Belarusian activist Viktoria Kutuzova fled the country after torture and threats by security forces. Today she lives in exile in Georgia and urgently needs support to restore her health and survive.
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A former political prisoner needs help covering the cost of expensive contact lenses and glasses after losing half of his eyesight while in detention.
To avoid being forced into cooperating with the KGB, Eugene fled to Serbia. Now he is trying to rebuild his life after losing his home and business.
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.
Dzmitry Paliyenka, a former political prisoner and activist of the anarchist movement, has found himself in a difficult situation after a serious hand fracture. He needs help to pay for treatment, medication, housing, and rehabilitation during a period of forced incapacity.
A Belarusian volunteer with the call sign “Minuta” fought on some of the toughest sections of the front as part of the “Volat” Battalion of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment and was awarded for bravery. After completing his service, he ended up in the EU, where due to health and documentation issues his family has temporarily been left without any means of subsistence.
A civic activist from Homel hid in the forest to avoid arrest, ended up in a Slovak prison for his principled stance, was released, received international protection, and returned to Ukraine to resume his human rights and volunteer work. He urgently needs basic support for the initial period.
Artsiom Karotkevich was detained in 2023. While he was already behind bars, the Telegram chat he moderated was designated as an extremist entity.
The day before yesterday my mother was connected to a ventilator and other life-support systems. But her brain damage is irreversible, and we now have only one path left. I don’t know how much time I have — maybe 5 minutes, maybe 5 days — while her body is still accepting oxygen.