Olena Makarenko
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Olena Makarenko is a journalist at Euromaidan Press. In 2014, Olena started working as a volunteer on public initiatives focusing on building civil society and promoting dialogue between people from different regions of Ukraine.
Ukrainian MPs endanger independence of key anti-corruption body and country’s international support
On 17 September, Ukrainian MPs voted for a decision that puts international financial support for the country under…
Lukashenka’s war against the free media
The dictatorship regime of Aleksandr Lukashenka has ignited a new battle against journalists in Belarus who do not…
Why post-Euromaidan anti-corruption reform in Ukraine is still a success
The creation of the new anti-corruption institutions in the country started in 2015. Amongst the first was the…
Ukraine provides evidence of Russian aggression in Ilovaisk, but Ukrainian command’s responsibility hushed up
On 29 August 2014, Ukrainian forces found themselves entrapped by Russian-separatist forces.These Russian-separatist forces on the request of…
50 women in a cell for four: Belarusian election observer tells of being jailed
Aged just 26, Marta decided to become an observer about a month and a half before the presidential…
Chain of attacks on Ukrainian whistleblowers continues: RFE/RL car set on fire
The Schemes (Skhemy) program is broadcast on UA:Pershyi, a Ukrainian national television channel. The program has been screened…
Pillar of Lukashenka’s regime cracks as court journalists abandon ship
Belarusian state media was one of the things propping up Lukashenka’s dictatorship by broadcasting lies on the situation…
Ukraine’s new anti-corruption bodies lock horns with deep state over rotten court
This is by no means the first scandal involving this court’s participation. However, due to machinations and likely…
Belarusian police detain and beat teenagers, injure 5-year-old
Unprecedented brutality against peaceful protesters opposing the falsified presidential election giving dictator Lukashenka an implausible victory are ongoing…
Ukrainian human rights activists detained in Minsk
The detainees Kostyantyn Reutskyi and Yevhen Vasiliev represent the human rights organization Vostok-SOS. Reutskyi is an executive director…
Jailed for 15 days for exposing Lukashenka’s rigged elections: the story of Marta, one of 150 arrested observers
Marta-Daria Klinava is a Belarusian film director and an ally of Ukraine. Last year, together with the Ukrainian…
“Russia has been successful at muddying the waters”: lessons from the Syrian conflict
[editorial]Syrians made a terrible mistake in thinking that the world knew what was happening in their country, warn…
Youth initiative breathes life into Donbas’ first occupied city| Video
Prior to the occupation, the industrial city of Sloviansk, marked by pro-Soviet sentiments among the older population and…
Mass protests in Kyiv against disarming Ukrainian army as part of new truce in Donbas
The truce came into force on 27 July and was violated by Russian-backed forces which shelled Ukrainian Army…
Journalist threatened after uncovering pro-Russian Telegram channels and their influence on president’s party MPs
Texty.org.ua journalist Liubov Velychko found herself under attack after publishing her research revealing pro-Russian messages on Telegram channels…
Ukrainian NGOs demand proper investigation into devastating fire of anti-corruption fighter’s house
Ukrainian NGOs demand a proper independent investigation into a fire that demolished leading anti-corruption activist Vitaliy Shabunin’s house.…
Corrupt and biased judges still pollute Ukraine’s judiciary; Zelenskyy’s reform will not fix this
The Ukrainian judiciary has gone through several reform processes during the last six years. Nevertheless, it probably remains…
Transparency activist receives death threats while standing up to construction mafia in Kyiv suburb
Chesno’s editor- in-chief lives in the village of Kotsiyubynske, Kyiv Oblast. While the village is located only 16…
Intense wildfires in Ukraine’s frontline Luhansk Oblast take lives of at least 5 [photos, videos]
The fires in the frontline Luhansk Oblast started already on 6 July. The next morning they were extinguished.…
“My dream is to help someone like I was helped” – teenager who suffered Donbas war [VIDEO]
Viktoria Horodynska from Mykolayivka was 14 years when the war started in her town. Prior to the war,…