“I didn’t reach the war but ended up in prison instead,” Oleg Sentsov’s interview with Novaya Gazeta
On your exchange day, we all watched cars with blacked-out windows and security jeeps leaving Lefortovo Detention Center…
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News about Ukrainian political prisoners and hostages.
Nikolai Polozov: the Kremlin can take as many hostages as it wants to use as bargaining chips with Ukraine & West
The euphoria from the prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia which took part on 7 September has somewhat…
Ex-Kremlin prisoners tell about torture, horrors of Russian prisons
On 7 September 2019, 35 Ukrainians returned home from Russian prisons. Among them were the 24 sailors whom…
An unequal exchange: the spies and terrorists Russia got for releasing Oleg Sentsov and 34 other Ukrainian political prisoners & POWs
For Ukraine, the Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap on 7 September was euphoric and touching. 35 men, of them 11…
“Russia is not ready to let Ukraine go” – Sentsov’s first public speech after Russian prison
Read also: 35 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin, including Oleg Sentsov, finally home. 86 still remain During the…
35 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin, including Oleg Sentsov, finally home. 86 still remain (UPDATING)
On 7 September 2019, a prisoner exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine. took place. 35 Ukrainian citizens…
European Parliament calls on Russia to release Ukrainian political prisoners and eco-activists
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to release Ukrainian citizens illegally sentenced and held…
Relatives of Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin ask PACE to prevent lifting Russia sanctions
Open letter to PACE Assembly Members: Don’t deprive us of hope for the liberation of our relatives who…
Stanislav Klykh, heavily tortured Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin, launches hunger strike
Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin Stanislav Klykh has started a hunger strike in a Russian prison, according…
Only civic journalism can prevent Crimea’s total isolation. That’s why Russia is attacking it
The peninsula had disappeared from the first pages of international media outlets long ago. Ukrainian journalists rarely travel…
Faces of the Crimean Solidarity group who Russia baselessly arrested as “terrorists”
On 27 March, in its largest raid yet, Russian special services tore into the homes of several dozen…
Russia sentences gravely ill Ukrainian political prisoner it abducted to 6 years, he launches hunger strike
On 24 August 2017, 19-year-old Ukrainian student Pavlo Hryb went to meet a girl. Then he got kidnapped…
First int’l human rights mission since occupation reports on how Russia crushes opposition in Crimea
The mission to Crimea met with more than 50 people, including victims of human rights violations and their…
Documentary “Putin’s Hostages: Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin” was premiered in PACE
The premiere of the documentary “Putin’s Hostages: Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin” was held on 23 January…
Russia may kill disabled Crimean Tatar with “most absurd” show trial yet
The 57-year-old Crimean Tatar activist, who had for 18 years suffered from numerous health conditions, was apprehended at…
From Stus to Sentsov: Ukraine’s Soviet-era political prisoners of the Kremlin
In the late 1920s to early 1930s, Soviet authorities continuously targeted different groups of intellectuals with repressive measures.…
Learn Russian with Euromaidan Press: send holiday greetings to the Kremlin’s Ukrainian hostages
This is the fourth year we’re inviting you to join the holiday letter-writing campaign to the Ukrainian hostages…
Former Ukrainian hostage Kostenko tells of FSB’s torture to extract “confessions”
Former political prisoner and Crimean Euromaidan activist Oleksandr Kostenko continues to experience severe health problems after injuries sustained…
EU Parliament calls to stop NordStream2, impose sanctions if Russia doesn’t release captured sailors
On 12 December 2018, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling to stop the construction of the NordStream2…
“It’s doesn’t matter when you die, but how and for what.” Sentsov’s address at Sakharov Prize ceremony
On 12 December 2018, the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was awarded the EU Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom…