Official Statement of ALLATRA. Regarding dissemination of false information and defamatory statements in an article published by the Czech media outlet Seznam Zprávy on February 8, 2026
ALLATRA affirms its commitment to the principles of transparency, scientific rigor, and the rule of law. While we respect freedom of speech and the work of journalists, we consider dissemination of false information that damages our organization's reputation and misleads the public to be unacceptable.
On February 8, 2026, the Czech media outlet Seznam Zprávy published an article titled “Europoslanec z ANO chystá akci s proruskou sektou AllatRa” (“Member of the European Parliament from ANO is planning an event with the pro-Russian sect AllatRa”), authored by Kristina Ciroková. The article contains multiple factual errors, manipulative claims, and false allegations that directly contradict official documents, court rulings, and established facts.
The publication ignores the official legal and civic position of ALLATRA, misrepresents the nature of the organization’s research activities, and relies on outdated or debunked narratives originating from disinformation campaigns conducted by third parties.
1. Rebuttal of Allegations Regarding a “Pro-Russian Stance” and Cooperation with Russian Intelligence Agencies
The article’s assertion that ALLATRA is a “pro-Russian organization” or acts in the interests of the Russian Federation is false and unsupported by verifiable facts or documentary evidence. This claim echoes disinformation narratives spread by Russian propaganda against ALLATRA, aimed at restricting its activities in democratic countries.
Official stance of ALLATRA regarding Ukraine and Russia’s war against Ukraine. ALLATRA traces its history back to 1995. The Organization’s first official legal entity was registered in 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since 2017, ALLATRA’s official headquarters have been located in Atlanta, GA, the United States of America.
From the very beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in 2014, ALLATRA has been providing consistent support to Ukraine and has contributed to defending its interests internationally. Attempts to attribute a “Russian connection” to an organization that legally originated in Ukraine and is headquartered in the United States constitute a distortion of historical reality.
ALLATRA maintains an uncompromising stance regarding the war waged by Russia against Ukraine, as reflected in an official statement published on the official website. ALLATRA unequivocally condemns the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in 2022.
Quote from the official statement: “ALLATRA supports the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders… strongly condemns war crimes, crimes against humanity, and all other violations of international humanitarian law committed in the course of the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine.”
Persecution of ALLATRA in Russia. In 2023, pursuant to a decision by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, activities of ALLATRA were declared “undesirable” in the territory of the Russian Federation. In 2025, pursuant to a ruling by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, ALLATRA was designated as an extremist organization. Furthermore, ALLATRA’s information resources have been blocked by Roskomnadzor in Russia. Given these facts, the Czech journalist's claim that the organization is a “tool of Russian intelligence agencies” directly contradicts established facts and officially published governmental and court decisions.
Administrative and criminal cases continue to be regularly initiated against former participants of ALLATRA in Russia, who are subjected to searches, torture, detention, and imprisonment.
Human rights assessment. International human rights organizations, including USCIRF, L’Observatoire international du religieux (OIR), Memorial, and the SOVA Center, have recognized the persecution of ALLATRA in the Russian Federation as a politically motivated violation of freedom of speech and freedom of conscience.
2. Rebuttal of Allegations Regarding a “Criminal Organization” and the Status of Criminal and Administrative Proceedings Related to ALLATRA in Ukraine
There are no legally binding court rulings that recognize ALLATRA as a criminal organization within Ukraine or the European Union. The only country in the world that has officially banned ALLATRA’s activities is Russia.
In 2025, during the hearing of an administrative case involving an attempt to ban ALLATRA in Ukraine, the court officially rejected the key “expert opinion” issued by the Center for Economic and Legal Research and authored by I. Kremenovska, which had served as a basis for the claim. The court ruled that the expert opinion constituted inadmissible evidence for the following reasons:
- Bias. The expert “has a negative attitude toward the defendant and is an interested party” openly declaring her own fight against the organization, which legally deprives the expert of independent status.
- Plagiarism and falsification. The so-called “scientific findings” are not based on the expert’s own research, but on borrowed materials that “in certain parts, are identical to publications publicly available on the Internet.”
- Legal violations. The experts violated procedural requirements by independently collecting materials for analysis.
A quote from the court ruling regarding the “expert opinions”: “The materials do not contain specific and objectively convincing conclusions based on proper and admissible evidence of unlawful activity... and the court finds no grounds to accept them as evidence.”
Furthermore, within the aforementioned case, a report issued by the State Enterprise “Center of Competence of the Internet Address Space,” dated May 16, 2024, No. 150/2024-ZV, was presented regarding the documentation and expert assessment of the content of ALLATRA web pages. The report materials confirm ALLATRA’s patriotic activities in Ukraine.
Inadmissibility of the criminal evidence base. The criminal proceedings initiated against ALLATRA participants in Ukraine, referenced by the author of the article published in the Czech media outlet Seznam Zprávy, are based on the same set of “expert opinions” that the court has already found inadmissible in the aforementioned administrative case against ALLATRA. Since the court has already established the inadmissibility, bias, and plagiarized nature of these documents, the entire evidentiary basis for the accusation is legally inadmissible. The mere fact that an appeal has been filed in the administrative case, which currently remains pending, does not alter the legal assessment regarding the evidence inadmissibility. An accusation cannot be considered lawful if it is predicated on evidence that has been judicially defined as inadmissible.
It is noteworthy that the “expert opinions” used against ALLATRA, which were subsequently recognized by the Kyiv District Administrative Court as inadmissible evidence, contain defamatory claims against ALLATRA that were previously disseminated as part of disinformation campaigns conducted by Russian propaganda. Similar claims and, in some cases, word-for-word identical statements, have also been reproduced in foreign publications that defame ALLATRA’s reputation and rely on unverifiable sources.
Recognition of ALLATRA as an injured party. On February 2, 2026, the National Police of Ukraine officially recognized ALLATRA as an injured party. The National Police identified elements of a criminal offense committed against ALLATRA by third parties, which are classified as “obstruction of the lawful activities of a non-governmental organization” (Article 170 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Thus, within Ukraine's legal framework, ALLATRA does not constitute a “criminal organization,” but is recognized as an entity whose legal rights have been violated, i.e. it holds the status of an injured party rather than an accused party.
In the European legal system, a court is the sole authority with the power to determine whether an individual or an organization is guilty of an offense. To date, there are no legally binding court rulings in either Ukraine or the EU member states that would establish the organization's involvement in unlawful activities.
The use of the term ‘criminal organization” (zločinecká organizace) in an assertive form in the Seznam Zprávy article, even when citing investigative authorities or third parties, regarding an organization for which no court rulings establishing its guilt exist, constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental legal principle of the presumption of innocence as guaranteed by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The purpose of such a substitution of concepts is clearly to artificially criminalize the organization's image in the eyes of the public by circumventing the judicial process, which contradicts the principles of a democratic state governed by the rule of law. Attempts to stigmatize and dehumanize participants of ALLATRA in democratic countries objectively serve the interests of the Russian Federation, as they undermine activities of the Organization that is acting for the benefit of Ukraine and has been banned and subjected to persecution in Russia.
3. Rebuttal of the “Security Threat” Allegation and Confirmed Facts of International Cooperation and Recognition
In the Seznam Zprávy article, ALLATRA activities are portrayed as a “security risk.” However, the organization’s actual activities demonstrate the opposite, namely its systematic efforts aimed at protecting public safety, analyzing global risks, and cooperating with international institutions to develop joint solutions for the benefit of society.
The activities of ALLATRA are humanitarian, scientific, and educational in nature, as evidenced by the organization's effective involvement in international initiatives, collaboration with the scientific community, and cooperation with governmental and intergovernmental bodies.
The Vatican. The organization received the Apostolic Blessing of His Holiness Pope Francis and the Apostolic Blessing of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for its contributions to environmental protection. ALLATRA President Maryna Ovtsynova personally presented the report “Nanoplastics in the Biosphere: From Molecular Impact to Planetary Crisis” to the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
The United Nations and Climate Summits. Representatives of the Organization are official participants in United Nations Climate Change Conferences including COP29 (Azerbaijan), COP16 (Colombia and Saudi Arabia), and COP30 (Brazil).
Cooperation with the Bolivian government. ALLATRA officially cooperates with the Vice-Ministry of Civil Defense of Bolivia, including conducting seminars for the Bolivian Armed Forces on responding to climate threats.
United States. ALLATRA actively engages with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and participates in events on Capitol Hill as part of the Spiritual Diplomacy global human rights initiative.
Organization of Events on Capitol Hill and in Washington, D.C.
On January 22, 2026, ALLATRA hosted an international interfaith conference “United in Liberty: The Rise of Spiritual Diplomats,” held under the leadership of Pastor Mark Burns as part of the Spiritual Diplomats initiative. A special video address by the U.S. President Donald J. Trump was presented at the conference. Among the speakers were current Members of the U.S. Congress (Gus M. Bilirakis, Joe Wilson, and Mark Harris), as well as other leaders of the public, political, governmental, and religious sectors from various countries.
On February 5, 2026, an international conference titled “Freedom Has a Name and It's Called Ukraine” was held on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., hosted by ALLATRA and led by Pastor Mark Burns. The event served as a significant platform for expressing powerful support for Ukraine by American, Ukrainian, and international representatives. Participants included Christopher Anderson, representative of the U.S. Department of State; Gary Tabach, retired Captain of the U.S. Navy; Moshe Reuven Azman, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine; members of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Iuliia Iatsyk and Pavlo Frolov, and other prominent civil society leaders.
4. Status of ALLATRA Participant Igor Danilov and Rebuttal of the “Hiding” Allegations
The Seznam Zprávy article refers to ALLATRA participant Igor Danilov, using a wording that he is allegedly “hiding in Slovakia after fleeing Ukraine,” which is false and constitutes a violation of the fundamental legal principle of the presumption of innocence.
Legal residence status. Igor Danilov currently resides in the European Union (the Slovak Republic) on entirely legal grounds. He crossed the border legally in 2022 and is not hiding from law enforcement authorities. His whereabouts are known to migration and law enforcement agencies, fully precluding the use of such wording as “hiding” or “fled” in reference to him.
The criminal proceedings initiated against him in Ukraine, which are partly based on the aforementioned discredited “expert reports,” are currently at the pretrial investigation stage. Igor Danilov’s legal representatives are cooperating with investigators according to procedures established by law to demonstrate the absence of criminal liability.
Journalistic manipulation. The use of judgmental terminology such as “fled” and “hiding” by the Seznam Zprávy journalist, instead of the legally accurate phrase “is residing abroad,” is intended to create a misleading impression of criminal conduct in a reader’s mind for stigmatizing and dehumanizing the individual.
5. Attempts to Discredit Scientific Activities of ALLATRA and the Problem of Harm Caused by Nanoplastics
The attempt by the author of the Seznam Zprávy article to discredit the scientific agenda of the conference on the dangers of nanoplastics to be held at the European Parliament, titled “Nanoplastics: Hidden Connections and Emerging Risks,” and to portray interaction with Members of the European Parliament as “recruitment” (“zlákat”), constitutes a manipulative misrepresentation.
The co-organizer of this event is the ALLATRA Global Research Center (ALLATRA GRC), an independent analytical and scientific research think tank headquartered in the United States and operating under the U.S. jurisdiction. The center specializes in interdisciplinary research of global risks including climatic, geodynamic, and environmental threats. Its activities are aimed at preparing analytical reports and recommendations for the international scientific community, government authorities, and supranational institutions. The center’s work is based on the principles of open science and open data and aimed at identifying sustainable solutions for global security.
Scientific foundation. The scientific foundation of the conference is a comprehensive analytical report titled “Nanoplastics in the Biosphere: From Molecular Impact to Planetary Crisis” (2025). The report has been peer-reviewed by the Center for Research in Exact Sciences and Engineering (CICEI) at the Bolivian Catholic University San Pablo (Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo) and received a positive assessment from the Department of Research, Science and Technology (DICyT) of the Juan Misael Saracho Autonomous University (UAJMS). The document contains over 300 references to peer-reviewed scientific sources.
International assessment. Research findings of the ALLATRA Global Research Center in the fields of climate and nanoplastics have already been presented at the highest international level, including at the 29th and 30th Sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29 in Azerbaijan and COP30 in Brazil), and have also received formal recognition during official audiences at the Vatican.
Legitimate advocacy. The engagement of ALLATRA as a non-profit and non-governmental organization with Members of the European Parliament constitutes an integral and legitimate part of the democratic process within the European Union.
The ALLATRA Global Research Center is officially registered in the EU Transparency Register under registration number REG 1148853102055-15.
ALLATRA cooperates with Members of the European Parliament, Ondřej Knotek and others, based on the alignment of shared public interest priorities including those in the fields of environmental protection, climate policy, public health, and security. Such engagement is consistent with established democratic principles governing civil society participation. The characterization of such engagement as “recruitment” is unsupported by evidence, subjective in nature, distorts the factual circumstances, and constitutes a form of journalistic manipulation.
Interactions between non-governmental organizations and Members of the European Parliament are fully consistent with the principles of civil society participation in the democratic process, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU).
6. Rebuttal of Allegations Regarding the Use of “Bot Farms”
The assertion in the Seznam Zprávy article that ALLATRA allegedly uses specialized software to manipulate public opinion is false. All official resources, websites, and social media accounts of ALLATRA are listed exclusively on its official website www.allatra.org. Any third-party programs or websites not included in this list are in no way affiliated with ALLATRA.
The high level of activity among ALLATRA participants on online platforms and social media is a result of the voluntary efforts of thousands of real individuals from more than 180 countries worldwide rather than the operation of so-called bot farms. Attempts to portray the genuine activity of civil society as a “bot farm activity” constitute an unfounded attempt to discredit the voluntary civic engagement of real participants.
7. Literary Works and ALLATRA’s Official Standpoint
The allegation in the Seznam Zprávy article that ALLATRA allegedly “promoted ideas” through “The Crossroads” book, where one of the characters is claimed to “unite Slavic peoples and subsequently save all of humanity” and his biography allegedly “closely resembles that of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” constitutes a false and deliberately manipulative statement.
Legal status and chronology. ALLATRA was officially registered in 2014, and since 2017, the organization's headquarters have been located in the United States. The book referenced by the article author was written by a private individual long before ALLATRA establishment. Neither the aforementioned book nor any other works of fiction are or have ever been constituent, programmatic, or official documents of ALLATRA, nor have they defined or do they define its activities. The Organization has never disseminated nor does it disseminate the ideas contained in this literary work.
Attributing to a modern international volunteer organization the dissemination of ideas from fictional or journalistic texts that are entirely unrelated to its activities and were created in a different context and at a different time constitutes a substitution of the subject of analysis, replacing the organization’s actual activities with an interpretation of extraneous materials. This creates a false causal relationship and constitutes a manipulative substitution of the subject, thereby misleading readers: instead of providing an objective assessment of ALLATRA's actual activities, unrelated texts are artificially brought to the forefront and presented as the topic of discussion.
According to the official statement (section “On the Principle of Autonomy”), ALLATRA’s official standpoint is solely expressed in documents and statements published directly on its official website allatra.org. No books or fictional characters are mentioned in the Organization’s constituent documents or official agenda. ALLATRA engages in climate, geodynamic and environmental research as well as in the protection of human rights, and does not disseminate literary fiction or political myths.
It is also important to note that one of the works by the author of the aforementioned fictional book has been officially included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials in the Russian Federation. If the author were truly promoting the interests of the Kremlin, would any of her books have been designated as extremist material in Russia? This fact represents further compelling evidence of the unfounded nature of such allegations.
Attitude to third-party content. As declared in ALLATRA's official statement, “any books, articles, videos… or initiatives by individuals — even if they associate themselves, or are associated by others, with ALLATRA— cannot automatically be considered as reflecting the official position, ideology, or activities of the Organization.” We respect freedom of creative expression, but resolutely reject any attempts to use fictional works and their subjective interpretations to discredit our international scientific and humanitarian activities.
8. Motivation and Mission of the Conference at the European Parliament
The convening of the conference “Nanoplastics: Hidden Connections and Emerging Risks” at the European Parliament is driven by the need to draw attention to the growing amount of scientific data on the presence of micro- and nanoplastics in the biosphere and their potential effects on human health and ecosystems.
Current scientific studies indicate that micro- and nanoplastics have already been detected in natural ecosystems, food chains, and human tissues. Those findings raise serious concerns within the scientific community and necessitate further interdisciplinary research into their potential long-term consequences for human health, the environment, and sustainable development.
The initiative to convene the conference is of a civic, scientific, and educational nature. The involvement of volunteers of ALLATRA, experts, and representatives of civil society is voluntary and free from any political or commercial motivation. The purpose of the event is to inform the public about the potential dangers of micro- and nanoplastic pollution and the true scale of the threat it poses to environmental security and public health.
Conclusion
ALLATRA regards the article published by Seznam Zprávy as a compilation of previously debunked rumors, Russian propaganda narratives, and manipulative allegations.
We call upon mass media and the public to rely on official documents and facts rather than speculative claims. The convening of the conference at the European Parliament dedicated to the issue of nanoplastics is a necessary step to bring this real environmental threat to the attention of legislators. Attempts by certain Czech journalists to politicize this event run counter to the interests of European security and public health.
The discrediting of independent scientific and civic initiatives undermines the trust necessary for cooperation between society, the scientific community, and government authorities. In the context of global environmental and technological risks, this directly diminishes society’s capacity to respond effectively to threats to health, security, and the environment.