It is very difficult, but still possible. What requests do Belarusians make to the lawyers of "A Country to Live in" fund? We talked about it with the coordinator of the legal aid project "Lawyer in Touch".
Today, there are 1,405 political prisoners in Belarus, including 174 women and 3 minors. Behind each of them is a family, and at the heart of these family tragedies is a mother who, despite everything, loves and waits for her child.
October 10 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty. In the 21st century, this once widespread form of punishment is now used in only a few dozen countries around the world. In Europe, there is only one such country — Belarus.
Hanna Avchinnikava is an activist from Minsk. Since 2020, she has been helping political prisoners in Belarus, and for the last six months, she has continued this work in exile. Due to political persecution, she and her family were forced to leave their home country. We spoke with Hanna Avchinnikava about life in Lithuania, solidarity, and the prospects for the liberation of Belarus.
