Crude Accountability
@crude-ngo.bsky.social
Environmental and human rights NGO that works with communities in the Caspian and Black Sea regions committed to a just and sustainable world.
https://crudeaccountability.org/
https://crudeaccountability.org/
As we approach 2026, we at Crude Accountability are committed to our fight against #climatechange.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As we approach 2026, we at Crude Accountability are committed to our fight against #climatechange.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
Our team spent this year monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities, primarily in #Kazakhstan 🌏 We’ve been analyzing the impact methane have on the region’s #environment and local communities.
🕑 One year later, is #Azerbaijan committed to its #COP29 legacy?
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🕑 One year later, is #Azerbaijan committed to its #COP29 legacy?
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
🔍 In a new report, “Analysis & Policy Implications of Azerbaijan’s Energy Strategy,” Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu examines Azerbaijan’s expansion as a #petrostate after hosting COP29. crudeaccountability.org/new-report-a...
#FreeGubad
👥 This #HumanRightsDay, we reaffirm the value that environmental rights are human rights.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
👥 This #HumanRightsDay, we reaffirm the value that environmental rights are human rights.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
The right to a clean environment, and respect of all people, underlie the foundation of society, and the path for a just and sustainable world.
Together, we can protect this everyday essential.
🚫 Today is #AntiCorruptionDay and we observe today by recognizing the brave work of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu – a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist.
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚫 Today is #AntiCorruptionDay and we observe today by recognizing the brave work of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu – a renowned Azerbaijani scholar of political economy and anti-corruption activist.
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
📢 We renew our call for Dr. Ibadoghlu’s immediate and unconditional release.
#FreeGubad
👐 This #GivingTuesday, hear from our Executive Director on the value of a clean environment, and the respect for all persons, that underlie the foundation of society.
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
👐 This #GivingTuesday, hear from our Executive Director on the value of a clean environment, and the respect for all persons, that underlie the foundation of society.
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
Achieving a just and sustainable world is a community effort, which includes YOU.
💚 Support our mission today: tinyurl.com/messmm95
🌍 Today is #GivingTuesday. For us at Crude Accountability, today reminds us of the strength of collective action, and the impact each one of us has in protecting our #environment and defending #humanrights.
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🌍 Today is #GivingTuesday. For us at Crude Accountability, today reminds us of the strength of collective action, and the impact each one of us has in protecting our #environment and defending #humanrights.
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
💚 If our mission resonates with you, consider supporting us: tinyurl.com/messmm95
🔥 Do you know the difference between #flaring and #venting?
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🔥 Do you know the difference between #flaring and #venting?
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
Crude Accountability has been monitoring emissions from oil and gas facilities in #Kazakhstan, particularly methane – a highly potent greenhouse gas (GHG).
📲 Swipe through our fact sheet and stay tuned for more updates.
🎤 Oliver Bullough, journalist and author of “Butler to the World,” spoke at our WHDC side event about how kleptocratic regimes can maintain their influence and control through offshore financial schemes, which are supported by the West. shorturl.at/H8uUY
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
Kleptocracy’s Offshore Dominance | WHDC2025
YouTube video by CrudeAccountability
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November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🎤 Oliver Bullough, journalist and author of “Butler to the World,” spoke at our WHDC side event about how kleptocratic regimes can maintain their influence and control through offshore financial schemes, which are supported by the West. shorturl.at/H8uUY
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🎤 Sébastien Peyrouse, Research Professor of the Central Asia Program at The George Washington University, opened and moderated our WHDC side event, remarking how #corruption is institutionalized among authoritarian governments in Central Asia. tinyurl.com/3j56bpk7
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
Kleptocratic Behavior in Central Asia | WHDC2025
YouTube video by CrudeAccountability
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🎤 Sébastien Peyrouse, Research Professor of the Central Asia Program at The George Washington University, opened and moderated our WHDC side event, remarking how #corruption is institutionalized among authoritarian governments in Central Asia. tinyurl.com/3j56bpk7
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🌍 Today is the Int'l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🌍 Today is the Int'l Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
In Ukraine, Russia has committed multiple attacks and direct harm on the environment, as outlined in a report that we co-produced with Truth Hounds.
🎤 Kate Watters, Executive Director of Crude Accountability, addressed how American, Western European, and Chinese fossil fuel companies engage with kleptocratic regimes in Central Asia, as well as with Russian companies via the CPC pipeline. tinyurl.com/3u77kw95
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
Big Oil Fueling Kleptocratic Regimes | WHDC2025
YouTube video by CrudeAccountability
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November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🎤 Kate Watters, Executive Director of Crude Accountability, addressed how American, Western European, and Chinese fossil fuel companies engage with kleptocratic regimes in Central Asia, as well as with Russian companies via the CPC pipeline. tinyurl.com/3u77kw95
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🎤 Leila Nazgül Seiitbek, Chairwoman of @freedom4eurasia.bsky.social, highlighted how kleptocratic regimes in Central Asia are no different than organized criminal groups, using the state to enrich themselves. tinyurl.com/57xdfvzv
🔗 Watch our WHDC side event to learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Watch our WHDC side event to learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
Central Asia’s True Criminal Organizations | WHDC2025
YouTube video by CrudeAccountability
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November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🎤 Leila Nazgül Seiitbek, Chairwoman of @freedom4eurasia.bsky.social, highlighted how kleptocratic regimes in Central Asia are no different than organized criminal groups, using the state to enrich themselves. tinyurl.com/57xdfvzv
🔗 Watch our WHDC side event to learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🔗 Watch our WHDC side event to learn more: tinyurl.com/hbu2fxk2
🗳️ Today is #ElectionDay in the US, and we are reminded that voting is not just a privilege. It is a civic responsibility.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🗳️ Today is #ElectionDay in the US, and we are reminded that voting is not just a privilege. It is a civic responsibility.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
Check your registration status and nearby polling place at vote.org, and exercise your right to vote today.
⚖️ On 10 October, Crude Accountability and @freedom4eurasia.bsky.social hosted the side event, “Corruption, Kleptocracy, and Their Link to Human Rights Violations in Central Asia,” at the OSCE’s Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (WHDC25). www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv0Z...
Corruption, Kleptocracy, and Human Rights Violations in Central Asia | WHDC2025
YouTube video by CrudeAccountability
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November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
⚖️ On 10 October, Crude Accountability and @freedom4eurasia.bsky.social hosted the side event, “Corruption, Kleptocracy, and Their Link to Human Rights Violations in Central Asia,” at the OSCE’s Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (WHDC25). www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv0Z...
🎙️ @eurasianclimate.bsky.social dropped a new episode.
Boris Schneider and Angelina Davydova talk to changemakers in the renewables field leading the energy transition in Central Asia, which heavily rely on #fossilfuels and are under threat by #climatechange.
🎧 Listen: shorturl.at/I4eJt
Boris Schneider and Angelina Davydova talk to changemakers in the renewables field leading the energy transition in Central Asia, which heavily rely on #fossilfuels and are under threat by #climatechange.
🎧 Listen: shorturl.at/I4eJt
From coal to clean? Renewable energy pioneers in Central Asia
Podcast Episode · The Eurasian Climate Brief · 10/20/2025 · 44m
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October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🎙️ @eurasianclimate.bsky.social dropped a new episode.
Boris Schneider and Angelina Davydova talk to changemakers in the renewables field leading the energy transition in Central Asia, which heavily rely on #fossilfuels and are under threat by #climatechange.
🎧 Listen: shorturl.at/I4eJt
Boris Schneider and Angelina Davydova talk to changemakers in the renewables field leading the energy transition in Central Asia, which heavily rely on #fossilfuels and are under threat by #climatechange.
🎧 Listen: shorturl.at/I4eJt
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Join us in online or in person at Patagonia Pittsburgh and Dublin stores. Excited to speak alongside @protectpt.bsky.social and Stop Shannon LNG
✊🏼 RSVP at hybridfossilgasevent.splashthat.com
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September 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Join us in online or in person at Patagonia Pittsburgh and Dublin stores. Excited to speak alongside @protectpt.bsky.social and Stop Shannon LNG
✊🏼 RSVP at hybridfossilgasevent.splashthat.com
✊🏼 RSVP at hybridfossilgasevent.splashthat.com
#Baku hosted the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 🏁 with headlines ignoring the country’s environmental abuses and repression of civil society.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
September 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#Baku hosted the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 🏁 with headlines ignoring the country’s environmental abuses and repression of civil society.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
This follows a pattern of #authoritarian states hosting int'l events as a form of distraction, as the Aliyev regime hosted #COP29 last year, putting on a green show.
🌏 In the latest episode of @eurasianclimate.bsky.social, Angelina Davydova spoke with climate activist Anisa Abibulloeva of Маленькая Земля (“Little Earth”) on the impact of the climate crisis on rural communities in #Tajikistan.
🎧 Hear the full story: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
🎧 Hear the full story: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Of trolleybuses and mountains: struggling for clean air in Kyrgyzstan and community empowerment in Tajikistan
Podcast Episode · The Eurasian Climate Brief · 09/07/2025 · 58m
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September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🌏 In the latest episode of @eurasianclimate.bsky.social, Angelina Davydova spoke with climate activist Anisa Abibulloeva of Маленькая Земля (“Little Earth”) on the impact of the climate crisis on rural communities in #Tajikistan.
🎧 Hear the full story: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
🎧 Hear the full story: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Was #COP29 just a green show for the Aliyev regime?
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
September 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Was #COP29 just a green show for the Aliyev regime?
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
🔍 Members of Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, Center for National and International Studies Institute for Human Rights, and Human Rights Club re-examine the toxic environment of COP29 for #climate and #humanrights. shorturl.at/1LtZI
Today is our dear friend and colleague Gubad Ibadoghlu’s birthday. This is the 3rd year that he is spending it without his family, detained by the authorities of Azerbaijan for speaking the truth about #corruption in his home country.
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is our dear friend and colleague Gubad Ibadoghlu’s birthday. This is the 3rd year that he is spending it without his family, detained by the authorities of Azerbaijan for speaking the truth about #corruption in his home country.
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
🔗 Statement: crudeaccountability.org/happy-birthd...
#freegubad
Last Tuesday, #Congress returned from a month-long recess. 🔔 While Congress was on break, the chaos and cruelty that mark this administration have only grown more entrenched with attacks on our #democracy. This requires a robust response from each of us, including our representatives in gov't.
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Last Tuesday, #Congress returned from a month-long recess. 🔔 While Congress was on break, the chaos and cruelty that mark this administration have only grown more entrenched with attacks on our #democracy. This requires a robust response from each of us, including our representatives in gov't.
Last week, Kate Watters delivered remarks at the @www.csce.gov’s briefing on the impact on Central Asia of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Watters focussed on Russia’s sanction-evading efforts and its effect on the 🛢️ energy sector and the 🌿 environment in Central Asia. youtube.com/shorts/5Um9I...
Watters focussed on Russia’s sanction-evading efforts and its effect on the 🛢️ energy sector and the 🌿 environment in Central Asia. youtube.com/shorts/5Um9I...
The Impact on Central Asia of Russia's War on Ukraine | U.S. Helsinki Commission
YouTube video by CrudeAccountability
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September 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Last week, Kate Watters delivered remarks at the @www.csce.gov’s briefing on the impact on Central Asia of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Watters focussed on Russia’s sanction-evading efforts and its effect on the 🛢️ energy sector and the 🌿 environment in Central Asia. youtube.com/shorts/5Um9I...
Watters focussed on Russia’s sanction-evading efforts and its effect on the 🛢️ energy sector and the 🌿 environment in Central Asia. youtube.com/shorts/5Um9I...
📢 Tomorrow, the @www.csce.gov will hold a briefing on the impact on Central Asia of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
September 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📢 Tomorrow, the @www.csce.gov will hold a briefing on the impact on Central Asia of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
Kate Watters will speak on the state of civil society, and #environmental activists within the context of the oil industry in Central Asia.
📆 Stream at 2pm ET: shorturl.at/lsuug
🚨 It has been 7 months into Trump’s presidency, and his administration has carried out unprecedented attacks on our government, our Constitution, and our way of life.
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
August 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🚨 It has been 7 months into Trump’s presidency, and his administration has carried out unprecedented attacks on our government, our Constitution, and our way of life.
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
Our latest paper addresses the Trump administration’s attack on civil society and human rights in the US. shorturl.at/mALC7
Crude Accountability with 58 other organizations of the Civic Solidarity Platform signed the Civil Society Manifesto on the 50th Anniv of the Helsinki Final Act.
We aim for a stronger + more effective #OSCE and contribute to comprehensive security in the region. civicsolidarity.org/article/a-ci...
We aim for a stronger + more effective #OSCE and contribute to comprehensive security in the region. civicsolidarity.org/article/a-ci...
A Civil Society Manifesto on the 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act | Civic Solidarity Platform
PUTTING HUMAN SECURITY IN THE CENTRE OF IMPLEMENTING THE HELSINKI PRINCIPLES Adopted by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and partners, July 2025 The Civic Solidarity Platform, a coalition of o...
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August 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Crude Accountability with 58 other organizations of the Civic Solidarity Platform signed the Civil Society Manifesto on the 50th Anniv of the Helsinki Final Act.
We aim for a stronger + more effective #OSCE and contribute to comprehensive security in the region. civicsolidarity.org/article/a-ci...
We aim for a stronger + more effective #OSCE and contribute to comprehensive security in the region. civicsolidarity.org/article/a-ci...