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Undaunted by War, Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Activists Track Public Spending
May 15, 2023
In 2017, we reported from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on a series of attacks on activists who exposed local corruption. We documented how several…
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NGO Sphere Provides Resistance and Aid in Kharkiv
April 27, 2023
KHARKIV – Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, we have reported regularly from the battered but defiant city of Kharkiv. We’ve detailed how…
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Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Conviction and Unprecedented Sentence are Unjust
April 17, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. – Russian opposition leader, democracy advocate, journalist, historian, and twice-poisoned critic of the Putin regime, and Senior Advisor for Human Rights First Vladimir…
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Using Targeted Sanctions to Bring ICC Fugitives to Justice
April 14, 2023
By Alix Hirsh and Adam Keith Targeted sanctions can support the diplomatic, political, and law enforcement work that is often necessary to hold serious human…
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Democracy Organizations Demand the Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza One Year into Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
April 10, 2023
Washington, D.C. – On the anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s arbitrary arrest and detention in Moscow, the Free Russia Foundation, George W. Bush Institute, Global Magnitsky…
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The EU’s ambivalent response to the February earthquake and migration
April 10, 2023
By Colombe Tricaud On February 6, Turkiyë and Syria experienced this century’s most devastating earthquake. Three days later, the European Council held a special meeting…
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Civilians Organize to Resist Russian Occupation in Ukraine
March 29, 2023
By Brian Dooley KYIV, Ukraine — Just after the Second World War, French Resistance fighter Agnes Humbert published an account of how she had survived…
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Russian Forces Attack Medical Facilities Across Ukraine
March 28, 2023
By Brian Dooley Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine: I’m with Mike Breen of Human Rights First, about ten miles from the Russian border in the northeastern villages…
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Almost There: When Will the Biden Administration Support the ICC in Ukraine?
March 7, 2023
This article was first published on Just Security on March 4, 2023 By Adam Keith Over the last year, the people of Ukraine have endured Russian war crimes on…
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Human Rights First Welcomes U.S. Sanctions for Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Persecutors
March 3, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. government sanctioned six Russian individuals involved in the arbitrary detention of Russian opposition leader, journalist, and historian Vladimir Kara-Murza, who…
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Ten things the U.S. should do to help Ukraine’s civil society
February 16, 2023
Within hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many local human rights defenders responded to the crisis, adjusting their work methods and…
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Ten Ways the U.S. Should Help Civil Society in Ukraine
February 16, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Human Rights First issued a briefing with ten recommendations for how the United States can…