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Defending human rights now & preserving the memory of 20th-century Soviet repressions since 1989.
2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner
2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner
This is what “no protest in Russia” actually looks like: burned locomotives, broken transformers, lone pickets on Palace Squarе, street musicians jailed for anti-war songs, a priest under house arrest, teenagers sent to colonies for burning relay boxes.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is what “no protest in Russia” actually looks like: burned locomotives, broken transformers, lone pickets on Palace Squarе, street musicians jailed for anti-war songs, a priest under house arrest, teenagers sent to colonies for burning relay boxes.
The authorities may try to erase the topic of repression from public life, but interest in it keeps rising. Why?
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The authorities may try to erase the topic of repression from public life, but interest in it keeps rising. Why?
Some of you even drew scenes from the livestream, and they’re so moving we just have to share them here.
Meanwhile, our work goes on.
If you want to help us preserve the memory of Soviet repression and document the repression of today, you can support us with a monthly donation.
Meanwhile, our work goes on.
If you want to help us preserve the memory of Soviet repression and document the repression of today, you can support us with a monthly donation.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Some of you even drew scenes from the livestream, and they’re so moving we just have to share them here.
Meanwhile, our work goes on.
If you want to help us preserve the memory of Soviet repression and document the repression of today, you can support us with a monthly donation.
Meanwhile, our work goes on.
If you want to help us preserve the memory of Soviet repression and document the repression of today, you can support us with a monthly donation.
That day, you were with us — reading names, watching, sharing, organizing vigils, donating, drawing, remembering. Thanks to you, Returning the Names 2025 happened in 150 cities across 43 countries. Together, we read more than 1,500 names and raised over €6,000 to help cover the costs.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
That day, you were with us — reading names, watching, sharing, organizing vigils, donating, drawing, remembering. Thanks to you, Returning the Names 2025 happened in 150 cities across 43 countries. Together, we read more than 1,500 names and raised over €6,000 to help cover the costs.
We’ve Returned the Names in 2025. Together
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We’ve Returned the Names in 2025. Together
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
On October 29, Returning the Names took place once again: after months of preparation, it all came together in a 12-hour livestream connecting people in dozens of cities around the world.
“May God remember the names of those who innocently perished and those who died for freedom — and may their memory be eternal.”
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“May God remember the names of those who innocently perished and those who died for freedom — and may their memory be eternal.”
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
In Atlanta, Georgia, the names were read in both English and Ukrainian, at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
#ReturningTheNames
The EU Ambassador to Russia, Roland Galharague, read the name of Pavel Kushnir, a pianist and political prisoner who died in a Russian detention center in 2024.
The name of Alexei Navalny has already been read twice during the broadcast.
The name of Alexei Navalny has already been read twice during the broadcast.
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The EU Ambassador to Russia, Roland Galharague, read the name of Pavel Kushnir, a pianist and political prisoner who died in a Russian detention center in 2024.
The name of Alexei Navalny has already been read twice during the broadcast.
The name of Alexei Navalny has already been read twice during the broadcast.
In Seattle, messages from Russian political prisoners Yegor Balazeykin, Artyom Kamardin, and Maria Bonzler were read aloud. In Jacksonville — letters from Vsevolod Korolev, Alexei Gorinov, and Arina Ivanova.
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In Seattle, messages from Russian political prisoners Yegor Balazeykin, Artyom Kamardin, and Maria Bonzler were read aloud. In Jacksonville — letters from Vsevolod Korolev, Alexei Gorinov, and Arina Ivanova.
A woman recites a prayer, saying “Eternal memory,” at Pevchesky Lane in Moscow, while provocateurs try to disrupt the reading.
#ReturningTheNames
#ReturningTheNames
October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A woman recites a prayer, saying “Eternal memory,” at Pevchesky Lane in Moscow, while provocateurs try to disrupt the reading.
#ReturningTheNames
#ReturningTheNames
Youtube live: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Youtube live: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
The broadcast of Returning the Names is live — watch it now on YouTube ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The broadcast of Returning the Names is live — watch it now on YouTube ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzBbqIyToA
We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We are going to walk you through the 12-hour livestream with Inna
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
You can tune in and listen to the names of people executed under the Soviet regime, one by one.
Here's the YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzB...
You can support Returning the Names at october29.live/support-the-...
Here's the link the organisation's website khpg.org/en/
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Here's the link the organisation's website khpg.org/en/
In this digest — stories of persecution, torture, political imprisonment, and rare moments of justice that show how vital this work is.
Read, share, and support those who continue documenting the truth — even in wartime.
Read, share, and support those who continue documenting the truth — even in wartime.
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In this digest — stories of persecution, torture, political imprisonment, and rare moments of justice that show how vital this work is.
Read, share, and support those who continue documenting the truth — even in wartime.
Read, share, and support those who continue documenting the truth — even in wartime.