The animated documentary is based on the true story of Kostya Proletarsky, a drug user and HIV activist who died as a result of mistreatment and torture at a Russian prison. The animation features original audio interviews with Kostya and his mother Irina, and aims to commemorate Kostya and many others who have not survived prisons around the world.
The Andrey Rylkov Foundation
The Andrey Rylkov Foundation is the only organization providing needle and syringe program for drug users in Moscow. Their mission is to promote and develop humane drug policy based on tolerance, protection of health, dignity and human rights. Please help the Andrey Rylkov Foundation to give hope! Learn! Support! Donate!
PLEASE DONATE THEM HERE: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/harm-reduction-services-for-1000-moscow-drug-users/
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ARTICLES ABOUT THE ANDREY RYLKOV FOUNDATION:
TAKING BACK WHAT’S OURS! – Episode 9. Russia, Georgia and Ukraine
In today’s episode of the oral history of the movement of people who use drugs, we travel to three Eastern European countries, where activists fight very restrictive drug policies.
Nonexistent? We Exist!
‘Nonexistent? We Exist!’ is a documentary film about the communities of people living with HIV in Russia. It tells the story of how the members of the most vulnerable communities affected by the HIV epidemic, such as drug users, sex workers, and LGBTQ people, struggle for survival and dignity in a hostile cultural and political environment.
Rights Reporter Foundation – Annual Report 2018
A new education video series, a training for activists in Bangkok, filming the Canadian drug policy conference and advocacy at the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs – 2018 was an eventful year in the life of the Rights Reporter Foundation and its drug policy website, Drugreporter. Please explore our activities in our new annual report!
You can either download the report by clicking on this link, or you can read it online with ISUU below!
Russian Harm Reduction Workers Under Attack
The Andrey Rylkov Foundation, the only harm reduction NGO working in Moscow, has been declared a foreign agent by the Russian government.
Unspeakable Harm Reduction
Our movie features Mr. Yuri Fedotov, the head of the UN Agency on Drug and Crime (UNODC), making an ambiguous statement on harm reduction at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) this year
Russian Young People Need Your Help!
The best three projects get bonus grants from Global Giving, Andrey Rylkov’s project ranks on the 6th place now – your donation can make a difference by April!
Giving Hope to Drug Users in Moscow
Watch our movie on the Andrey Rylkov Foundation and support their fight for survival!
The Disproved Accusations of the Russian Drug Czar
In our video we show how we asked the Russian drug czar to explain why he banned the website of a Russian NGO, the Andrey Rylkov Foundation – send an email and urge him to lift the ban!
Our open letter to Mr. Fedotov
Civil society organizations hope that the promising words of the new UNODC director will be put into action soon
