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We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
Yesterday, in cities and countries around the world, people remembered Alexei Navalny in their own ways. We asked you to send photos and videos to our bot — and today we’re sharing some of those sent from Russia.
February 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Yesterday, in cities and countries around the world, people remembered Alexei Navalny in their own ways. We asked you to send photos and videos to our bot — and today we’re sharing some of those sent from Russia.
What if resistance doesn’t lead to a breakthrough?
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
What if resistance doesn’t lead to a breakthrough?
Russia lost in Strasbourg — and doubled down at home
On 30 January 2026, lawyers from the Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre submitted a Rule 9.2 filing to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
On 30 January 2026, lawyers from the Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre submitted a Rule 9.2 filing to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
February 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Russia lost in Strasbourg — and doubled down at home
On 30 January 2026, lawyers from the Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre submitted a Rule 9.2 filing to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
On 30 January 2026, lawyers from the Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre submitted a Rule 9.2 filing to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
A Soviet railway project that was never completed as planned — but never fully disappeared
February 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
A Soviet railway project that was never completed as planned — but never fully disappeared
A historian, political prisoner, denied medical care.
Free Yuri Dmitriev — now.
Free Yuri Dmitriev — now.
January 28, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A historian, political prisoner, denied medical care.
Free Yuri Dmitriev — now.
Free Yuri Dmitriev — now.
On mercy — from inside Russia. These are words few dare to say out loud today
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 PM
On mercy — from inside Russia. These are words few dare to say out loud today
Still fighting over Anna Politkovskaya’s memory
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Still fighting over Anna Politkovskaya’s memory
We’re still here. And we’re not stopping.
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We’re still here. And we’re not stopping.
Today is Orthodox Christmas for many communities.
And here’s a Christmas card made inside a Gulag.
And here’s a Christmas card made inside a Gulag.
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Today is Orthodox Christmas for many communities.
And here’s a Christmas card made inside a Gulag.
And here’s a Christmas card made inside a Gulag.
This week, we celebrated Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar. For many Catholics in the Soviet Union, Christmas was spent in camps, prisons, and exile.
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This week, we celebrated Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar. For many Catholics in the Soviet Union, Christmas was spent in camps, prisons, and exile.
These plaques are easy to miss. That is intentional
December 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
These plaques are easy to miss. That is intentional
Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial calls for international solidarity
We stand with Selkup human rights defender Daria Egereva and all Indigenous activists facing political repression in Russia.
We stand with Selkup human rights defender Daria Egereva and all Indigenous activists facing political repression in Russia.
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial calls for international solidarity
We stand with Selkup human rights defender Daria Egereva and all Indigenous activists facing political repression in Russia.
We stand with Selkup human rights defender Daria Egereva and all Indigenous activists facing political repression in Russia.
This is what “no protest in Russia” actually looks like: burned locomotives, broken transformers, lone pickets on Palace Squarе, street musicians jailed for anti-war songs, a priest under house arrest, teenagers sent to colonies for burning relay boxes.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is what “no protest in Russia” actually looks like: burned locomotives, broken transformers, lone pickets on Palace Squarе, street musicians jailed for anti-war songs, a priest under house arrest, teenagers sent to colonies for burning relay boxes.
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Because repression in Russia is still growing, and you deserve updates you can trust.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Why subscribe to Memorial’s English newsletter?
Because repression in Russia is still growing, and you deserve updates you can trust.
If you want trustworthy information at a time of growing censorship, subscribe here: subscribe.memo.ngo/lang/en/
Because repression in Russia is still growing, and you deserve updates you can trust.
If you want trustworthy information at a time of growing censorship, subscribe here: subscribe.memo.ngo/lang/en/
The authorities may try to erase the topic of repression from public life, but interest in it keeps rising. Why?
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The authorities may try to erase the topic of repression from public life, but interest in it keeps rising. Why?
We’ve Returned the Names in 2025. Together
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We’ve Returned the Names in 2025. Together
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
“May God remember the names of those who innocently perished and those who died for freedom — and may their memory be eternal.”
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“May God remember the names of those who innocently perished and those who died for freedom — and may their memory be eternal.”
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
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October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A woman recites a prayer, saying “Eternal memory,” at Pevchesky Lane in Moscow, while provocateurs try to disrupt the reading.
#ReturningTheNames
#ReturningTheNames
October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A woman recites a prayer, saying “Eternal memory,” at Pevchesky Lane in Moscow, while provocateurs try to disrupt the reading.
#ReturningTheNames
#ReturningTheNames
The broadcast of Returning the Names is live — watch it now on YouTube ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The broadcast of Returning the Names is live — watch it now on YouTube ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
We are back with a digest from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) — one of Ukraine’s oldest and most respected human rights organizations.
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are back with a digest from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) — one of Ukraine’s oldest and most respected human rights organizations.
To bring back not just the name — but the good name.
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
To bring back not just the name — but the good name.
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
On October 29, people around the world will once again read the names of those killed during the Soviet terror.
Why do we keep doing this year after year?
Released from Gulag. Why? To die.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
October 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Released from Gulag. Why? To die.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
“They won’t survive for long.”
That’s how Soviet officials talked about prisoners they let go just to die — so the deaths wouldn’t show up in Gulag statistics.
Turn your business into a place where memory lives
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
October 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Turn your business into a place where memory lives
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.
Throughout history, businesses have often stood with civil society. Think of the Stonewall Inn — not just a bar, but the place that became a rallying point for the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights in the US.