Help us to support Belarusian students
Belarusian Association of Researchers and Educators Abroad – BAREA is Dedicated to Providing Help to Students Affected By Political Repressions in Belarus
POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BELARUS
The results of the presidential election in Belarus on August 9th, 2020 were blatantly falsified. The United States and The European Union refused to recognize the self-proclaimed president Aliaksandr Lukashenka as legitimate and announced that the presidential election was neither free nor fair. Widespread peaceful protests in Belarus in response to the rigged election were met with unprecedented violence by the Belarusian security services. According to multiple human rights organizations, over 15,000 people were detained, 450 were severely beaten and tortured in detention centers, 5 confirmed dead during the protests, and while in police custody.
STUDENTS AN ACTIVE FORCE OF THE PROTEST
Major Belarusian Universities and colleges, their students, faculty members and staff, educators from all fields have joined the protest. Students and professors are gathering for peaceful demonstrations, and for actions of solidarity inside their schools. As a response, riot police are entering universities and brutally arresting students right in the hallways.
UNIVERSITIES FOLLOW OFFICIAL POLITICAL AGENDA
But many professors and teachers are supporting students. Most of them will lose their job if express solidarity or openly joining the protest.
HOW TO HELP
1. We call on the Education Industry of USA and across the World, and American students, to condemn the violence and repressions towards Belarusian students and educators who are engaged in peaceful protest.
2. We ask that the Education authorities in USA take a firm position and show its full support to the students and educators of Belarus and the democratic principles they defend.
3. We are in looking for the collaboration of new opportunities for the persecuted and displaced students from Belarus to pursue higher education.
4. We are seeking the possibility of special programs for the Belarusian students at American Universities such as special admissions, tuition assistance, stipends or grants, free or discounted certification programs.
5. We are asking American Schools to create a special quota in your full scholarship program for Belarusian students under persecution or displacement.
6. We are looking for financial aid for these students that your university would be able to provide.