Today, it’s been one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ever since the start of the war Civil Rights Defenders has supported affected human rights defenders so they can continue doing...
“When I was a kid in Yalta, Crimea, there was a place where old ladies and gentlemen were dancing every Saturday. I was talking to my friend and we said, ‘one day, we will be 70 years old and we will ...
Women human rights defender and citizen journalist Iryna Danylovych was recently sentenced to seven years in prison for exposing problems in the health care sector in occupied Crimea. Human rights are...
Our warmest congratulations on the Nobel Peace Prize to Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Cen...
While waging war against Ukraine, the Russian authorities have drastically increased the pressure against its own citizens as well. Anyone who protests against the war risks being detained by the auth...
Mediazona is an independent Russian media platform, founded in 2014 by the members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot. It was created as a niche project to cover injustices and violations within the Rus...
Bombs are falling, hospitals are being shelled, civilians are being killed – in recent weeks, EU countries have joined forces and offered very important support for people in urgent need of protection...
Right now, many ask themselves if someone will be held accountable for what is happening in Ukraine. Civil Rights Defenders has, for a long time, worked to hold to account those responsible for war cr...
The images of dead bodies lying on the streets in Ukrainian cities have shocked the world. Many want to see justice and accountability for the atrocities. Civil Rights Defenders’ partners are now work...
Defending human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression is particularly important in times of war. But it is also particularly dangerous. During the past weeks of war in Ukraine, we have seen an ...
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