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Dear John,
In just one year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, more than 68,000 war crimes have been reported across the country, including hundreds of crimes against journalists and media outlets. Millions of Ukrainians may have been deported into Russia—including hundreds of thousands of children.
We know this because of the heroic work of Ukrainian civil society, which has documented these atrocities and war crimes, and provided support to those whose lives have been forever changed by the war.
Learn more about the essential role these civil society organizations fulfill in Ukraine and how they will play a key part in rebuilding the country after the war.
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Freedom House spoke with Tetiana Pechonchyk, head of ZMINA Human Rights Center, one of the most prominent human rights organizations in Ukraine. In this broad-ranging interview, she discusses their work before and after the full-scale invasion, how things have changed over the past year, and priorities for Ukrainian society going forward.
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Freedom House's Focus on Ukraine
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As Ukraine struggles with the challenge of building its democracy in the face of significant threats, Freedom House works with an array of partners to mobilize their efforts to resist censorship, advocate for good governance, and support civic advocates, including LGBT+ people, human-rights defenders, citizen journalists, and religious and ethnic minorities.
Learn more about our work in Ukraine and read the latest on the Russian invasion.
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Political Prisoner Spotlight
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A member of Ukraine’s Crimean Tatar ethnic and religious minority, Server Mustafayev provided assistance to families of other Crimean Tatars whose loved ones were disappeared or arrested. For this, he’s now serving a 14-year sentence in a Russian maximum-security labor camp. Still, Mustafayev’s family and his community know he will persevere for what he believes is right.
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News From Our Partners In Ukraine
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Freedom House is hosting, moderating, and
participating in various upcoming events.
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Defend Democracy,
Champion Freedom.
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