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The Helsinki Commission organizes both public and staff briefings with expert witnesses on OSCE-related issues ranging from human rights and fundamental freedoms to terrorism and corruption.
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Moldova’s European Future

Nov 12, 2024

On October 20, the Republic of Moldova faced a dual-measure ballot: presidential elections alongside a constitutional referendum to authorize accession to the European Union. Despite systemic disinformation, intimidation, and vote-buying […]

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Countering Authoritarian Abuse of INTERPOL

Oct 29, 2024

INTERPOL, the world’s largest law enforcement coordination network, remains a pathway for authoritarian regimes to extend political persecution far beyond their borders. By using INTERPOL’s global communications network to disseminate […]

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Contesting Russia: Lessons from Central & Easte...

Oct 23, 2024

For years, the countries of Central & Eastern Europe have been a critical warning system for the rest of Europe, sounding the alarm about the dangers posed by Russian aggression. […]

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The Future of European Energy Security

Oct 16, 2024

Ukraine’s energy situation is dire. After nearly three years of sustained Russian attacks, Ukraine’s ability to produce, store, and transmit power has been severely impaired—which has far-reaching implications for the […]

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Russia’s Ecocide in Ukraine: Environmental Des...

Jul 16, 2024

In the ten years since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine estimates that Russia has inflicted some $60 billion in damages to Ukraine’s natural and man-made environments […]

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The Proliferation of Russian-Style Foreign Agents Laws

Jun 20, 2024

In 2012, Russia adopted a foreign agents law which has been used repeatedly to crack down on independent civil society and opposition, closing organizations and jailing dissenters. Over the past […]

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Russian Crimes Against Ukrainian Civilians: Findings...

May 30, 2024

Russia has targeted Ukrainian civilians since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.  Civilians have been arbitrarily detained, transferred, mistreated, tortured, and even killed extrajudicially as an apparent part […]

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Ukrainian Culture in Wartime

May 29, 2024

Russia has damaged or destroyed countless Ukrainian museums, libraries, cultural centers, theaters, schools, and sites of religious and historical significance. These physical attacks are accompanied by the Kremlin’s public denigration […]

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Demining Ukraine

Dec 16, 2022

  Russia’s invading forces have left more than a quarter of Ukraine’s territory contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), including areas in the Donbas that had already been riddled […]

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Saving Ukraine’s Children

Dec 14, 2022

Ukraine’s children are suffering serious injury and trauma due to Russia’s genocidal war on Ukraine. Almost two-thirds of the country’s children have been displaced. Thousands have been injured and, although […]

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No Safe Haven: Launching the US-Europe Coalition on ...

Dec 13, 2022

Since February 24, 2022, Western countries have imposed sanctions against Russian officials, businessmen, and public figures who support Russian aggression against Ukraine by financial or political means. Personal sanctions have […]

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RUSSIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE TERRORISTS

Dec 08, 2022

Russia, in its brutal war against Ukrainians, has been ruthlessly and methodically targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and other civilian objects, plunging millions of Ukrainians, including children and the elderly, into […]

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