News from Activists

Over 39,000 cases of human trafficking have been reported in Europe over the past 20 years. War and population displacement, particularly following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, are ...

President Tho­mas Schirrmacher and Secretary General of ISHR Matthias Böhning visit Kurdistan The President and the Secretary General of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) visited Kurdistan to learn more ...

1,461 women persecuted by Putin's regime in Russia A picture of Russian reality on International Women's Day Of these, 634 are currently deprived of their liberty. Today, attempts to regain ...

In the Republic of Moldova, concerns continue to be raised regarding practices of public coverage of criminal investigations and court proceedings that may shape public perceptions of suspects’ guilt before ...

24 February 2026 — the next anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Over the course of four years, the war has not only changed the architecture ...

Russia Builds a Digital Iron Curtain: WhatsApp Accuses Authorities of Attempting Full Block Amid Push for State Messenger MAX Russia is moving closer to erecting a new kind of Iron ...

North Korea Builds Housing for Families of Soldiers Killed in Russia’s War Against Ukraine According to a report by Deutsche Welle (DW), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inaugurated ...

On 16 February 2026, at least 19 people were detained at memorial events marking the anniversary of Alexei Navalny's murder. Citizens brought flowers, candles and photographs to memorial sites, including ...

Image: The Ukrainian Olympic skeleton athlete Wladyslaw Heraskevych was disqualified because he wanted to use his helmet to commemorate Ukrainian athletes who were killed. Since the beginning of Russia’s war ...

Aleksei Liptser: The Prisoner of Abakan Caption: Aleksei Liptser was transferred to a penal colony in Abakan, more than 4,300 kilometres from Moscow, a name that inevitably recalls “Azkaban,” the ...

Moldova: Deep Structural Human Rights Failures — Real Cases and Hard Evidence The latest Rule of Law Index data reveals a troubling paradox in Moldova. With an overall score of ...

The image depicts the founder of Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, as a modern Julius Caesar, symbolizing centralized power over markets where life-and-death outcomes are decided, while faceless bettors represent anonymity and ...

4 Years of Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression Against Ukraine The EU must confront the “end of the values-based world order” far more decisively on its own continent. Everyone understands ...

The appeal of the Council of Christian Churches of Ukraine The Council of Christian Churches of Ukraine, whose members are religious associations representing the majority of Christian communities in our ...

Founded during the Cold War, the International Society for Human Rights is still active worldwide today. In the interview, its chairman talks about religious freedom, political prisoners and the Cuban ...

While participating in the educational project, young people from the Putivl community, together with IAC ISHR specialists, joined in the work on developing urban space, focusing on improving the Summer ...