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U.S. Helsinki Commission

@HelsinkiComm

The U.S. Helsinki Commission monitors human rights and international cooperation in the 57 countries of the OSCE. RT ≠ endorsement.

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Joined October 2014

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Jun 17
BRIEFING: Russia’s Tech Authoritarianism on the Occupied Territories of Ukraine 📅June 25 🕕2pm 🏛️Dirksen 50 Join us to examine how Russia has paired violence with digital isolation to implement tech-enabled authoritarian governance in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (1/2)
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Jun 18
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian authorities have used lessons learned from occupying Crimea to entrench their rule of new regions by reengineering telecommunications infrastructure, surveilling cell phones, and suppressing online speech.
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Jun 17
BRIEFING: Russia’s Tech Authoritarianism on the Occupied Territories of Ukraine 📅June 25 🕕2pm 🏛️Dirksen 50 Join us to examine how Russia has paired violence with digital isolation to implement tech-enabled authoritarian governance in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (1/2)
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Jun 18
Join us to examine how Russia is expanding and evolving its repressive capabilities in the occupied territories of Ukraine and the experience of Ukrainians living under Russia’s tech authoritarianism. More information and livestream:
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BRIEFING—Russia’s Tech Authoritarianism on the Occupied Territories of Ukraine - CSCE
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 50 Stream live here Over the past 12 years of war, Russia’s occupation authorities have implemented a form of tech-enabled authoritarian governance in eastern...
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Jun 17
🇺🇦 Nate Mook has been leading humanitarian organizations supporting Ukrainians since 2022. On this week’s episode of the Transatlantic, he discusses his experiences on the ground in Ukraine and how his work has evolved since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. (1/2)
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Jun 17
Tune in to hear more from @natemook about how he has rallied international support for Ukraine in a challenging media environment and what he thinks policymakers are missing about Ukrainian society: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/episode/4PfAWP… youtu.be/tnxZT0NyGww?is…
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Telling Ukraine's Story and Supporting Ukrainians Four Years After Russia's Full-Scale Invasion
Podcast Episode · The Transatlantic · June 16 · 1h 18m
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Jun 17
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Iryna Adam @DFRLab, @Max_Beznosiuk & @SteveJFeldstein will discuss the experience of Ukrainians living under Russia’s tech authoritarianism & the strategic implications of Russia’s digital isolation & militarization of the population under its control.
csce.gov
BRIEFING—Russia’s Tech Authoritarianism on the Occupied Territories of Ukraine - CSCE
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 50 Stream live here Over the past 12 years of war, Russia’s occupation authorities have implemented a form of tech-enabled authoritarian governance in eastern...
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Jun 15
Last night, Russia struck Kyiv’s iconic Pechersk Lavra, or the Monastery of the Caves, a sacred place of pilgrimage for Eastern Orthodox Christians with almost a thousand years of history. Read @SenatorWicker's reaction here.⤵️
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Jun 15
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Chairman Wicker Expresses Outrage at Russia’s Drone Strike on Kyiv Monastery - CSCE
WASHINGTON—Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, today issued a statement following Russia’s drone strike on Kyiv’s iconic Pechersk Lavra, or the Monastery of the...
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Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM
Jun 15
Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv shares video of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in flames. “We ask for prayers for the salvation of the shrine from destruction,” he writes. He calls the Russian attack: “Another Russian crime against humanity, against
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Jun 12
In a new report, Freedom House highlights Georgian Dream’s unjust imprisonment of journalists, activists, and other dissenters and what this crackdown means for the future of U.S.-Georgia relations.🧵(1/5)
Freedom House
@freedomhouse
Jun 11
Read the latest Spotlight 🔆 on Freedom: 🔒 No Reset Without Releases: Georgia’s Political Prisoners 🏅 Honoring H.E. Salome Zourabichvili with the 2026 Mark Palmer Prize 👥 Freedom House Welcomes Margaret Hoover & David Pressman to the Board 🌍 Country Spotlight: Georgia More:
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Joe Wilson
@RepJoeWilson
Jun 15
Russia is among the world’s worst persecutors of Christians. This heinous attack on one of Ukraine’s most sacred Christian sites is an awful expression of Russia’s anti-Christian violence. I am grateful to sponsor the Countering Russia’s War on Faith Act to identify and sanction
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
Jun 14
BREAKING: A Russian drone has struck the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Built in 1051, the monastery is the most important site of Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine.
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Meaghan Mobbs
@mobbs_mentality
Jun 14
For nearly a millennium, Christians have prayed at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Empires rose and fell. Wars came and went. The monastery endured. Tonight, flames rise over one of Christianity’s holiest sites after a Russian strike. This is not a war over territory - Russia is
Jimmy Rushton
@JimmySecUK
Jun 14
Russia just targeted and heavily damaged one of the most religiously significant sites in Eastern Orthodoxy. Remember that the next time some pro-Russian simpleton blathers on about "Putin protecting Ukrainian Christians".
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Jun 12
In a new report, Freedom House highlights Georgian Dream’s unjust imprisonment of journalists, activists, and other dissenters and what this crackdown means for the future of U.S.-Georgia relations.🧵(1/5)
Freedom House
@freedomhouse
Jun 11
Read the latest Spotlight 🔆 on Freedom: 🔒 No Reset Without Releases: Georgia’s Political Prisoners 🏅 Honoring H.E. Salome Zourabichvili with the 2026 Mark Palmer Prize 👥 Freedom House Welcomes Margaret Hoover & David Pressman to the Board 🌍 Country Spotlight: Georgia More:
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Jun 12
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🚨 The scale of detentions: According to Georgian human rights defenders, 113 individuals are currently deprived of liberty in cases considered politically motivated, 58 are serving sentences, and 55 are in pretrial detention. 4/5
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Jun 12
Freedom House notes that opposition figures including Elene Khoshtaria, Nika Melia & Zurab Japaridze, also face detention or prosecution. Read their full report for analysis of these cases and how they should factor into U.S. engagement with Georgia. 5/5
No Reset Without Releases: Georgia’s Political Prisoners and the Price of Better Relations with...
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Robert Aderholt
@Robert_Aderholt
Jun 12
As Co-Chair of the Albanian Caucus, I commend President Trump and Secretary Rubio for conducting a serious, evidence-based review of actions taken during the previous administration that raised concerns about efforts to silence political voices in Albania. The State Department
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Jun 9
“Congratulations to @NikolPashinyan on his Civil Contract Party's clear electoral victory,” said @SenatorShaheen. “Despite Russian interference efforts, the Armenian people were heard. I look forward to supporting Armenia’s efforts to strengthen its democracy and pursue peace.”
Reuters
@Reuters
Jun 8
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in a parliamentary election after results from just over one-fifth of polling sites showed ‌his party with around 54% of the vote reut.rs/4uYu2qg
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Senator Roger Wicker
@SenatorWicker
Jun 8
Congratulations to the Armenian people who voted yesterday to re-elect Prime Minister Pashinyan. I look forward to continuing to work with Mr. Pashinyan and his government to deepen the relationship between our countries and support Armenians as they strengthen their democracy,
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