Category: Civil Society

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.

dsr_admin Oct 19, 2023

Emigration and the future of Russia

Wouldn’t it make more sense to support those willing to stand up to Putin, ensuring we never have to spend hundreds of billions mitigating a Russia-made war again?

dsr_admin Sep 13, 2023

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…

dsr_admin Jun 21, 2023

Lawmaking of the countermotion state

The outbreak of war was accompanied by an escalation of criminal repression and new violations of the constitutional rights and freedoms of Russian citizens

dsr_admin Apr 13, 2023

Public Opinion in Russia and War in Ukraine: End of the Year Recap

No one in Russia wants a long-term war, and the mobilization for the war is unpopular

dsr_admin Dec 30, 2022

Independent Media Is Key to Democracy in Russia and Lasting Peace in Europe

Leading up to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Putin regime had moved to systematically destroy all independent media inside Russia. Hundreds of journalists were forced to leave the country due to the Kremlin’s pressure and fears for their freedom and physical safety. Dozens…

dsr_admin Dec 24, 2022

How Russian regions protested the war in Ukraine-and why it cannot change anything

Anti-war protests in Russia unfolded from the early hours of February 24, 2022. While millions did not take to the streets, tens of thousands of the Russian citizens actively resisted the aggression. They were unable to stop the militaristic madness or even…

dsr_admin Dec 19, 2022

There’s no money, but you keep on fighting

Vladimir Milov on how Putin is running out of money for war effort

dsr_admin Oct 4, 2022

Decolonization in Real Time

Why the World Must Support Russians Fleeing Mobilization

dsr_admin Oct 3, 2022

Yandex is the Kremlin’s Weapon Against Democracy

Its close cooperation with the Russian authorities and security services

dsr_admin Sep 29, 2022

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