Will the Crimea Platform help Ukraine return Russia-occupied peninsula?
What is the Crimea Platform? On 23 August, on the eve of Ukraine’s 30th anniversary of independence, Kyiv…
Ukraine becomes tourist destination for Saudis
“Discover Lviv,” “Travel and feel summer in Lviv,” Flynas, a key low-cost airline based in Saudi Arabia, invites…
Five Ukrainian startups that really went global
1. Grammarly, a writing assistant When asked about his life purpose, Grammarly co-founder Dmytro Lider says, “[I]t is…
Painkillers instead of hospital: Russia’s torture of critically-ill Crimean Tatar political prisoners continues unabated
Medzhyt Abdurakhmanov Medzhyt Abdurakhmanov is one of the Crimean Tatar political prisoners held in captivity for a crime…
After gutting independent media, Lukashenka regime comes after human rights activists
In the past week, Belarusian journalists and activists opposing regime have been living in a nightmare. The country…
Ukraine drops support for Uyghur declaration: Beijing’s pressure or Kyiv’s foreign policy shift?
The controversial agreement allows for China’s investments in Ukrainian railway transit, airports and ports infrastructure construction, communications and…
Torture and imprisonment is the price of freedom of speech in Russia-occupied Crimea
While the first victims of Russian repressions in occupied Crimea were pro-Ukrainian activists who openly resisted occupation, today…
“Hell. Despair. The feeling of absurdity.” Ukrainian journalist jailed in occupied Crimea describes FSB torture in harrowing letters
Who is Vladyslav Yesypenko? Vladyslav Yesypenko comes from Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine. A year before…
Win for Ukraine as PACE adopts strong resolution in support of Crimean Tatars persecuted by Russia
1. To begin with, a PACE resolution focusing on the issue of Russia-occupied Crimea and the rights of…
Can you stop the fall of the Cossack state? Play this Ukrainian history game and find out
This historical and political game depicts the events that took place in the 17th century in the Zaporozhian…
“I do not want my children to live in a country of terror.” Four inspiring letters from Crimean Tatar political prisoners not broken by Russia
Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the Russian occupation authorities have established a highly repressive regime on…
The 2021 Brussels NATO summit: triumph or defeat for Ukraine?
On 14 June 2021, the Capital of Europe hosted the 31st summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.…
Russian prison system is a ticking time bomb for health of a Crimean Tatar
On 12 October 2016, Kamenka and Strohanovka districts of Simferopol city in Crimea saw arbitrary mass searches in…
Good old Soviet tradition of coerced public confessions springs up in Belarus
His voice shaky and all tight like a string, bags under his eyes as large and deep as…