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.
Interview with Elvira Karaliova
Elvira Karaliova defines herself as a “committed citizen of her country”. While working in social entrepreneurship and leading a project for disabled people and youth, she found herself unable to continue her activities in 2020 – due to the civil and political crisis in Belarus. In her interview, Elvira Karaliova shares how much growth and creativity her social projects gathered in peaceful and free environment.
Interview with Volha Ivashyna
Volha Ivashyna has been civilly and politically active in Belarus for many years. In 2020, she assisted her husband Dzianis Ivashyn with his journalistic investigations into crimes of Lukashenka’s regime and the Russian Federation. Now in exile, Volha shares what it’s like – being a target of an undemocratic regime because of journalistic work.
Interview with Maria Grits
Just a year after becoming a mother, Maria Grits had to quickly return to her profession as a journalist in August 2020 because of the political and civil crisis in Belarus: “I can’t build barricades but I can put letters together”. In her interview, Maria Grits shares what she misses the most from her homeland and what’s the first she will do once she can return to Belarus.
Interview with Yauheniya Douhaya
Due to political persecution in Belarus by the regime, Yauheniya Douhaya had to move in Ukraine in 2020 and spend six months without her little daughter. Reunited in Kyiv, they had to flee once again – this time from the war. In this interview, the Belarusian journalist and activist shares her experiences.
Interview with Nasta Bazar
In 2020, after joining peaceful rallies in Minsk following the fraudulent presidential election, Nasta Bazar took her family for a weekend trip to Kyiv. As the regime in Belarus started harsher repressions, Nasta’s family vacation turned into exile.
Interview with Hanna Lobach
Hanna Lobach was persecuted by the regime in Belarus. Realizing she couldn’t protect herself and her two children, she left her comfortable life in Minsk and moved to Warsaw. Despite the numerous difficulties, Hanna believes that the most important thing is that her children can grow up in peace and freedom.
Interview with Alena Zharkevich
Alena Zharkevich experienced several politically motivated arrests for participating in peaceful protests in Belarus. In this interview, she recounts her flight to Ukraine, and then to Poland due to the war, and how she opened a refugee shelter there.
