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Locals in Ukraine React to Trump Suspension of Military Aid

March 4, 2025

Kharkiv, Ukraine — Overnight news that the White House has ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine has been met with horror here…

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Kharkiv Locals React With Fury to Trump Press Conference Attacks on Zelenskyy

March 1, 2025

By Brian Dooley

Kharkiv, Ukraine: Locals here have reacted furiously to how President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance treated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

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Bahrain’s Chance to Release Itself from its Past

February 14, 2025

By Brian Dooley

A lot can happen in 14 years. Seismic historical shifts haven’t taken that long. Neither the Russian revolution, nor the Great…

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Dr. Laila Souief’s Downing Street Hunger Strike Continues as her Son Alaa Remains in Egyptian Prison

February 11, 2025

Dr. Laila Souief looked small and frail, but her voice was determined as she addressed the media outside Downing Street in London yesterday. She is…

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What’s Different about the new ICC Sanctions? Still Appalling, Not Much Narrower

February 10, 2025

The new U.S. sanctions program targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) that was announced by executive order on February 6 differs in only minor respects…

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Five Activists Face Trial in Poland After Helping Migrants

January 20, 2025

Next Tuesday, January 28, five people go on trial in Poland after providing humanitarian aid to people at the Poland-Belarus border.

They face serious criminal…

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VFAI Expresses Concern Surrounding Pete Hegseth’s Nomination as Secretary of Defense

January 13, 2025

By Gretchen Klingler

As an organization dedicated to upholding American ideals and human rights, Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) at Human Rights…

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Ukraine: Tough Road Ahead for Kyiv in 2025

December 23, 2024

Human Rights First has been documenting human rights issues in Ukraine since Russia’s 2014 invasion.…

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