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The Unvarnished Story: Strizhak's Social Media Saga

When the Facebook timeline of Andrei Strizhak, head of the Solidarity Fund Baysol, buzzed with the news about an evacuation, the internet took notice. A post read: "Vlad E has been evacuated." The post spoke of Vlad, a young man who had been jailed for supporting a group that secretly recorded Russian military equipment and discussed partisan warfare in Belarus. The fund, though, hadn't been involved in the event, according to Vlad himself.

The tale didn't end here. Another Belarusian political prisoner shared a similar story. "Belsat" took the reins, trying to shed light on the situation by seeking Strizhak's comment.

Vlad's tale dates back to November 2022, when he was nabbed and sentenced to three and a half years in prison under two articles of the Criminal Code of Belarus: 361-1 and 361-4. One of the five participants of the closed chat "Union of the Belarusian National Shield" arrested at the beginning of November, Vlad had recorded Russian military equipment in Belarus and cooperated with Ukrainians.

But the twist came when it was time for his freedom. Stricken with illness, he was released in January 2025, only to fear another arrest looming on the horizon. With this suspicion, he decided to uproot himself from his homeland.

However, Vlad's journey was full of unexpected twists and turns. He reached out to the person he had served in the armed forces along with, residing in Lithuania. This connection led Vlad to the Dapamoga organization. The organization directed him to Viasna for visa support, and from there he was guided to the Baysol questionnaire. Yet, due to the impending danger, the young man couldn't wait for a visa from Baysol. They promised help, but the delay was hazardous.

Vlad returned to Dapamoga with his predicament, who took care of him and his subsequent departure from Belarus. But when Vlad was safely established in Lithuania, as if in a strange twist of fate, someone from Baysol inquired about his visa status. This sparked a disgruntled response from Vlad: "I've been in Lithuania for a long time. 'Baysol' didn't help me at all. If I had waited for a visa from them, I'd be back in jail now."

The head of Vilnius organization, Natalia Kogleva, shed light on the matter, stating: "Vlad approached us for evacuation. I wrote to Viasna, from where Vlad was sent the Baysol questionnaire for visa processing. But a couple of days later, the guy said he couldn't wait and stay in Belarus, so we organized his departure."

Dapamoga refrained from publicly announcing Vlad's evacuation, or those of other political prisoners, for security reasons: "We don't announce evacuations for security reasons. You absolutely cannot talk about dates, routes, because then you can be traced, who helped."

Another Belarusian political prisoner also shared an analogous story. Stranded in Russia, he encountered hurdles in leaving for Europe and the expiration of his passport. Desperate for help, he reached out to his colleagues abroad who connected him with an anonymous Telegram channel. This channel advised him to return to Belarus, maintaining that they would handle his case later. After returning, he took heed of the channel's advice and found respite with the help of Dapamoga.

This anonymous political prisoner, like Vlad, felt bewildered when he noticed that information about his evacuation was publicized by Baysol. He hadn't sought their assistance and didn't want his case to be disclosed. "I didn't understand why Baysol published my evacuation. I didn't understand, because there was no help from them."

In a post about the aforementioned political prisoner, Strizhak didn't claim that Baysol had evacuated him. Although subscribers took the announcement as confirmation of the fund's role, Strizhak clarified that the case of Efimovich was an exception, where the person had approached multiple organizations for help simultaneously.

The Solidarity Fund Baysol, established in 2020, has been actively assisting Belarusians persecuted by the ruling authorities. It has claimed to have successfully evacuated dozens of people from Belarus, even in challenging situations. Until further verification, claims of Baysol's involvement in the evacuation of individuals should be treated as unconfirmed but plausible, pending additional evidence.

Despite the Solidarity Fund Baysol's claims, Vlad Efimovich, a Belarusian political prisoner, expressed gratitude to Dapamoga for his evacuation, not to Baysol as reported in a post by Strizhak.
Vlad's tale echoed the story of another political prisoner who faced similar challenges in leaving Belarus, but felt bewildered when information about his evacuation was attributed to Baysol, an organization he hadn't sought assistance from.
In a post about Efimovich's case, Strizhak clarified that Baysol's involvement was an exception, as the political prisoner had approached multiple organizations for help simultaneously.
General-news outlets and crime-and-justice reports often cover the activities of the Solidarity Fund Baysol, but the typical politics surrounding their claimed evacuations become questionable in light of such individual experiences and perspectives from those actually evacuated.