U.S. Helsinki Commission
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The U.S. Helsinki Commission monitors human rights and international cooperation in the 57 countries of the OSCE. Repost ≠ endorsement.
UPCOMING BRIEFING—The MAX App: Russia’s Pocket-Sized Approach to Mass Surveillance
📅Dec. 2
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us to explore the implications of Russia’s approach to digital surveillance, including prospects for access to the open internet in Russia & occupied Ukraine. (1/3)
📅Dec. 2
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us to explore the implications of Russia’s approach to digital surveillance, including prospects for access to the open internet in Russia & occupied Ukraine. (1/3)
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UPCOMING BRIEFING—The MAX App: Russia’s Pocket-Sized Approach to Mass Surveillance
📅Dec. 2
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us to explore the implications of Russia’s approach to digital surveillance, including prospects for access to the open internet in Russia & occupied Ukraine. (1/3)
📅Dec. 2
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us to explore the implications of Russia’s approach to digital surveillance, including prospects for access to the open internet in Russia & occupied Ukraine. (1/3)
🚨EPISODE 1 | System of Terror: An Inside Look at Life Under Russian Occupation
Tune in tomorrow for the season premiere of our podcast, The Transatlantic, with Evgeniya Chirikova who takes listeners inside Russia's torturous prison system in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (1/2)
Tune in tomorrow for the season premiere of our podcast, The Transatlantic, with Evgeniya Chirikova who takes listeners inside Russia's torturous prison system in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🚨EPISODE 1 | System of Terror: An Inside Look at Life Under Russian Occupation
Tune in tomorrow for the season premiere of our podcast, The Transatlantic, with Evgeniya Chirikova who takes listeners inside Russia's torturous prison system in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (1/2)
Tune in tomorrow for the season premiere of our podcast, The Transatlantic, with Evgeniya Chirikova who takes listeners inside Russia's torturous prison system in the occupied territories of Ukraine. (1/2)
HEARING TODAY—Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank
📅Nov. 17
🕑3:30pm
🏛️Russell 222
Join us today at 3:30pm for a discussion about how the United States and allies can deter and defeat Russian aggression.
Stream live here: youtube.com/live/dR6cmcs...
📅Nov. 17
🕑3:30pm
🏛️Russell 222
Join us today at 3:30pm for a discussion about how the United States and allies can deter and defeat Russian aggression.
Stream live here: youtube.com/live/dR6cmcs...
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
HEARING TODAY—Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank
📅Nov. 17
🕑3:30pm
🏛️Russell 222
Join us today at 3:30pm for a discussion about how the United States and allies can deter and defeat Russian aggression.
Stream live here: youtube.com/live/dR6cmcs...
📅Nov. 17
🕑3:30pm
🏛️Russell 222
Join us today at 3:30pm for a discussion about how the United States and allies can deter and defeat Russian aggression.
Stream live here: youtube.com/live/dR6cmcs...
Our podcast is back! The first episode of the Transatlantic will premiere next Tuesday.
Join host Bakhti Nishanov as he talks to the people behind the debates & developments shaping the struggle for freedom & security in the United States, Europe, Central Asia & around the world. (1/2)
Join host Bakhti Nishanov as he talks to the people behind the debates & developments shaping the struggle for freedom & security in the United States, Europe, Central Asia & around the world. (1/2)
September 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our podcast is back! The first episode of the Transatlantic will premiere next Tuesday.
Join host Bakhti Nishanov as he talks to the people behind the debates & developments shaping the struggle for freedom & security in the United States, Europe, Central Asia & around the world. (1/2)
Join host Bakhti Nishanov as he talks to the people behind the debates & developments shaping the struggle for freedom & security in the United States, Europe, Central Asia & around the world. (1/2)
History demonstrates the destructive impact of ignoring rising antisemitism.
A society’s collective and unequivocal rejection of antisemitism, the world’s oldest conspiracy theory, demonstrates its capacity to defend the values that underpin democracies.
A society’s collective and unequivocal rejection of antisemitism, the world’s oldest conspiracy theory, demonstrates its capacity to defend the values that underpin democracies.
September 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
History demonstrates the destructive impact of ignoring rising antisemitism.
A society’s collective and unequivocal rejection of antisemitism, the world’s oldest conspiracy theory, demonstrates its capacity to defend the values that underpin democracies.
A society’s collective and unequivocal rejection of antisemitism, the world’s oldest conspiracy theory, demonstrates its capacity to defend the values that underpin democracies.
Today, Senator Wicker and @shaheen.senate.gov introduced the bipartisan Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025, legislation that establishes it as U.S. policy to prioritize security cooperation with NATO’s Eastern Flank allies. (1/2)
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today, Senator Wicker and @shaheen.senate.gov introduced the bipartisan Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025, legislation that establishes it as U.S. policy to prioritize security cooperation with NATO’s Eastern Flank allies. (1/2)
HEARING TODAY—From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn
📅September 10
🕑2:30pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us today for a discussion about the global consequences of Georgia’s slide into authoritarianism. Stream live here: youtube.com/live/-TlMiyH...
📅September 10
🕑2:30pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us today for a discussion about the global consequences of Georgia’s slide into authoritarianism. Stream live here: youtube.com/live/-TlMiyH...
September 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
HEARING TODAY—From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn
📅September 10
🕑2:30pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us today for a discussion about the global consequences of Georgia’s slide into authoritarianism. Stream live here: youtube.com/live/-TlMiyH...
📅September 10
🕑2:30pm
🏛️Rayburn 2358-C
Join us today for a discussion about the global consequences of Georgia’s slide into authoritarianism. Stream live here: youtube.com/live/-TlMiyH...
UPCOMING BRIEFING—The Impact on Central Asia of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Opportunities for U.S. Engagement
📅September 4
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2200
Join our expert panel for a discussion about how Russia's war on Ukraine has shifted political & economic dynamics in Central Asia. (1/2)
📅September 4
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2200
Join our expert panel for a discussion about how Russia's war on Ukraine has shifted political & economic dynamics in Central Asia. (1/2)
September 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
UPCOMING BRIEFING—The Impact on Central Asia of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Opportunities for U.S. Engagement
📅September 4
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2200
Join our expert panel for a discussion about how Russia's war on Ukraine has shifted political & economic dynamics in Central Asia. (1/2)
📅September 4
🕑2pm
🏛️Rayburn 2200
Join our expert panel for a discussion about how Russia's war on Ukraine has shifted political & economic dynamics in Central Asia. (1/2)
On this day in 2008, Russia invaded Georgia. Russia continues to illegally occupy 20% of Georgia's territory and works to undermine Georgia's democracy and independence.
August 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
On this day in 2008, Russia invaded Georgia. Russia continues to illegally occupy 20% of Georgia's territory and works to undermine Georgia's democracy and independence.
On August 1, 1975, 35 countries signed the Helsinki Final Act, enshrining respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity & human rights as a basis for relations among states. Today, bipartisan Commission leadership reaffirmed their commitment to these principles. 🧵(1/3)
August 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On August 1, 1975, 35 countries signed the Helsinki Final Act, enshrining respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity & human rights as a basis for relations among states. Today, bipartisan Commission leadership reaffirmed their commitment to these principles. 🧵(1/3)
Russia continues to launch combined missile and drone attacks on mostly civilian targets in Ukraine in order to terrorize the civilian population. 🧵 (1/2)
July 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Russia continues to launch combined missile and drone attacks on mostly civilian targets in Ukraine in order to terrorize the civilian population. 🧵 (1/2)
Georgian Dream is attempting to hide their corruption and crimes against the Georgian people by cracking down on free press. They have tried to silence journalist Mzia Amaglobeli who has been in pre-trial detention since January on politically motivated charges. 🧵(1/2)
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Georgian Dream is attempting to hide their corruption and crimes against the Georgian people by cracking down on free press. They have tried to silence journalist Mzia Amaglobeli who has been in pre-trial detention since January on politically motivated charges. 🧵(1/2)
Russia has scaled up production of drones & missiles, using this arsenal to attack Ukrainian cities, killing more civilians in June than it has in any month over the past 3 years.
Join us for a briefing on how the U.S. & allies can support Ukraine in halting this terror. (1/2)
Join us for a briefing on how the U.S. & allies can support Ukraine in halting this terror. (1/2)
July 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Russia has scaled up production of drones & missiles, using this arsenal to attack Ukrainian cities, killing more civilians in June than it has in any month over the past 3 years.
Join us for a briefing on how the U.S. & allies can support Ukraine in halting this terror. (1/2)
Join us for a briefing on how the U.S. & allies can support Ukraine in halting this terror. (1/2)
UPCOMING BRIEFING—Intercepting Terror: Strengthening Ukrainian Air Defense
📅July 24
🕑2pm
🏛️Cannon 210
Join our expert panel to discuss challenges Ukraine faces in defending against Russia's aerial attacks on cities and what allies can do to help stop the nightly assaults.
📅July 24
🕑2pm
🏛️Cannon 210
Join our expert panel to discuss challenges Ukraine faces in defending against Russia's aerial attacks on cities and what allies can do to help stop the nightly assaults.
July 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
UPCOMING BRIEFING—Intercepting Terror: Strengthening Ukrainian Air Defense
📅July 24
🕑2pm
🏛️Cannon 210
Join our expert panel to discuss challenges Ukraine faces in defending against Russia's aerial attacks on cities and what allies can do to help stop the nightly assaults.
📅July 24
🕑2pm
🏛️Cannon 210
Join our expert panel to discuss challenges Ukraine faces in defending against Russia's aerial attacks on cities and what allies can do to help stop the nightly assaults.
Religious freedom is essential to democratic society, animates the American founding & has long been a pillar of U.S. foreign policy.
Join us Wednesday for a briefing discussing how to reinvigorate U.S. policy to meet the challenge of global religious persecution. (1/2)
Join us Wednesday for a briefing discussing how to reinvigorate U.S. policy to meet the challenge of global religious persecution. (1/2)
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Religious freedom is essential to democratic society, animates the American founding & has long been a pillar of U.S. foreign policy.
Join us Wednesday for a briefing discussing how to reinvigorate U.S. policy to meet the challenge of global religious persecution. (1/2)
Join us Wednesday for a briefing discussing how to reinvigorate U.S. policy to meet the challenge of global religious persecution. (1/2)
UPCOMING BRIEFING—From Persecution to Protection: Strategies to Defend Freedom of Religion
📅July 16
🕑2pm
🏛️Longworth 1324
Join us for a briefing with @knoxthames.bsky.social discussing how to reinvigorate the U.S. approach to combatting religious persecution.
📅July 16
🕑2pm
🏛️Longworth 1324
Join us for a briefing with @knoxthames.bsky.social discussing how to reinvigorate the U.S. approach to combatting religious persecution.
July 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
UPCOMING BRIEFING—From Persecution to Protection: Strategies to Defend Freedom of Religion
📅July 16
🕑2pm
🏛️Longworth 1324
Join us for a briefing with @knoxthames.bsky.social discussing how to reinvigorate the U.S. approach to combatting religious persecution.
📅July 16
🕑2pm
🏛️Longworth 1324
Join us for a briefing with @knoxthames.bsky.social discussing how to reinvigorate the U.S. approach to combatting religious persecution.
Georgian Dream is moving aggressively to consolidate power, silencing civil society and cracking down on political opposition by arresting and sentencing pro-democracy leaders on politically motivated charges. (1/2)
June 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Georgian Dream is moving aggressively to consolidate power, silencing civil society and cracking down on political opposition by arresting and sentencing pro-democracy leaders on politically motivated charges. (1/2)
Ukraine is fighting not only for its own survival, but for freedom and security around the world.
Join us this Thursday for a hearing to discuss the regional risks of a bad deal in Ukraine. For more information and to stream live, please visit: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
Join us this Thursday for a hearing to discuss the regional risks of a bad deal in Ukraine. For more information and to stream live, please visit: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
June 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ukraine is fighting not only for its own survival, but for freedom and security around the world.
Join us this Thursday for a hearing to discuss the regional risks of a bad deal in Ukraine. For more information and to stream live, please visit: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
Join us this Thursday for a hearing to discuss the regional risks of a bad deal in Ukraine. For more information and to stream live, please visit: www.csce.gov/press-releas...
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, former Belarusian presidential candidate, has been in prison for 5 years. He is one of over 1000 political prisoners in Belarus, detained on sham charges because they share a vision for a free, democratic Belarus. They all must be released unconditionally. 🧵 1/2
May 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, former Belarusian presidential candidate, has been in prison for 5 years. He is one of over 1000 political prisoners in Belarus, detained on sham charges because they share a vision for a free, democratic Belarus. They all must be released unconditionally. 🧵 1/2
Belarusian authorities hold thousands of dissenters hostage, many of whom are held incommunicado.
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, we honor the courage of Belarusians unjustly imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. (1/2)
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, we honor the courage of Belarusians unjustly imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. (1/2)
May 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Belarusian authorities hold thousands of dissenters hostage, many of whom are held incommunicado.
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, we honor the courage of Belarusians unjustly imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. (1/2)
On the Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus, we honor the courage of Belarusians unjustly imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. (1/2)
Russian officials have announced plans to transfer 50,000 children from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to camps in Russia for the summer.
This is an alarming escalation in Russia's genocidal campaign to Russify Ukrainian children & train them to fight against Ukraine. 🧵1/2
This is an alarming escalation in Russia's genocidal campaign to Russify Ukrainian children & train them to fight against Ukraine. 🧵1/2
May 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Russian officials have announced plans to transfer 50,000 children from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to camps in Russia for the summer.
This is an alarming escalation in Russia's genocidal campaign to Russify Ukrainian children & train them to fight against Ukraine. 🧵1/2
This is an alarming escalation in Russia's genocidal campaign to Russify Ukrainian children & train them to fight against Ukraine. 🧵1/2
Viktoria Roshchyna was a brave journalist who Russia tortured & killed because she reported the truth about life in Ukraine under Russian occupation.
We must honor her memory by advocating for all those trapped under the brutal conditions Viktoria gave her life to expose.🧵1/2
We must honor her memory by advocating for all those trapped under the brutal conditions Viktoria gave her life to expose.🧵1/2
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Viktoria Roshchyna was a brave journalist who Russia tortured & killed because she reported the truth about life in Ukraine under Russian occupation.
We must honor her memory by advocating for all those trapped under the brutal conditions Viktoria gave her life to expose.🧵1/2
We must honor her memory by advocating for all those trapped under the brutal conditions Viktoria gave her life to expose.🧵1/2
🇬🇪 Tomorrow will mark the Georgian people's 150th consecutive day of peaceful demonstrations.
Bipartisan members of Congress are proud to stand with the Georgian people as they refuse to surrender their democratic aspirations to an illegitimate regime.
Bipartisan members of Congress are proud to stand with the Georgian people as they refuse to surrender their democratic aspirations to an illegitimate regime.
April 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🇬🇪 Tomorrow will mark the Georgian people's 150th consecutive day of peaceful demonstrations.
Bipartisan members of Congress are proud to stand with the Georgian people as they refuse to surrender their democratic aspirations to an illegitimate regime.
Bipartisan members of Congress are proud to stand with the Georgian people as they refuse to surrender their democratic aspirations to an illegitimate regime.
Vladimir Putin has no interest in peace.
On Friday, he proved this once again by attacking civilians in Kryvyi Rih, killing 20, including children on a playground.
On Friday, he proved this once again by attacking civilians in Kryvyi Rih, killing 20, including children on a playground.
April 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Vladimir Putin has no interest in peace.
On Friday, he proved this once again by attacking civilians in Kryvyi Rih, killing 20, including children on a playground.
On Friday, he proved this once again by attacking civilians in Kryvyi Rih, killing 20, including children on a playground.
Myths and facts about Russia's war on Ukraine:
April 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Myths and facts about Russia's war on Ukraine: