Publications
26 publications
Exile by Design
Russia's Systematic Transfer of Crimean Prisoners in Violation of International Law
Georgian Dream's Political Prisoner System
Mass Imprisonment as a Tool of Authoritarian Rule
Universal Jurisdiction
Prosecuting Russia’s Crimes Against Ukrainian Civilians and POWs
How Georgia Turned Towards the Kremlin
And Cracked Down on Pro-Western Dissent
Russia’s Escalating Use of Terrorism Charges Against Ukrainians
Forward Note by Professor Jeff Kahn Hamlet observed that it is “an unweeded garden that grows to seed.” Grieving the murder of his father, the king, he bemoans the ugly and dangerous world in which he finds himself, an environment possessed by things “rank…
Russia’s Weaponization of Terrorism Charges Against Ukrainians
A Systematic Tool of Repression
Politics of Fear
How Repression Turned Justice Into a Tool of Control
Ukraine: Russia’s Continuing Violations of International Law Against Civilians and POWs
Updates for 2024–2025
“The release of political prisoners must be a prerequisite for negotiations”
Sergei Davidis and Ivan Pavlov on the lessons of last year’s exchange, the future of political prisoners, and practical tools for fighting for freedom
Top Expertise for a Better Understanding of Russia
Free Russia Foundation launched Free Russia Debates series In April this year, Free Russia Foundation’s Brussels Office launched a new series of discussion events called Free Russia Debates.…
War Economy, War Society—How Strong Is Putin Really?
How far can Putin go in militarizing Russia? What are the weaknesses of his approach?
2022 Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
Free Russia Foundation (FRF) is proud to have supported the production of the 2022 Civil Society Organization Sustainability (CSOS) Index for Russia released earlier this week.
Russia’s 2023 Electoral Dynamics. War and Presidential Anticipation
“Many will be surprised to hear it, but there are still elections ,”—Alexey Navalny
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Filtration and Forced Relocation of Civilians Constitute Gross Violations of International Law
In a joint effort with The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights (ABA/CHR) and The Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), Free Russia Foundation (FRF) is proud to announce the release of this comprehensive report
How independent media emerge and change during the war in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, war censorship was de facto established in Russia: Roskomnadzor, the government’s media watchdog, demanded that the media and information resources that cover the situation in Ukraine cite only official sources. For spreading what the Russian authorities deem…
War and Deported Ukrainian Children
The Issue, Response of Ukrainian Civil Society and Government, Contribution of Russian Civil Society, and Way Forward
Effectiveness of U.S. Sanctions Targeting Russian Companies and Individuals
This report evaluates the effectiveness of U.S. sanctions targeting Russian companies and individuals using the detailed trade data from 2021-2022 compiled by the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Kremlin Influence Quarterly: Serbia Special Issue
Despite the fact that Serbia remains one of the most pro-Russian countries in Europe, and its political elites show no desire to change this status quo, Russia sustains efforts to consolidate its malign influence in Serbia
The Kremlin and the 2021 Bundestag Elections
Attempts to Influence the Outcome and Create Instability
The Kremlin’s Malign Influence Inside the US
The United States and its allies face a serious, persistent, and long-term threat from the current Kremlin, which wants to undermine trust in and the functioning of democratic institutions and establish networks of malign influence to advance Moscow’s strategic goals
The Pandemic: Anti-Western rhetoric and information campaign by the Kremlin-controlled Russian media
Today, it is hard to say whether the unraveling COVID-19 pandemic provided the reason for the Russian government to dust off their old textbooks, but the spread of the disease beyond China’s borders served as the occasion for the Russian propaganda to open a new “front” in the information war.
does the drop in oil prices threaten Putin’s regime?
The ongoing decline in global oil prices is very bad news for Putin’s regime which depends on oil and gas revenues for about 40% of its federal budget.
Misrule of Law: How the Kremlin Uses Western Institutions to Undermine the West
This report, a tour d’horizon of Russian active measures and subversion campaigns throughout North America and Europe
Russia scenarios 2030
This publication is the product of an initial effort undertaken by Free Russia Foundation in 2018 to stimulate public discussion of Russian scenarios, mitigate the likelihood of a…
Report: The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Advancing a Political Agenda by Crushing Dissent
A 282-page report on the Kremlin’s political prisoners—The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Advancing a Political Agenda by Crushing Dissent—was authored by the public interest law…
Putin’s Russia vs. Free Russia: a view from the distance
We asked several compatriots of different professions about their reasons for moving from Russia to the U.S. What was the final straw that caused it? What in their…