A curated list of resources, funds, organizations and partners to aid repressed citizens of Belarus.
Belarusian Nonprofit Organizations
Viasna
Human Rights Center "Viasna" is a non-governmental human rights organization focused on practical assistance to civil initiatives and legal defense of citizens in Belarus.
Belarus Together is a platform for Belarusians in the United States to exchange information and support pro-democracy causes in Belarus.
Belarusians in Chicago
Belarusians in Chicago is a nonprofit organization focused on serving the needs of Belarusian community in the Greater Chicago area.
Mozham Peramozham
Mozham Peramozham is an art-focused group of Belarusians in the United States.
Fundraising Campaigns
#BY_help
#BY_help is a civic campaign that fundraises money to provide help to victims of repressions during the 2020 presidential election campaign: compensation of fines, medical expenses, legal support.
A Country to Live In
A Country to Live In is looking to help Belarusian volunteers and activists, their families and children by protecting them from persecution.
Belarus Solidarity Foundation (BYSOL)
BYSOL is a fundraising campaign to help Belarusians who were injured and lost their jobs due to political repression.
INeedHelpBY provides emergency relief (e.g., groceries) to the workers repressed while expressing their political views. The project connects families in need with those who are willing to help.
Protect Belarus Initiative provides assistance to law enforcement officers who lost their jobs because they refused to follow criminal orders.
U.S.-Based Nonprofit Organizations
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all people – no matter who they are or where they are. AI is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organization.
Belarus Solidarity Fund
Belarus Solidarity Fund by Human Right Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies.
Freedom House
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world notable for its nonpartisan character.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world through a network of country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk.
The German Marshall Fund
The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a non-partisan policy organization committed to the idea that the United States and Europe are stronger together.
