On 1 November, Ukrainian human rights defender and LGBTI+ activist Olena Shevchenko was attacked by two unknown perpetrators in Kyiv, Ukraine. The attackers shouted homophobic slurs and caused moderat...
It started as any other day. Natalia Estemirova, the head of the Russian human rights group Memorial’s office in Chechnya, stepped outside of her apartment building, making her way to the bus st...
Human rights defenders who work to promote and protect human rights in their communities across the world are often threatened and attacked to stay silent. Ugandan LGBTI activist Frank Mugisha has exp...
Early this morning, Kenyan human rights defender Joel Ogada used his Natalia Project alarm device to let Civil Rights Defenders know that a security incident had occurred close to his home. The situat...
Today, we celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom. Yet, all around the world, these freedoms are undermined, ignored and rejected. Journalists are targeted, harassed, jailed, and even mu...
Earlier today, on 25 March, human rights defender and Natalia Project participant Nasta Lojka was arrested in central Minsk, Belarus. At the time of her detention, she sent out a distress signal throu...
Eight and a half years ago, prominent human rights defender Natalia Estemirova was abducted and murdered in retaliation of her work. Still, the perpetrators enjoy complete impunity. Today, on wha...
Over the last few years, Natalia Project – the world’s first assault alarm and positioning system for human rights defenders at risk – has grown significantly. Today, the project includes more than 10...
Today, we are launching Roman Sacharov as a new participant in Natalia Project. Roman Sacharov works at Glasnost Defence Foundation in Russia, which – among other things – documents human rights viola...
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