March 2025. What mattered the most in our work in March

OVD-Info is an independent human rights defence and media group in Russia today. We now publish original content in English that helps people outside of Russia understand what’s going on in this country, that has now become the largest authoritarian regime in the world. Our main goals are:to shine a light on violations of human rights that are going on in Russia right now;to demonstrate how people (including us) fight for justice and freedom of speech in Russia;when it’s still possible, to ask you for help to protect people inside of Russia.To illuminate Russia’s fight for justice, we monitor and collect data on human rights violations, we analyze it and publish our own studies, as well as opinions of acknowledged experts.The first piece we published is by Jeremy Morris, a sociologist and professor at Aarhus University in Denmark. In his piece Morris draws on the lessons from his upcoming book to explain how small civic acts in Russia can work as functional resistance:«What should ordinary people do with their feelings of despair and helplessness in the face of naked power grabs by cynical figures? This is the question many civic-minded Russians face. The election of Trump might seem very distant from the realities of Russian society at war, but many Americans now find themselves asking the same questions, caught in a similar emotional landscape».Read the full article on our website and Substack.If you want to know more about what is going on in Russia today, you can subscribe to The Dissident Digest — free weekly newsletter in English! The Dissident Digest informs you through data, news and explainers. The newsletter is by no means all-encompassing but we strive to provide you with a snapshot of most important developments.And now, to what we did in March.What we didOVD-Info combines research, journalism with human rights advocacy. We work as a news agency providing trustworthy information both to our readers and other news outlets, and at the same time we provide legal assistance to victims of political repressions.Such an approach helps us receive unique and reliable information which we spread both as a news agency for readers and as an advocacy center for our global expert audience. Reliable data is at the core of all our human rights advocacy, and human rights violations are in the focus of our media work.Express helpA call to OVD-Info hotline or a message to our Telegram bot are the easiest ways to report persecution and get a free consultation. Specialists will advise on how your situation may develop, and instruct about the next steps.