Actor Aliaksandr Zhdanovich talks about the patronage of political prisoner Ekaterina Bakhvalova (Andreeva) as part of the information campaign of our Foundation and the Dissidentby initiative "Until All are free."

The sixth death of a political prisoner in captivity.

At the beginning of the year, authorities labeled the INeedHelpBY initiative as extremist. Despite this, the service creators assessed all risks and decided not to stop operations. However, significant changes were made to the help mechanisms. Thus, INeedHelpBY suspended its operations in Belarus, and will concentrate on aiding individuals who have left the country due to political reasons. This was announced by the initiative on its social media platforms.

Two shelters – in Wroclaw and Batumi – are open and operate within the framework of the Emergency Humanitarian Aid Service. In total, more than a hundred people have already passed through the shelters. It is also planned to open shelters in Vilnius and Tbilisi.

During the latest raid by law enforcement, 292 people were affected. How are people punished for supporting political prisoners? What fines did those who helped and got help receive? And is it possible to fined help now? These questions were answered by the head of the “A Country to Live in” foundation Volha Zazulinskaya.

Scientist Siarhei Besarab talks about the patronage of political prisoner Artem Bayarski as part of the information campaign of our Foundation and the "Dissidentby" initiative "Until All are free."

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