For more than 14 years, OVD-Info have stood against repression. This is a long-distance race, and in November 2025, we almost ran out of breath. Be our second wind!
If our work resonates with you, please consider donating — and invite your friends to join. Support coming from abroad is now our most reliable lifeline, untouched by the restrictions imposed inside Russia.
12,000 donors in Russia supported OVD-Info every month
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What happened
In November 2025, Russian payment services refused to continue working with us, without explanation. In effect, we lost the ability to accept donations in rubles and were cut off from 12,000 donors. Honestly, we thought it was the finish line and that our marathon was over—but we decided to prove to ourselves, and everyone else, that we had a few more kilometres in us.
Thanks to you, in just a few months we rebuilt our base of regular donors to nearly 6,000 people. That means we can keep going and continue defending Russians targeted for political reasons. Now our goal is to regain our pace and get back to 12,000 regular donors.
Our work really does feel like a marathon—we just keep finding ourselves starting another lap, with no finish line in sight. But the real result of that work is tens of thousands of Russians who know their rights, hundreds of people behind bars who are not left alone to face the system, and dozens of political prisoners we have managed to keep out of prison. You made that possible—the 250,000 people who have donated to OVD-Info at some point. If this were an actual marathon, we would be setting a world record for the number of participants.
We believe that solidarity—the sense of having others beside you—is what has kept us going all these years (and probably you too). But to keep this work going, we need you and your support.
Cryptocurrency—currently the only method fully independent of the ruble exchange rate and the banking system in Russia. It is extremely helpful in crisis situations (including right now).
GlobalGiving—if you work for a company connected to Benevity or other giving platforms, or if tax deductions are important to you, please support us via GlobalGiving.
Please choose this option only if you are not dependent on the Russian state and do not travel to Russia, as the platform is designated “undesirable” in the Russian Federation.