Russian criminal war of aggression against Ukraine brought a lot of grief and destruction. An enormous amount of violations of Ukrainians' human rights have been going on since. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, a Ukrainian human rights organisation, publishes updates

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On the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II We share extracts from a statement by the Memorial International Association. This year, Europe – and not only Europe – will commemorate the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. In the aftermath of the war,

"Memorial" announces the autumn enrolment for our educational programme "A Person in History: The (Post)Soviet Experience" designed for students aged 14-16. The programme will run online from 6th October to 1st December, with classes held every Sunday. Participation is free,

We’re delighted to announce #LondonWritersAwards is back! Open to unagented, unpublished London-based writers of literary, commercial and YA/children’s fiction, the programme runs for 10 months and is completely free. Apps run 25 Sep-31 Oct. More info: spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/londo…

Each day, we’re posting the story of a political prisoner in Russia. Today, we’re telling you about Polina Yevtushenko from the city of Tolyatti, on the Volga river. She is 26 years old, has an education in translation, and was working for a mobile communication company before

The Goldsmiths Prize is one I have admired for so long: for writing that “breaks the mould” and “extends the possibilities of the novel”. So… It’s all the more startling and exciting to see Portraits on the shortlist - thank you so much The Goldsmiths Prize : )

Each day, we’re posting the story of a political prisoner in Russia. Today, we’re telling you about Ksenia Karelina, a 32-year-old cosmetologist from Yekaterinburg, who was accused of treason for transferring $51.8 to the Ukrainian fund "Together for Ukraine" She was born in

Each day, we’re posting the story of a political prisoner in Russia. Today, we’re telling you about Olga Smirnova, a 56-year-old architect-artist and civil activist from Saint Petersburg, who is a widow, known for her strong stance on human rights and active involvement in the

"Composed as a series of portraits, some fragmentary, all multi-faceted and allusory, Smith’s novel is a hallucinatory window into what it means to excavate the past in a world committed to its erasure." (Abigail Shinn, Chair of Judges) Find out more 👉 gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-pri…

Good morning! There is a little more than an hour left until the start of our “Returning the Names” broadcast. The event will start at the Solovetsky Stone in Moscow, at 12PM Moscow time. Though, people have been coming to the monument since the early morning, laying flowers to

London, UK! Lots of people: reading the names and letters of current political prisoners. The event is taking place in the Yalta Memorial Garden. The garden is dedicated to the memory of people deported to the USSR by its allies following the Yalta Conference. The commemoration

'Nothing really beats ... encountering language that doesn’t settle into easy clichés but instead reaches out for something totally new' (Han Smith) #GoldsmithsPrize2024 newstatesman.com/culture/books/…

“Returning the Names” – Why Those Persecuted for "Sodomy" in the USSR Are Victims of Political Repression A collaborative piece by Sphere and Memorial. On October 29, the "Returning the Names" event took place worldwide, where over 1,800 names of the unjustly convicted and

Every day, we’re posting a story of a political prisoner in Russia. Today, we’re telling you about Tatyana Laletina, a 21-year-old student and artist from Tomsk, a city in Siberia. In February 2024, she was arrested and charged with treason for transferring money to support

Every day, we’re posting a story of a political prisoner in Russia. Today, we’re telling you about Anna Alexandrova, a 46-year-old hairdresser with a veterinary education and a divorced mother of a grown son from Saint Petersburg. Anna is accused of "spreading false information

The victims of the Holodomor are remembered today in Ukraine.

“Defiance is the basis of freedom” — Ilia State University professors, teachers, and students are currently gathering to march later toward Rustaveli Avenue. “No to censorship” and “No to fascism” read the banners.

Georgian people are brave! Rustaveli is full, again! We are beaten, arrested, assaulted but we still come back. Long live free #Georgia! HAPPENING NOW #GeorgiaProtests

EVENT ALERT🔔 Don't miss HAN SMITH and Lara Haworth in conversation at Waterstones Islington on 27th of February at 6.30pm! Grab your tickets now:brnw.ch/21wQvZf Canongate (has left)