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…
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News about Ukrainian political prisoners and hostages.
History repeats in Russia as FSB raids human rights activist from KGB-repressed family
After the arrest of the Crimean Tatar lawyer Emil Kurbedinov and growing pressure on his Russian colleague Nikolai…
Meet Mykola Semena, the Crimean journalist prosecuted for disagreeing with Putin’s landgrab
Russia’s attack against those opposing the illegal annexation of Crimea is not surprising—after all, Moscow is experienced in…
Remember the Crimean Tatars jailed for resisting Russian occupation
On February 26, Ukraine observed the Day of Crimeans’ Resistance to the Russian Occupation. That day, a march…
Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko celebrates birthday in Putin’s prison
What happens if your son, father, or spouse is arrested by the state that is waging a war…
PACE calls on Russia to release Sentsov and other Kremlin hostages
On 24 January 2017, he Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted resolution #2141, which calls to protect Ukrainian…
Film about imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov to be shown at Berlinale
"The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov," a film about the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov who…
Learn Russian by sending a postcard to the Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin
At least 36 Ukrainians are jailed in Russia and occupied Crimea on politically motivated grounds, according to the…
Who are the 36 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin? Interactive graphic
At least 36 Ukrainians are illegally imprisoned by Russia on political motives. They are part of the #LetMyPeopleGo…
This Christmas, send a postcard to one of the 36 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin #LetMyPeopleGo
The initiative Euromaidan SOS and its partners within the campaign LetMyPeopleGo have launched the New Year's Marathon of…
French artists call to free Oleg Sentsov and imprisoned Russian artists
Multiple filmmakers and cultural actors around the world (including Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina) are mobilizing for the Ukrainian…
Political prisoner Sentsov wrote 5 film scenarios and a novel in prison – lawyer
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is illegally imprisoned in the distant Russian republic of Yakutia, where -35ºC is…
Translators needed for documentary about Sentsov sham trial
An international team of filmmakers has made a documentary about the sham trial of their colleague, Oleg Sentsov,…
Johnny Depp joins campaign in support of Oleg Sentsov
The famous Hollywood actor and director Johnny Depp has spoken out in support of his colleague, the Ukrainian…
Expert community outraged over new FSB arrests in Crimea
The letter, signed by over 100 experts from 11 countries, says that the three detained were permanent residents of…
Dadin case has given a face to the horrific practice of torture in Putin’s prisons
In a tragic confirmation of truth behind Stalin’s dictum that a single death is a tragedy but a…
Ukrainian human rights group that helped bring down Soviet Union turns 40
In the mid-1970s, political confrontation between the USSR and the West reached such heights that it threatened to…
Write to the Kremlin’s Ukrainian hostages on Victims of political repressions day
On October 30, Russia's Day of Remembrance of the victims of political repressions, write a letter to the…
Watch “Burning Doors” by the Belarus Free Theater online on October 12
The Belarus Free Theater, the only theater in Europe banned by its government on political grounds, will be…
Reaction of international community can save Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko
Ukrainian human rights organizations Human Rights Center and the Center for Civil Liberties believe that the arrest of…