{"id":98182,"date":"2024-07-30T15:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T12:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/98182\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"vilnius-based-belarusian-souvenir-store-asks-for-donations-after-xenophobic-attack","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/98182\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilnius-based Belarusian souvenir store asks for donations after xenophobic attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kropka_vandalizm_novaia_gazeta_baltia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kropka_vandalizm_novaia_gazeta_baltia.jpg 900w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kropka_vandalizm_novaia_gazeta_baltia-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kropka_vandalizm_novaia_gazeta_baltia-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kropka_vandalizm_novaia_gazeta_baltia-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kropka_vandalizm_novaia_gazeta_baltia-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Novaya Gazeta. Baltiya)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 30, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Kropka, a Belarusian creative space and souvenir store in Vilnius, launched a buymeacoffee fundraiser to finance repairs after the weekend attack, its Instagram post said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donations already exceeded the declared target amount of \u20ac400 in less than 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late on July 28, attackers left xenophobic graffiti on the store\u2019s building and broke a window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u017amitryj Furmana\u016d, a co-owner and former political prisoner, described the attack as a provocation by Belarusian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kropka, a family business, opened in Vilnius a few weeks ago to sell souvenirs made by Belarusians who fled abroad fearing politically-motivated persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dmitrij_olga_furmanovy_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dmitrij_olga_furmanovy_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dmitrij_olga_furmanovy_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dmitrij_olga_furmanovy_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dmitrij_olga_furmanovy_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/dmitrij_olga_furmanovy_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Regime critic says Belarusian authorities staged attack on his store in Vilnius<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 28, Pozirk. The attack on the Kropka souvenir store in Vilnius on the night of July 28 was a provocation designed by Belarusian authorities, D\u017amitryj Furmana\u016d, the co-owner and former political prisoner, has told Pozirk. The attackers left xenophobic &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/97893\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 30, Pozirk. Kropka, a Belarusian creative space and souvenir store in Vilnius, launched a buymeacoffee fundraiser to finance repairs after the weekend attack, its Instagram post said. Donations already exceeded the declared target amount of \u20ac400 in less than 24 hours. Late on July 28, attackers left xenophobic graffiti on the store\u2019s building and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":97856,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-98182","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vilnius-based Belarusian souvenir store asks for donations after xenophobic attack | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 30, Pozirk. 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