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Jan 13, 2025 | 
townhall.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
Religious freedom is not just a fundamental human right – it is the bedrock upon which human dignity and freedom are built. It transcends individual belief and serves as the cornerstone of peaceful, just, and flourishing societies. The ability to worship, express faith, and practice religious traditions without fear of persecution is essential to the very functioning of a democracy.
This is precisely why Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to dismantle religious freedom in Ukraine.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
In 2022, when Russia began its invasion of my home country of Ukraine, my husband and I sat in our living room, with no power, heat or internet. While we were being shelled by the Russian Army, we went into survival mode. He took two bricks into the kitchen and put them in the oven, hoping they would retain enough heat for us to get through the night. Thankfully, it worked. The situation was absurd, yet it was a reality that many Ukrainians have faced every winter since the war began.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
A few weeks ago, South Africa and Ukraine discussed the possibility of visa-free access to South Africa for diplomats from Ukraine. When the decision is made, it will be another step towards strengthening ties between our countries. Although South Africa and Ukraine are geographically far from each other, we have more in common than we can imagine. People in both South Africa and Ukraine know what it means to fight for freedom. For us, the battle continues.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
tijd.be | Oleksandra Matviichuk
Nog altijd vloeit westers geld naar de Russische oorlogsmachine, terwijl Oekraïne voor zijn verdediging en wederopbouw om middelen verlegen zit, schrijft de Oekraïense Nobelprijswinnares Oleksandra Matvitsjoek. Terwijl president Vladimir Poetin de oorlog tegen Oekraïne voortzet, stoomt Rusland de economie nog meer klaar voor de aanval.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
msn.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
Opinion: I won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now I'm asking the US to send missiles to Ukraine. When I started my career as a human rights lawyer, I never imagined one day that I would publicly say we need weapons and missiles to protect human rights. However, I have found since the unprovoked Russian invasion of my country that you cannot wave the Geneva Conventions in front of a Russian tank. You cannot use the United Nations Charter to stop the raping and kidnapping.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
fdd.org | Clifford D. May |Oleksandra Matviichuk |Bernard-Henri Lévy
America and other free nations are threatened by enemies – an axis of tyrants, of aggressors, of authoritarians, of revanchists – all those terms are apt. But the response of Western leaders continues to be woefully inadequate. The most imminently endangered democratic societies: Ukraine and Israel. Host Cliff May discusses with Bernard Henri-Lévy and Oleksandra Matviichuk.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
newsweek.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
As a human rights lawyer, I have used my knowledge of the law to defend civilians and human dignity for many years. Unfortunately, the law alone is not enough to prevent Russia from committing atrocities against innocent Ukrainian civilians. We need to be able to defend ourselves. Russian troops have no regard for international law or human rights. They are deliberately carrying out war crimes against the people of Ukraine. They are shelling residences, schools, churches and hospitals.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
nationalpost.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
Advertisement 1Russia has stolen 20,000 children from Ukraine. A country without its children is a country without a future • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThis week, Canadians celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day – the day when Canada’s armed forces joined with those of the United Kingdom, the United States and other allies to start the liberation of Western Europe from fascist occupation.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
ft.com | Oleksandra Matviichuk
The writer, co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Peace, heads the Center for Civil Liberties in Kyiv and is on the board of the...
