Ihor Vynokurov
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Ihor Vynokurov is a historian, civic activist, and contributor to Euromaidan Press. He is actively engaged in the #LetMyPeopleGo campaign advocating for the release of the Ukrainian prisoners illegally held in Russia and occupied Crimea, as well as the Academy of Public Diplomacy of the Crimean Tatar People. He is also a volunteer of the New Donbas NGO, which promotes peace education and dialogue for the young generation in East Ukraine.
Huge genealogical database of Ukrainians born in 1650–1920 opens online
The database includes 2.56 mn people and is expected to reach 4 to 5 mn in 2019. The…
Human sacrifices for the Kremlin’s propaganda machine: meet the “Crimean saboteurs”
“Not a single Ukrainian citizen has suffered here [since 2014], there are absolutely no restrictions, and the attitude…
Russian judges deny Crimean Tatar hostage last meeting with dying mother
“I hope to see him, cast a glance at him and hold his hand,” Aliye says with tears…
Human rights violations in Crimea to be investigated as war crimes
The Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Giunduz Mamedov, whose office has been operating in mainland Ukraine…
Academia again serves state ideology as Russia convicts Ukrainian library head
Back to Soviet-style witchhunt Last week, 59-y.o. Natalia Sharina, a Russian citizen and former head of the last…
Ukraine moves forward with issue of political hostages held by Russia
A new institution to coordinate the issues of Ukrainian political hostages held in Russia and Russian-annexed Crimea, including…
Difficult choice for Ukraine as identities of KGB agents finally come to light
Ukraine’s resolve to open the archives of the communist special services makes publicly available not only the files…
A year after prominent activist was kidnapped in Crimea nobody knows if he’s alive
Late in the evening on May 24, 2016, people in Russian road police uniform intercepted and abducted the…
“Culture can help us stitch our country together without blood”: Crimean Tatar filmmaker
The film title refers to the family story of the author. In the late 1950s, Crimean Tatar artists…
Ukrainians discover stories of repressed relatives in newly opened KGB archives
Russia and Ukraine hold the world’s largest documentary collections of Communist secret services that ceased to exist in…
Moscow deaf to 3 years of international outcry to free imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker
Abduction in occupied Crimea On May 10, 2014, Oleg Sentsov, along with three other Ukrainian citizens (Kolchenko, Chyrniy,…
Who is Zeytullaev, the Crimean Tatar Russia just sentenced to 12 years without a crime?
For three weeks prior to the second sentence, Ruslan was on hunger strike protesting against the state terror…
Indoctrination campaign for kids reveals identity crisis of Kremlin’s proxy “republics” in Donbas
Since 2014, propaganda in the Russian-occupied territories of East Ukraine has been trying to ensure the obedience of…
The many ways terror serves the regime in Putin’s Russia
Putin’s leadership exploits the fear of Russians caused by terror attacks to maintain their self-perception as a victimized…
Russia’s Crimean Tatar captive goes on hunger strike demanding justice
Ruslan is now undergoing a farcical trial in Russia for the second time. As he explains, the hunger…
That time when the Soviet Union tried to join NATO in 1954
More than a half-century ago, the USSR attempted to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.…
Eurovision, Russia, and weaponized disability
We would stand behind women and children, promised Vladimir Putin in March 2014, after he triggered off a…
Imaginary “terrorists” with no terror acts: Russia’s collective punishment of Crimean Muslims
Difference between Russia and Ukraine 21 March is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.…
European Parliament: Russia should free all the illegally imprisoned Ukrainians #LetMyPeopleGo
In the resolution adopted on 16 March 2017, the EP deplores the lack of freedom of expression and…
Mother of Kremlin’s hostage visits occupied Crimea to hug tortured son
The Ukrainian political prisoner Yevhen Panov has seen his mom Vira for the first time since Russian security…