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On 24 June 2025, President of the Open Dialogue Foundation Lyudmyla Kozlovska testified at a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. Congress on transnational repression. The hearing focused on testimonies of several human rights experts, and the following discussion focused on policies and instruments that should be employed to prevent and fight […]

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Lyudmyla Kozlovska, President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, discusses the intersection of Bitcoin, human rights, and the weaponization of financial regulations. She highlights the dangers of transnational financial repression, where authoritarian regimes exploit financial action task force (FATF) and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations to target individuals and organizations. The discussion emphasizes the need for privacy […]

In 2022, Kazakhstan’s special services orchestrated a collective criminal complaint in Belgium against the Open Dialogue Foundation and its President, human rights activist Lyudmyla Kozlovska. The operatives, filing complaints on behalf of their minor children, accused the Foundation and its President in harassment, slander and cyberbullying, posed as victims, and demanded the removal of social […]

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On 17 March 2025, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of power by officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) and the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice. The investigation was initiated following an offence notification submitted by Bartosz Kramek, Chair of Supervisory Board of the Open Dialogue Foundation […]

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin has launched an investigation into a gross abuse of power by officials from the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA). The alleged offence occurred during the arrest of well-known businessman Przemysław Krych. Przemysław Krych is a financier and investor, widely regarded as a prominent […]

The Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin has opened an investigation into, among other issues, the alleged influence peddling in the Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) during proceedings led by the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice. The case concerns a businessman who was detained by the CBA in 2017 after, as […]

Nearly 100 Polish books have been donated to the Polish School in Lille in response to a request by the Dzień Dobry Lille Association. The donation, provided by the Znak publishing house and worth more than PLN 5,000, includes children’s literature, travel books, cookbooks, popular science books, and more. Located in northern France, the Ignacy […]

Real change begins with the mind: victory does not come to those who do not believe in it. Europe needs a development boost for further integration. Its involvement in Ukraine’s victory has given it a unique opportunity. This will pave the way for Europeans to become the new pillar of the West. Today, we are […]

In the previous Law and Justice (PiS) administration, the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) had been significantly politically compromised. PPO, under the Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro, was the institution which caused the most direct harm to Polish citizens in 2015-2023. It has systemically pursued (often only perceived) political and business opponents, quashed dissent, and silenced critical […]

Signatories argue that the West’s own security and values are on the line in Ukraine, demanding to double down against the Kremlin. Three years after 24 February 2022, the Europeans have still not grasped the full significance of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its implications in Ukraine and far beyond. The Americans, aware of what is at […]

The Warsaw prosecutor’s office will assess whether Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik exceeded their authority in the case of Lyudmyla Kozlovska, President of the Open Dialogue Foundation. What exactly is the investigation about? Prosecutor’s investigation: The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw has launched an investigation into abuse of power by, among others, officers of the […]

The Kazakhstani authorities are weaponising international anti-money laundering mechanisms to prosecute Barlyk Mendygaziyev, his relatives, colleagues and business, not only in Kazakhstan but also in the United States Introduction The case of Barlyk Mendygaziyev, an American-Kazakhstani investor and philanthropist, is a prime example of how authoritarian regimes weaponise the international anti-money laundering (AML/CFT) mechanisms established […]