22-year-old Yakov is in a coma after a suicide attempt. His father, a Belarusian activist and volunteer, asks for help to give his son a chance to live.
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Kirill Kazey is a husband and father of two children. Before his arrest, he worked at a company selling computer equipment and was fully involved in his family’s life. However, in 2021 he was sentenced to 7 years in a high-security penal colony.
The name of Halina Kazimirovskaya has become synonymous with courage for many Belarusians. Today, Halina, who has endured arrest, interrogations, days in the Minsk temporary detention facility and forced emigration, is facing an enemy that cannot be defeated with song – cancer.
Yevgeny Skochko is someone people remember from the late 1990s. One of the leaders of the “Malady Front,” he was bright, charismatic, and courageous. He organized street protests, for which he was detained and faced criminal prosecution back in the days when Belarusian society was only beginning to learn how to resist dictatorship.
My name is Anzhela Leskovskaya. Now I see the world as blurred patches of color, I cannot work and cannot leave the house without assistance. An urgent cataract removal surgery can help me regain my sight and live and work independently again.
After his release, Sergey* faced the threat of new criminal prosecution and fled to Poland. However, his family remains in Belarus. They need support to reunite.
In February, Galina’s family fell apart, and now she cannot afford housing for herself and her two minor daughters. The woman wants to move to a cheaper apartment, but to do so she needs to pay for the current one, make a deposit, the first payment, and cover moving costs.
Oleg lost toes on his feet, and now walking causes him constant pain. He can work (and move around in general) only with the help of a cargo electric bicycle.
Aleksandra emigrated to Poland for political reasons together with her husband and children. She is now going through a divorce without financial support in a foreign country with small children.