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We Plant The Trees, They Cut Them Down: Challenges and Promise in Post-Assad Syria

June 30, 2025

In April 2025, Human Rights First (HRF) travelled to northeastern Syria to meet with human rights defenders as the country goes through a massive transition…

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Danger in the Forest: Human Rights Defenders in Poland Targeted at the Belarus Border

May 29, 2025

Executive Summary:

Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) aiding migrants and people seeking asylum at the Poland-Belarus border are facing increasing threats, legal harassment, and diminishing support…

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Desperate to Escape: The Fight to Save Civilians in Ukraine

May 23, 2025

Executive Summary

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, civilians in occupied and front-line areas have been subjected to heavy bombing of their communities,…

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Targeted and Killed

January 3, 2025

How Russia Targeted and Killed HRD Tigran Galustyan in Ukraine

On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Human Rights Defender (HRD) Tigran Galustyan was driving to rescue…

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Easy Targets

September 9, 2024

Immigration Lawyers in Britain Threatened by Far-Right Extremist Violence

Immigration lawyers in Britain told Human Rights First they need better protection from the United…

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New Recruits

August 28, 2024

Ukraine’s military conscription laws threaten humanitarian efforts

According to activists, Ukrainian men are being pulled away from lifesaving humanitarian work and drafted into the military…

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Highly Suspect

August 22, 2024

How Ukraine deals with those accused of collaboration with Russia

Introduction

As Ukraine faces multiple threats from Russian forces including long-range bombing of its cities…

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