Publication Sep 25, 2025 The crime of letters. Russian court upholds prison terms for Navalny’s former lawyers Vladimir Regional Court has refused prosecutors’ bid to stiffen the jail terms of three lawyers who once defended Alexei Navalny, leaving intact sentences handed down in January.
Press Release Sep 17, 2025 HRF calls for justice in wake of confirmation Alexei Navalny was poisoned The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns Vladimir Putin’s regime for the assassination of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose death at Penal Colony No. 3 (“Polar Wolf”) in the Russian Arctic has now…
Op-Ed May 6, 2025 How Years of American Policy Bumbling Boosted Putin Alexander Vindman argues that U.S. missteps and naïveté created the conditions for Russian imperialism’s return.
Publication Jan 17, 2025 Russia gives Navalny lawyers multi-year sentences for relaying his messages Russia has sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.
Publication Jan 17, 2025 ‘Shameful’ Russia locks up Navalny’s lawyers on extremism charges Three lawyers for deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were on Friday sentenced to prison for “being part of an extremist group,” a Russian court ruled.
Publication Jan 17, 2025 Russia jails lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny Three lawyers who acted for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been given jail terms of up to five-and-a-half years on charges of taking part in an “extremist organisation”.
Blog Post Dec 19, 2024 Legitimizing Aggression in Russia’s 2024 Vote Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia entered a period of profound political and economic change.
Press Release Oct 23, 2024 HRF Chairwoman Yulia Navalnaya appeared on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ ulia Navalnaya, Chair of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday to discuss the release of “Patriot,” a memoir written by her late husband, Alexei Navalny.
Publication Aug 30, 2024 Author ‘honoured’ to be blacklisted by Vladimir Putin An American author has been placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “blacklist” a day after the former’s new book was published.
Press Release Aug 29, 2024 HRF’s Casey Michel Sanctioned by Russian Regime On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sanctioned the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) Casey Michel, as well as other American academics, journalists, and industry leaders.
Press Release Aug 1, 2024 HRF Welcomes the Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) welcomes the release of prominent Russian opposition leader and pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza, along with other prisoners of conscience in Russia.
Press Release Jul 10, 2024 HRF Condemns Russia’s Arrest Warrant for HRF Chairwoman Yulia Navalnaya Vladimir Putin’s regime on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, chairwoman of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalnaya is accused of “participating in an extremist community.”
Press Release Jun 17, 2024 HRF submits joint petition to the United Nations on behalf of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza On June 3, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted an individual complaint to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) in the case of Russian opposition leader and pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza, along with the Centre de la Protection Internationale (CPI), Freedom House, Free Russia Foundation (FRF), Global Justice Advisors, McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR).
Blog Post May 3, 2024 Capital Punishment in Vladimir Putin’s Russia On Monday, an independent polling organization reported that more than 50% of ordinary Russian citizens support bringing back the death penalty, yet another sign of the public’s growing approval of the use of capital punishment over the last 10 years.
Press Release Apr 12, 2024 HRF Petitions the State Department on Vladimir Kara-Murza’s Detention On Thursday, the second anniversary of Russian pro-democracy advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza’s detention, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Free Russia Foundation (FRF), McCain Institute, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) filed a request to the US Department of State, calling for it to designate Kara-Murza as wrongfully detained and transfer his case to the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
Announcement Mar 26, 2024 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum Speaker Spotlight: Anastasia Shevchenko Meet Anastasia Shevchenko, a prominent Russian opposition leader and 2024 Oslo Freedom Forum speaker.
Op-Ed Mar 16, 2024 5 Scenarios for Russia After Putin’s Next Term This weekend, Vladimir Putin will win another election as Russia’s president.
Press Release Mar 6, 2024 HRF Condemns Russian Regime’s Designation of Garry Kasparov as a “Terrorist and Extremist” The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Russian regime’s ludicrous designation of pro-democracy advocate and HRF Chairman Garry Kasparov as a Russian “terrorist and extremist.”
Op-Ed Mar 1, 2024 Russia’s Opposition Needs More Than One Savior The past few weeks have seen an outpouring of both grief and tributes following the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. And rightfully so. Navalny’s death in a Siberian gulag effectively snuffed out what many viewed as the clearest path to Russia’s eventual democratization.
Report Mar 1, 2024 HRF Authoritarianism Partnerships Report Modern slavery, also known as “human trafficking” and “trafficking in persons” exists everywhere, and is on the rise.
