Spotlight

Jun 24 2023

Free Russia Foundation Statement on the Situation in Russia

Jun 21 2023

How independent media emerge and change during the war in Ukraine

Dec 15 2022

Activists Face Violence, Torture and Threat of Imprisonment for Six Years for Poetry Recitation. The Case of Poets Nikolai Daineko, Artyom Kamardin and Yegor Shtovba

Oct 31 2022

Up to 10 Years in Prison for Comments on Social Media on War Crimes in Bucha and Irpen. The Case of Gregory Vinter

Oct 20 2022

“The Fundamental Commandment is ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’, There Shall be No War.” The Case of Priest Ioann Kurmoyarov

Aug 03 2022

“If It Were Open and Accessible, the Information About What is Happening in Ukraine Would Simply Overwhelm Russians”

LATEST

Apr 12 2024

Demand for Justice: Human Rights Groups Petition the U.S. State Department for Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Designation

n a joint effort, Free Russia Foundation (FRF), Human Rights Foundation (HRF), McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) are intensifying calls for the designation of an esteemed Russian pro-democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza

Feb 22 2024

Biden Administration Must Accelerate Efforts to Free Kara-Murza

We urge the Biden administration to act swiftly to bring Kara-Murza home and to increase efforts to seek the release of all Russian political prisoners.

Feb 16 2024

Alexei Navalny’s murder. Statement by Free Russia Foundation team

Alexei Navalny’s death is a premeditated political assassination

ANALYSIS

Apr 26 2024

The Transition Project: Decentralization of the Economy

Economic reforms will be an important component of the decentralization of power in Russia

Apr 24 2024

The Transition Project: Devolution of Power

To avoid a return to another version of Putin’s model of the state, the post-Putin model must create and maintain a state that is both strong and limited, not only by institutions, but also by active public participation

Apr 18 2024

The Transition Project: The Importance of Timing

When, sooner or later, events occur that could restart the process of democratic transit in Russia, potential future reformers will inevitably be faced with the question “where to start?” and one can only hope that it will be accompanied by the question “how to avoid making new mistakes?”

Apr 18 2024

The Transition Project: Russia at Peace with the World

Russia’s position on the world map is such that it cannot but play a key role in international politics. It is all the worse for it that this role in recent years has been exclusively negative and harmful to the existing world order

PODCASTS

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Foreign Office with Michael Weiss

Foreign Office is a weekly interview podcast hosted by Michael Weiss and dedicated to those ever-relevant subjects of Russian intelligence operations and active measures. Featured guests include prominent historians and scholars, journalists, diplomats, and ex-spies.

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SOUTH CAUCASUS

Apr 06 2022

Assessing Russian Power and Influence in Armenia

Russia finds itself in a starkly different geopolitical landscape from even a month ago, with the costs rising dramatically for maintaining its power and position well beyond the conflict zone in Ukraine

Mar 07 2022

Russia’s Growing Influence on Georgia

Report is prepared as part of the Border Zone project

PROGRAMS

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Civil Society Program

The Civil Society in Russia continually struggles to find the space to truly focus on mission-driven activities.

Advocacy for Rights and Dignity Program

Russia is quickly becoming a closed society, with virtually no independent media, rule of law. In addition there are many restrictions on free speech, assembly, attacks on political opposition and minorities.

Global Dialogue Program

The dialogue between civil societies, intercultural communication and business contacts forms an essential bridge between Russia and Western countries.

The Vision of Russia Program

The Vision of Russia is the flagship program of The Free Russia Foundation.

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