Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten

MENASource Mar 19, 2025

Inside Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s diplomatic offensive with Syria’s Christians and Ismailis

By Gregory Waters

HTS’s diplomatic offensive demonstrates the leadership’s political approach, which evolved over years of engaging with the Christian and Druze communities in Idlib.
Democratic Transitions Freedom and Prosperity
Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten

UkraineAlert Mar 6, 2025

US peace initiative can help bring Ukraine’s abducted children home

By Kristina Hook, Iuliia Hoban

Securing the return of the thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia since 2022 must play a part in the peace efforts recently initiated by US President Donald Trump, write Kristina Hook and Iuliia Hoban.
Civil Society Conflict
Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten

New Atlanticist Feb 28, 2025

Egyptian senator: The mass displacement of Gazans will only fuel Hamas’s extremist ideology

By Mohamed Farid

Displacing Palestinians from Gaza would perpetuate cycles of violence, deepen regional instability, and undermine Israel’s security.
Conflict Human Rights

Content

UkraineAlert

Oct 1, 2024

Russia’s political prisoners must not be forgotten

By Leonid Gozman

The international community must not forget the more than one thousand Russian political prisoners currently incarcerated by the Kremlin, writes Leonid Gozman.

Conflict Freedom and Prosperity

Podcast

Sep 26, 2024

“Borrowed servants”? Private military companies and sadism in Abu Ghraib

By Alia Brahimi

Host and Nonresident Senior Fellow Alia Brahimi is joined by international lawyer Katherine Gallagher to explore her litigation against a prominent PMC for war crimes at Abu Ghraib.

Conflict Crisis Management

UkraineAlert

Sep 19, 2024

Compromising with the Kremlin in Ukraine will only embolden Putin

By Kateryna Odarchenko, Elena Davlikanova

JD Vance recently claimed a Trump peace plan would include letting Russia retain occupied areas of Ukraine. But any concessions to the Kremlin will only embolden Putin and invite more war, write Kateryna Odarchenko and Elena Davlikanova.

Conflict European Union

New Atlanticist

Sep 18, 2024

Dispatch from Kyiv: The Kursk offensive is working, but Ukrainians are worried about US wobbling

By John E. Herbst

Morale in Kyiv has been boosted by the early success of the incursion into Kursk, but tempered by concerns over US support.

Defense Policy Human Rights

Inside the Taliban's gender apartheid

Sep 10, 2024

‘The death of Hazaras is permissible.’ What it’s like to protest the Taliban as a minority woman.

By Tamana Rezaei

Tamana Rezaei recounts the compounding dangers she faced as a woman and member of the Hazara minority protesting the Taliban’s rule.

Human Rights Resilience

IranSource

Sep 10, 2024

Iranian-Americans have discovered their voice. Their activism will only grow stronger.

By Siamak Aram

It is rooted in Iranians' deep desire for sweeping political and societal transformation, specifically removing the Islamic Republic.

Civil Society Human Rights

In the News

Sep 9, 2024

Asat in Yale University Genocide Studies Program: “Uyghur Race as the Enemy: China’s Legalized Authoritarian Oppression and Mass Imprisonment”

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

In the News

Sep 9, 2024

Asat quoted in ABC News on determining China’s Uyghur policies to be a ‘racialised atrocity crime’

By Atlantic Council

China Human Rights

MENASource

Sep 5, 2024

Iraq’s new family law amendment could potentially legalize child marriage—and fracture the country

By Nibras Basitkey

The Iraqi parliament recently proposed an amendment that could potentially legalize child marriage for girls as young as nine, thereby further restricting women's rights.

Civil Society Conflict

In the News

Sep 1, 2024

Damon joins CNN to discuss humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Human Rights
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Experts

Fellow

Fabio Petito

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Freedom and Prosperity Center

Freedom and Prosperity Human Rights

Fellow

Priya Pillai

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Africa Conflict

Fellow

Amany Qaddour 

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Civil Society

Staff

Britt Gronemeyer

Assistant Director, Strategic Litigation Project

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Human Rights International Organizations

Staff

Aalaa Abuzaakouk

Deputy Director, Millennium Leadership Program

Millennium Leadership Program

Arabic Civil Society

Fellow

Santiago Villa

Nonresident Journalist Fellow

Global China Hub

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