In October 2017, Ali Gharavi was finally released after a workshop he was facilitated was raided by secret police, and he and 9 others were held by security forces, detained, interrogated and imprisoned without charge for four months in Turkey.

The legal situation is ongoing, and so are the costs of living, recovery, and healing.  Ali and Laressa are unable to return to full-time work because of stress and the time it is taking to recover. They need time to heal, to continue to receive therapy, to make sense of these events that took over their lives in 2017.

We ask you to make a contribution, big or small, privately or through your organization, to support Ali and Laressa to get back on their feet.