Oleksandra Matviichuk
@avalaina
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head of the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine)/ Nobel Peace Prize 2022/ Democracy Defender Award of OSCE 2016
Kyiv, Ukraine
Joined August 2009
After this horrible night in Kyiv, here is just a brief overview of the current situation. 1Putin is a liar. He lied in 2014 that there were no Russian soldiers in Crimea. He lied in 2022 that he was not starting a full-scale invasion. He is lying in 2025 that he wants peace.
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Öffentlich zugängliche Sitzung der österreichisch-ukrainischen Historikerkommission am Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte der Universität Wien: Oleksandra Matvijchuk ist live zugeschaltet. Bei ihr in Kyiv ist gerade Blackout.
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It seems we’ve already said to the world everything we could over these years. We presented arguments, told stories, explained meanings. And truly, we’ve repeated the important things so many times that I long ago caught myself thinking I’ve grown tired of myself in this role.
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The Church of the Intercession in Donbas, a 19th–20th century Cossack Baroque landmark, is burning after Russian shelling. Over 640 religious sites across Ukraine have been damaged or destroyed, including 146 in Donetsk region.
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Music amid buildings bombed by Russia and Dobropillia 💔
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🇺🇦 Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina speaks my mind too: “It seems we’ve already said to the world everything we could over these years. We presented arguments, told stories, explained meanings. And truly, we’ve repeated the important things so many times that I
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This night was difficult. On the map, you can see what the Russian attack on Ukraine looked like on the night of November 7 to 8. The Russians launched 458 drones (of which more than 300 were Shahids) and 45 missiles (of which 32 were ballistic). Russia is methodically
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OUT TODAY! My new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats, looks at the challenges posed by autocratic Russia and China and explains how/why the U.S. must lead the democratic world in response. Available in stores or online: https://t.co/fLOoG1j8me
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One of Hollywood's bravest hearts💙💛 If the brilliant report of the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine failed to draw attention to the cynical drone safaris on civilians that the Russians love to do, then maybe Angelina Jolie's visit to Kherson will
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Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel de Paz en 2022, explicó que esta no es una guerra entre dos países, sino entre autoritarismo y democracia. “Las guerras resurgen porque el sistema internacional ha fallado. Nuestra base debe ser la dignidad humana”, puntualizó.
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Olena's home was hit by a Shahed and she's asking folks to donate to Ukraine's crowd-funded air defense. On her recommendation I just donated to @BackAndAlive's interceptor drone fundraiser and you should too. Find the link under her post here 👇
My home was attacked by the russian Shahed drone in one of the latest air raids. That night, I was home alone with my little son — my husband is in the military and was deployed in the east. We are ok thanks to sleeping by default on the mattress in the corridor and then
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Angelina Jolie went to a city 1 km from frontline, city where drone striking civilians became known as human safari, she didn’t inform government authorities, all to visit children, residents, doctors and volunteers. Bravest in Hollywood.
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I’m moved by Angelina Jolie’s visit to Kherson, a city once under occupation and now under relentless terror from Russian drone strikes, artillery fire and air-dropped glide bombs. For the people of Kherson, who wake up each day threatened by Russian human safari yet say the
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A beautiful and noble act by a brave woman who does good simply because she can, even to the point of arriving in Ukraine unexpectedly and without warning, as a private individual (terrifying Ukrainian officials 😆😆) and going to some of the most dangerous places in the country
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This family was incredibly happy in Mariupol until the Russians came. They evicted the woman and her child and took the child’s father away. He’s still in Russian captivity, and the family knows nothing about him.
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Survivors of Russian captivity recount that Russian torturers think they would never end up in the dock. But Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of the Nobel Peace Prize–winning Center for Civil Liberties, shares how justice has the power to change our reality: “If even a portion of
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Good on Angelina Jolie for making a brave visit to Kherson, one of the most dangerous places in Ukraine due to Russia's relentless bombing of the city, to highlight the plight of its youngest and most vulnerable residents. As we @FT reported a year ago, Kherson has been the
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Southern Ukrainian city of Kherson hit more than 9,500 times as Moscow attempts to drive out residents
American actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visited the city of Kherson, according to local Telegram channels. Suspilne and local outlet MOST also confirmed the visit. Jolie visited medical facilities, including a children's hospital and a maternity hospital.
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Nobel peace prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) on Russian war crimes against civilians. Worth reading. “I watched the video where a Russian drone attacked a man, a woman, and their dog in the Kharkiv region. The Russians saw that they were civilians. The people
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This is what happens to Ukrainians when they fall under occupation by fascist Russia. Those glibly suggesting that Ukraine swap land for peace take note.
Reminder to the world, the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region, in the forest more than 500 burials of people shot and tortured by russians were found, the exhumation which was carried out by foreign experts confirmed this.
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I watched a video where a Russian drone attacked a man, a woman, and their dog in the Kharkiv region. The Russians saw that they were civilians. The people were walking along the road with a white flag. Unfortunately, they all died. The dog convulsed for a few more seconds. It
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