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Initiative FoReDi Joins the Campaign "Freedom for 120 Seriously Ill Political Prisoners"
We support the international initiative aimed at securing the release of over 120 political prisoners in Russia whose lives are under...
Initiative FoReDi
Dec 28, 2024


A photograph from the exhibition "Faces of Russian Resistance" featured among the most memorable shots of 2024 in Helsingin Sanomat
Finland’s largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat , published a selection of the most memorable photographs of 2024 taken by its editorial...
Initiative FoReDi
Dec 28, 2024


Performance Endless Survival
On December 22, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM , activist Alex Nesterov will perform an act called Endless Survival in the center of Helsinki...
Initiative FoReDi
Dec 20, 2024


Help Russian asylum seekers in Finland expedite their application process!
An initiative group of Russians who have been forcibly displaced in Finland and have applied for asylum has created a petition addressed...
Initiative FoReDi
Dec 5, 2024


On Saturday, a demonstration took place in front of the Russian embassy in Helsinki under the slogan "Love is not extremism!"
The event was held to mark the anniversary of the recognition of the "LGBT+ movement" as extremist in Russia. The demonstrators aimed to...
Initiative FoReDi
Nov 30, 2024


Concerns Regarding Apple Inc.’s Actions in Russia
Apple Inc. has been silently complying with the demands of Roskomnadzor , removing applications that help Russians access reliable...
Initiative FoReDi
Nov 20, 2024


Rally in support of the Berlin March
This Sunday, rallies will be held worldwide in support of the Berlin March, organized by Ilya Yashin, Yulia Navalnaya, and Vladimir...
Initiative FoReDi
Nov 12, 2024


Love is not extremism!
On November 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation declared the “LGBT+ movement” extremist, thus violating several...
Initiative FoReDi
Nov 12, 2024


Appeal to the Director of the Finnish Immigration Service, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, and the Chancellor of Justice of Finland
Today, Initiative FoReDi has submitted an official appeal to the Director of the Finnish Immigration Service, the Parliamentary...
Initiative FoReDi
Nov 6, 2024


Received a long-awaited response from the European Commission regarding the imposition of EU sanctions against Norilsk Nickel and Putin's oligarch Vladimir Potanin
Let me thank you for your letter from 24 July 2024 addressed to President Ursula Van der Leyen and to High Representative Josep Borrell,...
Initiative FoReDi
Nov 4, 2024


"Deputies of Peaceful Russia" 2024
On October 26-27, the second congress of the organization "Deputies of Peaceful Russia" took place in Berlin. The organization brings...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 29, 2024


Aleksanteri Conference 2024
The Aleksanteri Conference is currently taking place at the University of Helsinki . This year’s theme is “Resisting Authoritarianism...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 22, 2024


A new youth community organization, Lampü, has opened in Helsinki
The organization's plans include uniting Russian-speaking youth in the central region of Finland, organizing creative workshops, board...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 15, 2024


On November 20, the event "Aurora – A Look into the Future" will take place in Rovaniemi, Finland
This is an annual event organized by Yle, where important issues of future social responsibility are discussed. This year’s theme is...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 13, 2024


The Initiative FoReDi is in constant dialogue with Finnish and European politicians regarding the acceleration of refugee application processing
In the distant year of 1921, a young Russian man, Mikhail Nikolayevich Shilkin, crossed the Finnish border on Lake Ladoga in a small...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 13, 2024


Free psychological support for migrants in Finland
Our friends from the public organization Fenix Finland offer free psychological support to migrants in Finland in Russian and Ukrainian....
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 8, 2024


One of our co-founders, Nikita Kirillov, gave an interview to the Finnish publication Venäjän Aika
In the interview, Nikita discussed his experience of obtaining political asylum in Finland, his efforts to help Russians in forced...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 4, 2024


Exhibition of Drawings by Russian Political Prisoners "I Draw, Therefore I Live"
In the very center of Helsinki, at the Sanomatalo (Press House), an exhibition titled "I Draw, Therefore I Live" has opened, featuring...
Initiative FoReDi
Oct 1, 2024


Patriot — The Autobiography of Alexei Navalny
On October 22, 2024, the autobiography of Alexei Navalny will be released. Alexei Navalny began writing this book in 2020 after being...
Initiative FoReDi
Sep 28, 2024


Homeless animals from Russia find new homes in Finland
In 2006, animal lovers in Finland founded the non-profit organization " Viipurin Koirat RY ". The goal of the organization is to support...
Initiative FoReDi
Sep 26, 2024
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