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In November 2024, Museum of the History of GULAG was suddenly closed, allegedly, for fire safety violations, which were labelled as “strange” by many Muscovites who believed that this was ...

Upon graduating from a medical school where he earned his M.D. qualifications as a psychiatrist, Gluzman became the first Soviet medic to openly oppose the use of psychiatry for political purposes. In ...

Admissions for the 12th Course Open Until 1 March 2026 Join thousands of graduates of the online human rights defence school named after Elena Bonner. The course is completely free for successful ...

The Nobel Prize Museum jointly with a journalist Anna Narinskaya curated an exhibit, which will open in Stockholm on February 6th and will be on display till March 29th. A unique art piece ...

Since 2006, the American Physical Society awards a biennial Sakharov Prize so named in recognition of courageous and effective work of the Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov furthering human rights and peaceful ...

As this year draws to a close, we extend our sincere gratitude for your continued commitment to the values of Andrei Sakharov. His dedication to peace, human dignity, and scientific progress ...

On 10th December 1975, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death, a man who became known as the father of the H-​bomb and a courageous human rights defender, failed to show up at ...

Vernissage on November 19th, 2025, at 6-​9 PM at The Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station in London, UK, November 19-22. Fifteen artists, many of whom are recent immigrants from Russia, ...

Berlin, November 21-22 Organized by “Strana i Mir” in partnership with Radio Sakharov https://russianrealities2025.sakharov.world/ Why has Trump’s quest for peace in Ukraine not succeeded? Will Putin wage war forever? How lasting will be the ...

Ivan Nikolaevich Sakharov (1860-​1918) was born on 9 October 1860, in a family that counted generations of Russian priests. He spent his early years in the village of Vyezdnoye, in the Arzamas ...

Many people know of an avenue in central Moscow called “Prospect of Academician Sakharov.” The avenue, named after Andrei Sakharov soon after his death, served as a gathering place of opposition ...