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Lithuania Failed the Migration Policy Exam
A tough policy toward migrants and refugees is reducing Lithuania’s integration outcomes, investment attractiveness, and competitiveness within the European Union. Lithuania has ranked second from last in the EU in terms of the quality of its migration policy. This was reported by MIPEX (the Migrant Integration Policy Index), an international tool used to measure and…
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Sign the Petitions to Protect the Viliya•Neris River and the Wild Baltic Salmon
The Viliya–Neris is one of the last largely intact river ecosystems in the Baltic region – a vital migration corridor for Wild Baltic Salmon and a lifeline for protected Natura 2000 habitats. Yet this living river is increasingly exposed to overlapping nuclear, ecological and infrastructural risks. The Astravets nuclear plant in Belarus – already associated…
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A festive look at how international solidarity gave Belarusian children in exile in Lithuania a real New Year
Three days of celebration in exile showed how community, kindness, and solidarity can restore joy and hope to displaced families. On 26, 27 and 28 December 2025, “Our House Centre for Human Rights and Relief” opened its doors to 42 Belarusian children in exile, 47 adults from the families of Belarusian political refugees, and 16…
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Monitoring Report: The Situation of Belarusian Children Refugees with Autism and Other Mental Health Disorders in Lithuania
Belarusian refugee children with autism face severe exclusion in Lithuania, where trauma, legal barriers, and systemic neglect leave them without essential care. Introduction: Refugee children are among the most psychologically vulnerable populations in Europe, and Belarusian children in exile are no exception. Their exposure to political violence, instability, and systemic exclusion places them at heightened…
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Humanitarian Aid in Lithuania: Two Records – One Broken, One Not
This Sunday, 30 November, activists of Our House and supporters of this Belarusian organization—now operating in exile in Lithuania—unloaded yet another humanitarian truck, the twentieth so far. The shipment was sent by our long-term German partner, IGFM-Wittlich. What does this look like? This truck carries 90 cubic meters of boxes, bags, bicycles, and food. What can we compare…
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Amnesty International Named Olga Karach Human Rights Defender of the Year: A 2005 Retrospective
Today marks a milestone: it has been twenty years since Olga Karach was named Human Rights Defender of the Year — not just by anyone, but by Amnesty International Belarus. Yet even two decades ago Olga was already an established figure: a teacher, a civic activist, and a politician. By that time she had graduated…
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Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize
Belarusian WHRD Olga Karach receives the Italian Peace Prize for her long-standing work for peace and human rights The director of the Belarusian human rights organization Our House, Olga Karach, took part in the opening of the Peace Festival in the Italian city of Brescia and became the laureate of the Peace Prize traditionally awarded…
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Olga Karach in Tertio — the leading Catholic magazine in Belgium
Olga Karach, Director of the organisation Our House, has given a long and detailed interview to Tertio, Belgium’s leading Catholic weekly. In the interview, she speaks about efforts to build peace, protect human rights, and address the challenges faced by our war-affected region. Olga reflects on conscience, solidarity, and the vital role of civil society…
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Olga Karach earned the highest trust among the followers of the channel “Belarusitis”
Olga Karach, human rights defender and Director of the Belarusian human rights and peace organisation “Our House,” received a 51% trust rating among followers of the Telegram channel “Belarusitis ” which can also be rendered as “Cerebral Belarus”. This channel is one of the main outlets within Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s propaganda network, known for spreading misleading…
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September 2025 “Our House” Social Media Platforms: about 3.0 million views
In September 2025, exiled Belarusian human rights group Our House reached 3 million people organically — with zero budget, only truth The total combined (across TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram) reach of Our House across all social networks in September 2025 amounted to approximately 3.0 million organic views. Our House is not a media outlet.…
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Olga Karach in issue No. 6 of the Swedish activists’ magazine Ställ om! (November 2025)
A Swedish activist-run magazine, distributed among religious communities, ecological movements, peace advocates, and human rights defenders, has published a substantial interview with Belarusian human rights defender Olga Karach, director of the Belarusian human rights organization Our House, operating in exile. The interview opens with the well-known words of German pastor and anti-fascist Martin Niemöller (1946):…
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House of Peace – Vision and Objectives
In Vilnius, the House of Peace is a civic home where dialogue, art and care replace fear and war—making peace visible and replicable. International Centre for Civil Initiatives “Our House”Vilnius, Lithuania Concept The House of Peace in Vilnius forms part of the emerging Peace Infrastructure of Eastern Europe — a civil, cultural, and ecological response…
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«Наш Дом»: гуманитарная помощь беженцам
Репрессии в Беларуси не утихают уже три года, и беларуским гражданам по-прежнему приходится покидать родину, спасаясь от преследований в Литве. Также в Литве не уменьшается количество украинских беженцев, которые всё ещё не могут вернуться домой из-за войны. И беларусам, и украинцам пришлось бежать в чужую страну с минимумом вещей, часто не имея возможности даже взять…
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Как спецслужбы дискредитируют Ольгу Карач
«Ложь успеет обойти полмира, пока правда наденет штаны», – говорил Уинстон Черчилль. Среди умных людей сейчас модно читать Черчилля, а в спецслужбах тоже совсем не глупые люди работают. Они умеют устраивать информационные провокации, а главное – знают, что это нужно делать быстро. Но в целом всё выглядело как «классика жанра»: для дискредитации Ольги Карач было…