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“Blessed is he who visited this world in its fateful moments...”

This text was written 25 years ago—on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Ukraine's Independence. Before the Maidan, the Heavenly Hundred, the annexation of Crimea, the fighting in Donbas, the full-scale invasion. This is a view from Kharkiv on the first days of the birth—or rather, the rebirth—of our state.

On the designation of “Memorial” as an extremist organisation. Statement by the Council of the Memorial HRDC

It cannot be ruled out that Putin's repressive regime may now target supporters and participants of various Memorial organisations.

Statement on the Designation of the International Memorial Association as an ‘Undesirable Organization’

Yesterday, 17 February 2026, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, designated the International Memorial Association as an “undesirable organization.”

‘In the evening, your flag was hanging. In the morning, I look—it is our flag…’

These are the simple words of a night watchman at a cinema in Chortkiv—on 22 January 1973, he was interrogated by the KGB. For the impossible had happened: in the midst of a Ukrainian city in the era of Soviet stagnation, blue and yellow flags flew—over the market, the cinema, the teacher training college, and the school. On the Day of Unity of Ukraine, we tell the story of the young men who organised this action.

Trust and Strategic Communication in Times of Crisis

These words are not abstract for us — they are part of our everyday survival and work.

Statement by human rights organizations on the application of personal sanctions against Poroshenko, Zhevago, Kolomoisky and Bogolyubov

The application of sanctions to opposition politicians and businessmen is an extrajudicial political reprisal that undermines the fundamental principles of law, grossly violates the Constitution and international agreements ratified by Ukraine, poses serious threats to human rights and fundamental freedoms, and is also a usurpation of power in the state.

Referral network. Design and functioning

Four Ukrainian NGOs—Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG), Blue Bird (Kyiv), Sich (Dnipro), and Forpost (Dnipro)—together with the Danish Institute Against Torture DIGNITY are implementing a three-year-long project to provide psychological, legal, charitable, medical, and other kinds of assistance to civilian victims of war.

Jan Rachinsky, chairman of the International ‘Memorial’ Society

Speech in Oslo on August 31, 2023 at the Nobel Peace Conference: Human Rights Heroes.

Thank You Letter to the Lev Kopelev Forum from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

Humane universal values is what Lev Kopelev defended resolutely and continuously. And this is indeed what the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group strives for in its daily work.

The Klitschko brothers, Taira, and the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group will receive the Lev Kopelev Prize

On June 30, the Lev Kopelev Forum, founded in Cologne, Germany, announced three laureates of the “For Freedom and Human Rights” award, bestowed annually since 2001.

International Memorial Association Statement

On February 22, 2022, International Memorial was dissolved by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. But, as we see, Memorial cannot be “dissolved”, just as a human being cannot be deprived of their innate ability to keep memories and reflect.

‘Defeating Russia in this war increases the chances of making it face justice’ Yevgeniy Zakharov’s interview with the Media Detector NGO (Ukraine)

The award of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been wrongly perceived by many in Ukraine, he says. He explains who in Ukraine is eligible to receive a part of the prize money awarded to the International Memorial Society.

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