When I first heard of the charities supporting democracy in Belarus, including BYSOL ( on Facebook ), By_HELP ( on Facebook ), and MediaSOL , an initiative of BYSOL ( on Facebook , donate via Facebook ), I was a bit skeptical of their legitimacy. At the time they almost exclusively gathered donations via Facebook and had very minimal websites. (Now their presence appears more legitimate.) So, in addition to reading about them in a few news articles, I reached out to a more well known charity that vouched fo
HRF continues to work with several Belarusian human rights organizations to distribute funding, including BYSOL , BY_Help , and MediaSOL . All donations from the Belarusian Solidarity Fund go directly to victims of government repression, including peaceful protesters, journalists, and striking factory workers. You can read more about the recipients at the links provided above.
In December, HRF announced a new partnership with the Belarusian community in Boston, who started a fundraiser to support the GrodnoAzot strike committee on a monthly basis. That fundraiser has now raised $18,000 for the striking workers of the GrodnoAzot chemical factory.