Vladislav worked on a construction site for three months to save up for his studies, but his employer never paid him. Now the young family of political emigrants is already in Warsaw and could lose their place in the Kalinowski Programme.
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Alexey left Belarus after a meeting with a KGB officer who threatened him and offered him cooperation. In Poland, the student was denied international protection, and in order to pay for legal assistance and file an appeal, he went into serious debt.
A serious leg injury and a series of unsuccessful surgeries have forced Sviatlana out of normal life. She needs support for rehabilitation so that she can walk normally again.
For displaying two flags in 2022 — the white-red-white flag and the Ukrainian flag — Kateryna Zaretskaya was sentenced to 5 years in a correctional facility. After being deported first to Ukraine and then to Poland, Katya faced the consequences of the hard labour she endured in the correctional facility — hernias and a spinal disc protrusion. She needs help paying for a rehabilitation course to preserve her health and ability to work.
Andrei spent two years evacuating the wounded from the front until an illness struck him down while he was on duty. After several operations, doctors prescribed treatment at a sanatorium to help him return to service. But Andrei cannot afford to pay for it.
Taking part in peaceful protests cost Ivan, a football fan and athlete, three and a half years in one of the harshest correctional facilities in Belarus. He managed to leave the country after his release and is asking for support to cover his first few months in exile.
Igor* was prosecuted for passing information about the movement of military equipment to the “Belarusian Hajun” project. After being released from custody, he left Belarus and is asking for help with retraining.
The chairman of the Belarusian Green Party was sentenced to six years in a correctional facility. He was forcibly taken to Lithuania, but due to lengthy paperwork procedures, Dzmitry was left without any money. He is asking for help covering rent and food expenses.
A Belarusian woman and her son ended up in exile to avoid imprisonment. She now lives in Poland, but because her child was very young, she was unable to find a job. Now she is able to work, but urgently needs support to pay for housing and childcare.