• Landsbergis: “Russia is an Empire”

    March 7, 2011 | admin

    Professor Vytautas Landsbergis, a member of the European Parliament and former Speaker of the Lithuanian Supreme Council, gave an interview to the Japanese newspaper “The Sankei Shimbun (産経新聞),” where he described Russia as an empire and criticized the invasion of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

  • European Parliament Holds Public Hearing On Human Rights Conditions in North Caucasus

    October 2, 2009 | admin

    The deteriorating human rights situation in Russia, especially the Northern Caucasus, was the focus of a public hearing at the European Parliament on October 1, 2009, involving MEPs and Russian activists. One issue discussed was how best to strike a balance between dialogue and pressure in relations with the Russian authorities.

  • Oslo Freedom Forum Ended

    May 24, 2009 | admin

    The Oslo Freedom Forum was held May 18-20, 2009, in Oslo, Norway. This conference brought together some of the world’s leading minds  to honor heroic survivors of political oppression and persecution—men and women who risked their lives for freedom.