Interview with Viktoryia Fiodarava

As an experienced human rights defender in Belarus, Viktoryia Fiodarava was behind the launch of the International Committee for Investigation of Torture in Belarus in August 2020. In her interview, Viktoryia shares her experience of political migration to Ukraine and then fleeing from the war in 2022, the challenges of building a new life in exile in Lithuania, and continuing her important work there for the democratic future of Belarus.

Interview with Sviatlana Ushchapouskaya

Sviatlana Ushchapouskaya has a big experience as a professional trade union representative, including with the independent trade union of miners in the largest Belarusian state company, Belaruskali. In her interview for FemMoz, Sviatlana shares her experience of standing up for basic rights of workers and how she had to flee Belarus because of her activism.

Interview with Darya Chultsova

Darya Chultsova, a journalist of the Belarusian free media outlet Belsat, became a symbol of resilience and dignity alongside her colleague Katsiaryna Andreyeva. In this video she shares her experiences of inhumane treatment and forced labor in Belarusian prisons, torture, lack of medical help – and how these terrors become a deep trauma for people.