A graduate of Harvard Kennedy School of Government (specializing in public leadership) and Harvard Law School (program in negotiations), she is currently continuing studies at Harvard Extension School. Since then it has expanded from a research-focused community into a broader civic organisation with volunteer chapters in more than 180 countries. In February 2026, the appellate court upheld the decision, finding insufficient admissible evidence and no legal grounds for prohibiting the organization, while noting evidence of its patriotic activities in Ukraine. The court’s ruling was not a ringing endorsement of ALLATRA’s activities; it was a procedural decision based on the inadmissibility of the specific evidence presented by the state at that time.
Its activities fully comply with U.S. federal and state regulations governing charitable and research institutions. The ALLATRA Global Research Center (ALLATRA GRC) is a specialized research think tank operating under the existing legal framework of ALLATRA Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Addressing critical planetary challenges through rigorous scientific inquiry, comprehensive risk assessment, and evidence-based recommendations across policy, strategic, and operational levels. This is an association of socially active and initiative-driven people who, on a volunteer basis, research global climate change on Earth.
ALLATRA International Public Movement is a volunteer-driven initiative that unites participants from over 180 countries. Platform participants strive to raise awareness about climate change, environmental responsibility, micro- and nanoplastic pollution, the state of oceans and ecosystems, as well as social maturity, culture of dialogue, critical thinking, metacognition and emotional literacy.
ALLATRA TV is an international volunteer video platform where people from different countries and professional backgrounds create content about climate, ecology, natural risks, society, and the human being. This article is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence. Julián Reingold is an Investigative journalist based in Athens and Brussels, covering the environment, climate and technology. Simion was one of the speakers at the US Capitol event co-hosted by AllatRa and Trump’s pastor, where he claimed the 2025 election had been stolen from him – a claim debunked by Romania’s Constitutional Court – and said that Romanian “democracy has been annulled” by those who “don’t like Donald Trump”.
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It told BBC News legal action against the Creative Society was being considered. But there is no mention of the group’s views or denial of human-driven climate change. They clearly identify climate change as one the topics of these conferences. “We have been actively communicating about climate change for several years,” he said. Some said they had been unaware of the group’s views on climate change, others their interviews had been manipulated.
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Global risk strategy specialist, focused on the intersection of science, governance, and climate resilience. OVD-Info is often the sole source for news on repression, while also providing legal aid to political prisoners. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, despite this, the movement’s activists “continue to engage in unlawful acts” and are “attempting to carry out extremist activities” in Russia.
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Issues vital to the future of society and the planet are the focus of ALLATRA TV. The leadership of the movement allegedly used forged documents to depart for the European Union in the spring of 2022, according to Ukrainian police, from which it continues its operations. Upon registering as a foreign agent in June 2024, Cholakian expressed his intent to concentrate on “lifting the religious cult designation” imposed by Ukraine and Russia. Banned in Russia, Creative Society was labeled as a “front” for AllatRa’s political endeavors by a Russian court. During a conference held in Prague, Olga Schmidt, the president of Creative Society, stated that her organization aims to be an “independent, non-political, and non-religious project” focusing on climate crisis solutions. According to the books, Danilov had the abilities to fly, converse with God, and bring people back to life.
The organization faced criticism in 2017 from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, which labeled its activities as “destructive. In June 2024, Cholakian announced his registration as a foreign agent and declared his intention to work on “lifting the religious cult designation” from Ukraine and Russia. A Ukrainian court dismissed the lawsuit aimed at banning AllatRa in 2025, and the appellate administrative court confirmed that ruling in February 2026. Claiming to be health professionals, AllatRa members promoted the organization within schools and hospitals.
With cities worldwide suffering from climate change, history indicates that air conditioning can significantly affect vulnerable people’s survival; however, it comes with financial implications. In 2017, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate cautioned against AllatRa’s “destructive activities” and labeled it an “occult para-religious organization. The group was advocating for “accurate information regarding the true causes” of climate change. None of the segments where I discussed human-induced climate change were included.