Sentenced by a Russian-controlled court in Crimea, Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh is ready to write his last will and testament, said the Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine Liudmyla Denisova. “Volodymyr Balukh has asked for a...
On 14 September, a collective of French filmmakers and intellectuals launched an initiative to support Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is on day 124 of hunger strike in a Russian prison colony, demanding the release of some 70...
Today as they have done every August 30, the International Day for Remembering Those Who Have Disappeared, Crimean activists assembled in front of the Russian embassy in Kyiv to call attention to the 44 people who have been...
On 24 August 2018, a military parade on the central street of Kyiv was held to mark Ukraine’s 27th Independence Day said to be the largest yet. Approximately 4,500 military servicemen from Ukraine and 300 of their colleagues from 18...
Ukraine’s Ombudswoman Liudmyla Denisova had just shared the photos of Oleg Sentsov, who is today on the 88th day of his hunger strike that she received from her Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova. “According to the...
Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian filmmaker Russia sentenced to 20 years for unproven “terrorism” on hunger strike since 14 May 2018, has sent a letter depicting his state to his cousin Nataliya Kaplan. Nataliya got it from...
Below is Kostenko right after stepping out of his prison in Kirovo-Chepetsk. He is expected to arrive to Kyiv on 6-7 August and will receive temporary accommodation and hopefully, financial support. Kostenko was arrested in February 2015....
Oleksiy Nekhlopochyn studied at the Luhansk State University of Medicine, and he completed his internship in Donetsk. Afterward, he entered the division of neurosurgery, in which he specialized in pathologies of the spine and brain, and...
Emir-Usein Kuku, a Crimean Tatar human rights activist who the Russian occupation authorities of Crimea have accused of terrorism, has made public his appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chayka....
At the start of summer 2018, the creation of the Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine picked up speed. Discussions about the court were ongoing for about two years. On June 7, Ukrainian MPs finally voted for the law defining...
Here is everything you need to know about one of the most disturbing scenarios unraveling in a European institution. NOTE: This article has been, and will be updated according to the developing situation. What does PACE do, anyway? PACE,...
