The greatest threats to civil liberties often occur in the name of “national security.” History has shown that free political speech is almost always among the first rights to be curbed. In ...

(Moscow) – The Kremlin’s announcement last week that it was kicking USAID out of Russia is the latest step in a crackdown on foreign-funded civil society groups. It’s a trend that has ...

The Center for Civil Liberties shares the Peace Prize with Memorial, a Russian organization that for years exposed the crimes of the Soviet Union, before being banned last year by the Putin regime ...

VOLZHSKY UTYOS, Russia – President Vladimir Putin, emboldened by Russia’s vast oil and gas wealth, bluntly rejected European criticism of his crackdown on political foes, saying Friday that ...

A digital rights group is suing the FBI to try to force the release of information about its investigation and response to Russia’s involvement in the U.S. presidential election. The Electronic ...

In “Free Expression”, Gerard Baker the Journal’s Editor at Large, offers a forthright and colorful take on the big political, economic and cultural issues shaping America and the world.

Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian rights group Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, amid a war in their region that is the ...

Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Thursday Russia had become the first nation to recognize its rule. The announcement came after Aghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met the Russian ...

Oleksandra Matviichuk, chair of the Center for Civil Liberties in Kyiv, told CNN on Thursday she fears the Russian attack on Ukraine will cause a "refugee crisis." ...

The Nobel Peace Prize was given to Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski and two human rights groups, Memorial, from Russia, and Center for Civil Liberties. 24/7 Live Philadelphia ...

KYIV, Ukraine — While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added greater urgency to their work, the Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has been ...