Everyone has heard of Jan Palach, the young Czech student who set himself on fire on January 19, 1969 in Prague in protest against the repression of the Prague Spring and the military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops...
One of Vladimir Putin’s greatest advantages has been the willingness of others to accept his definition of what is occurring rather than describe things honestly be it the invasions of Georgia and Ukraine, the Anschluss of Crimea, or the...
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...
It’s all about Oleg Sentsov… “What’s the situation in Ukraine?” – I hear this question quite regularly. A complete answer calls for an analysis and forecast of events that we experience in Ukraine every day, a brief...
The EU parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on Russia to “immediately and unconditionally” release Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and the circa 70 Ukrainian political prisoners he is on hunger strike...
“The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov,” a documentary about the case of the Ukrainian filmmaker and political prisoner held by Russia, is now available for free international screenings, under the precondition that...
Ukrainian artist Andriy Yermolenko has created an alternative series of posters for the FIFA World Cup in Russia which is set to start on 14 June. The posters showcase the reasons why politicians and cultural figures have been calling to...
An open letter published on Open Democracy is appealing to leaders of governments, the teams of which will play at the Finals of the World Cup in Russia, to boycott the event which is set to start on 14 June. The letter has been...
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who on 14 May announced a hunger strike until Russia releases all Ukrainian political prisoners it is holding, has written a letter to the G7 leaders asking for help to free them. The letter comes on the...
History weaponized Just as heavily armored “little green men” invaded and occupied Crimea, and Russian tanks entered eastern Ukraine to wage war against the Ukrainian Armed Forces, another silent front opened in the classrooms of...
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