Pavlo Lysianskyi

Pavlo Lysianskyi is a Ukrainian human rights defender. He is the director of the Institute of Strategic Research and Security, and founded the Eastern Human Rights Group, which monitors human rights in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.

Inside Russia’s sham ‘election’ in the occupied Ukrainian territories

This year, Russia’s elections include shameless ‘votes’ in Donetsk and Luhansk. Here’s how they're being manipulated

By Pavlo Lysianskyi

/ 6 Sep 2023

Inside Russia’s sham ‘election’ in the occupied Ukrainian territories

Why Putin is forcing occupied Ukrainians to become Russian citizens

Analysis: Russia’s forced ‘passportisation’ scheme is designed to reduce the number of Ukrainian citizens

By Pavlo Lysianskyi

/ 23 May 2023

Why Putin is forcing occupied Ukrainians to become Russian citizens