Natalia Arno

Natalia Arno

President of Free Russia Foundation

Graduated with a Master’s in Linguistics from Buryat State University. From 2000 to 2003, worked at the Modern Humanitarian University. In 2004, joined the International Republican Institute, leading civic education and civil society programs in Russia. Forced into exile in 2012 under political pressure, she founded Free Russia Foundation to support pro-democracy initiatives. Under her leadership, the organization has grown into a global network advocating for human rights and democratic change in Russia.

11 Publications

Publications

11 publications

If You Capture the Children, You Capture the Future

How Putin’s Russia is waging war against the next generation

Article Jun 1, 2026

Leadership Without Permission

Women Demonstrate Strength in Unquiet Times

Article Mar 5, 2026

February

Nemtsov, the War in Ukraine, Navalny, and Memory as Resistance

Article Feb 23, 2026

Sixteen Were Freed. More Than 1,600 Remain

And They Will Shape Russia’s Future

Article Jan 30, 2026

A Vision of the Future Against Fatigue and Resentment

To overcome the hardships of war and emigration, Russians in exile need to adopt a global mindset

Article Jan 12, 2026

Protecting #FreeSpeech in a post-truth world

Kremlin Disinformation and the Limits of the Marketplace of Ideas

Article Jun 27, 2019

Why We Must Speak Out about Oleg Sentsov Now

A Hunger Strike and the Case for Urgent International Action

Article Sep 11, 2018

Priority Number One: Save Oleg Sentsov

An Appeal to Democratic Governments During His Hunger Strike

Article Aug 28, 2018

Why Sunday’s Massive Protests Will Change Russia

March 26 and the New Generation That Took to the Streets

Article Mar 28, 2017

If the world blinks, Putin will seize the rest of Ukraine

Hybrid Aggression and the Risk of Western Distraction

Article Feb 1, 2017

FREEDOM OF SPEECH VS. PROPAGANDA

The Nemtsov List and the Limits of Free Speech

Article Apr 26, 2015