SOVA Center took part in the OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw on October 2-13, 2023. Below is the SOVA's statement along with the relevant recommendations for the session "Fundamental Freedoms I". Dear moderator, dear participants, My name is Maria Kravchenko, I represent SOVA Center, Moscow. SOVA as a public organization has been enlisted as a foreign agent in Russia.

The annual OSCE Human Dimension Conference is taking place in Warsaw from 2 to 13 October 2023. On October 6, SOVA Center expert Olga Sibireva spoke at the plenary session IV “Fundamental Freedoms II”. We publish the text of the speech in full. Dear conference participants, let me draw your attention to some problems in the field of freedom of conscience that exist today in Russia. 1. Unfounded persecution of religious organizations as allegedly extremist continues.