August 2020, we, like all Belarusians, were engaged in our own projects, but we couldn't stay away when the country was gripped by a wave of violence and lawlessness. Now we help those who suffered at the hands of the regime.
BYSOL supports released political prisoners and their families, people forced to leave the country, Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine, and initiatives that help Belarusians fight lawlessness in the country.
BYSOL is announcing a collection to equip squads of Belarussian volunteers who are fighting alongside Ukrainians against our common enemies, Putin and Lukashenko. Belarusians in territorial defense battalions have received weapons and ammunition, but there is a serious shortage of special equipment, protection and tactical medicine.
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The levy is opened to help the BELPOL organization grow, expand its capacity, and support its participants and partners.
Mikalai Dziadok is an activist of the anarchist movement in Belarus, a writer, journalist, and blogger who has spent a total of about 10 years in prison and was twice recognized as a political prisoner. Together with 50 other prisoners, Mikalai was released from prison and forcibly expelled from the country without documents. He is now trying to rebuild his life in a new country and continue the activities he was engaged in before imprisonment.
The Telegram channel of the medical initiative «Белые халаты» tells about the real situation in the health care system in Belarus. The project team needs your support.
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.
BGmedia is an independent regional media outlet that reports daily on the issues facing Brest and the Brest region, asking hard-hitting questions to those in power. The publication is raising funds to pay key staff members whose work helps bring the truth to tens of thousands of Belarusians, despite repression and pressure.
The First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, known by its Ukrainian acronym PDMSH, is a team of hundreds of medical volunteers from around the world who have been saving lives at the frontline in the area of fighting with Russian occupation forces since 2014.
Mikalai Dziadok is an activist of the anarchist movement in Belarus, a writer, journalist, and blogger who has spent a total of about 10 years in prison and was twice recognized as a political prisoner. Together with 50 other prisoners, Mikalai was released from prison and forcibly expelled from the country without documents. He is now trying to rebuild his life in a new country and continue the activities he was engaged in before imprisonment.
BGmedia is an independent regional media outlet that reports daily on the issues facing Brest and the Brest region, asking hard-hitting questions to those in power. The publication is raising funds to pay key staff members whose work helps bring the truth to tens of thousands of Belarusians, despite repression and pressure.
After persecution and being blocked in Belarus, the “Vitebsky Courier news” team continues to fight for the truth about their hometown. The project is now on the brink of closure – this fundraiser will help keep the newsroom running and launch new formats.
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.
The Belarusian Orthodox Community of the Constantinople Patriarchate in Vilnius needs funds to pay rent and repair the premises where worship services and community meetings will be held. We need to purchase the necessary furniture and liturgical utensils.
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.
The First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, known by its Ukrainian acronym PDMSH, is a team of hundreds of medical volunteers from around the world who have been saving lives at the frontline in the area of fighting with Russian occupation forces since 2014.
Mikalai Dziadok is an activist of the anarchist movement in Belarus, a writer, journalist, and blogger who has spent a total of about 10 years in prison and was twice recognized as a political prisoner. Together with 50 other prisoners, Mikalai was released from prison and forcibly expelled from the country without documents. He is now trying to rebuild his life in a new country and continue the activities he was engaged in before imprisonment.
Fund´s statistics
As of August 14, 2025
- 2290 requests received help with evacuation
- 296 activist projects received assistance
- 1025 fundraising campaigns posted on the website
- 1361 dismissed people supported
- 38 vehicles transferred to help Ukraine
- 1387 political prisoners/released people received help
- 146 requests from volunteers and veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war supported
- 26097 hotline requests processed
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