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When The Financial System Can’t Reach People In Crisis, Bitcoin Can
(…) This compliance bottleneck can also paralyze global human rights groups. Lyudmyla Kozlovska, President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, says her organisation experienced this when platforms like PayPal, GoFundMe and Wise blocked their fundraising appeals for Ukraine during the critical first months of the 2022 Russian invasion. Using bitcoin, the foundation was able to bypass […]
EU Chat Control extension is an insult to democracy
“The re-elected Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) President Svenja Hahn called the vote “a disgrace”, warning that it “opens the door for mass surveillance of all private communication” and that “the surveillance of private chats pushed by EU states is a threat for our freedom and democracy.” Lyudmyla Kozlovska of the Open Dialogue […]
Chat Control 1.0 passed the European Parliament — through the back door
(…) The President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska commented for EUTechLoop that the vote on Chat Control 1.0 should be viewed in a broader context of erosion of privacy in the EU: “That vote should trouble anyone who cares about how democracy in the EU works, not just about privacy. It’s the same […]
OSCE PA Hosts First Hearing on Transnational Financial Repression
Authoritarian regimes, including states already under Western sanctions, exploit anti-money laundering rules, INTERPOL’s notice systems, and mutual legal assistance treaties to freeze accounts, access private data, and destroy the livelihoods of their critics in democratic countries. The system allows it because it was built on an assumption of good faith that no longer holds. On […]
Orwellian outcomes: Chat Control 1.0 adopted by the EP
“Chat Control 1.0 – a temporary derogation from ePrivacy rules designed to detect online child sexual abuse – was adopted by the European Parliament today. The regulation would remain in effect until 3 April 2028, providing a substantial buffer while lawmakers negotiate an agreement on the updated framework, Chat Control 2.0. (…) The President of the Open […]
OSCE warns against Russia’s ‘weaponisation of Interpol’
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Open Letter to the Authorities of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine on Dialogue, Cooperation and Mutual Respect
Dear Sirs and Madams, / Dear Leaders, We, the representatives of Polish and Ukrainian foundations, social organizations, civil society circles, volunteers, and citizens of Poland and Ukraine, appeal to the authorities of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine for responsibility, constructive dialogue, and mutual respect in the relations between our states and nations. From the […]
MEPs condemn regimes that pursue critics abroad
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Financial repression: How Europe’s banks landed in the authoritarian toolbox
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Summary of the “Warmth from Poland for Kyiv” Campaign – How Civil Society Supported Ukraine During the Winter
856 power generators, 420 power stations, hundreds of heating devices and more than PLN 12 million in support — these figures summarise the “Warmth from Poland for Kyiv” campaign, organised during the winter of 2026 by a coalition of civil society organisations, media outlets, entrepreneurs and institutional partners. One of the organisers of the initiative […]
Pawłowicz Loses Court Case Against the Foundation, Ordered to Publish an Apology
Krystyna Pawłowicz has lost a court case against the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF). The former Law and Justice (PiS) MP and Constitutional Tribunal judge has been ordered to apologize for posts she published on X (formerly Twitter) in 2019. “For years, PiS politicians tried to destroy us with lies, hate campaigns and propaganda,” Marcin Mycielski, […]
How can philanthropy be better protected in an era of growing data collection, AI-driven analysis, and geopolitical risks?
At the Open Dialogue Foundation, we are currently conducting a joint research project with the Democratic Futures Project at the University of Virginia to explore that question. As part of this work, we are speaking with people across philanthropy and civil society about experiences with banking, compliance, financial access, privacy, and the broader pressures, including […]
Who will become the Readers’ Person of the Year of “Gazeta Wyborcza”? Cast your vote!
Reaching difficult decisions always takes some time in our editorial office. It starts with a brainstorming session which usually – though not always – turns into a small argument or even a heated dispute. That was the case when we were compiling the list of nominees for the prestigious award granted by our Readers. We […]
Krystyna Pawłowicz and Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk Lose Court Cases Against the Open Dialogue Foundation. They Have Been Ordered to Apologise to Its President
A former Law and Justice (PiS) MP and Constitutional Tribunal judge, as well as a current PiS MP, have been ordered to apologise to Lyudmyla Kozlovska, President of the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF), for a series of “false statements” they disseminated about her and the organisation she leads. This took place during the PiS government’s […]
