The Open Dialogue Foundation is dedicated to protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across multiple regions. Our primary focus encompasses post-Soviet countries including Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova, as well as EU member states experiencing democratic backsliding under populist governments.
Our core mission centers on defending individuals facing human rights violations, particularly political prisoners and refugees, while working to prevent the abuse of international systems such as INTERPOL and the Schengen Information System by authoritarian regimes. ODF is known for its support for Ukraine during the Maidan revolution, its humanitarian response to Russian aggression in 2014 and 2022, as well as vocal advocacy campaigns to protect political prisoners in the post-Soviet area and impose G7 sanctions against Russia and its allies.
A central component involves combating transnational repression and SLAPP tactics—the practice whereby authoritarian governments extend their reach beyond national borders to silence, intimidate, or harm dissidents, journalists, human rights defenders, and their supporters and family members living abroad. We actively work to expose and counter the misuse of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) frameworks, which are increasingly weaponized by repressive regimes to freeze assets and criminalize legitimate civil society activities. Our mission extends to protecting the privacy and safety of donors through advocacy for privacy-preserving payment mechanisms such as Bitcoin and secure communication tools essential for human rights work, while advocating for legislative reforms that prevent transnational financial repression.
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