A crowd-funded donation pot set up to help a key witness linked to the 13 November 2015 attacks has passed 500,000 euros, reaching 500,097 euros ahead of its planned shutdown. The fundraiser was shared on X by a survivor of the Bataclan, urging supporters to keep backing Sonia, after more than 13,000 donors contributed to the initiative. The donation phase is due to end on Friday evening. The pot was launched on 10 December 2025 after the broadcast of the France Télévisions docu-fiction “Le Choix de Sonia”. It was originally created with a 2,500-euro goal and was expected to close at the start of 2026, but the organiser extended it because new donations kept arriving. Sonia is described as the woman who helped locate the head of the commando group behind the 13 November 2015 attacks. In a video published on YouTube on Monday, she thanked donors and said she was able to repay her loans and help others, while asking that there be no more 13 November events. The fundraiser is due to close later on Friday, after surpassing the half-million mark, according to the latest update from the initiative’s organiser.