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“I Was the Drummer Who Played at the Protests”

A Belarusian man broke his leg and is asking for support because he is unable to work and has spent all of his savings on medical treatment and rent.

A Belarusian Man Was Deported from Georgia to Armenia. He Needs Help to Avoid Being Sent Back to Belarus, Where Prison Awaits Him

After taking part in the 2020 protests, Alexander was sentenced to three years of confinement in an open correctional facility. He appealed the sentence and, while waiting for the appeal to be heard, left for Georgia to avoid imprisonment. He lived and worked there for five years until problems with his documents led to his deportation. Now he urgently needs support.

“I’m not asking for a Hollywood smile, I just want to eat like an ordinary person”

A former political prisoner who was forcibly taken out of Belarus needs help with vital dental prosthetics so that she can eat.

“My daughter was seven when I was imprisoned. She is thirteen now.”

Furniture assembler Aliaksei Sanchuk joined the protest movement in 2020. Together with his friends, he organized unusual protest actions and was one of the drummers who set the rhythm of the protests.

Single mother caring for her son with a disability seeks support

Elena Fomina lives in Poland with her son. Although he is now an adult, he has had a disability since childhood and requires constant care. Elena has lost her stable job, takes on occasional work, and looks after her son full-time. She needs support to continue his treatment, keep their home, and overcome their financial crisis.

“An officer beat me on the legs with a baton because I refused to take off my cross and bra.” A 60-year-old Belarusian woman who survived repression needs surgery to be able to walk.

Elena Meshcheryakova nearly died from COVID, survived repression by law enforcers, and was forced to leave the country. When Russia attacked Ukraine, she became a volunteer, but now she needs help herself.

“I Can’t Afford to Become Disabled.” Help a Belarusian Woman Recover After a Serious Injury

Tatiana found work as a housekeeper in Warsaw, but recently suffered a serious fall from a ladder onto a concrete floor. She now faces mounting medical bills and a long recovery, while being unable to work.

“They told me: ‘we haven’t forgotten anything. You’ll be sent back through the prison transfer system again!’”

One of the main defendants in the “Pinsk case” was extracted to Poland after being released from prison and is asking for support to start working and become financially independent.

Arrested for Supporting Ukraine, He Wants to Return to Tattooing. Help a Former Political Prisoner Start His Own Business in Exile

Vladislav Yatsenko was imprisoned in 2022 for supporting Ukraine. Now in exile, he wants to start his own business and work as a tattoo artist, just as he did before his arrest. However, this requires a significant investment that he currently cannot afford.