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Georgians protest against Russian influence and “foreign agent” bill ahead of final voting

More than 50,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of Tbilisi on May 11, opposing the "foreign agent" bill that could curtail freedom of speech and bolster Russian influence in Georgia.

byOlena Mukhina

A woman with a sign saying "Olenivka = Osvencimas [Auschwitz]" during a protest about Ukrainian POWs killed Russian colony.

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Relatives of Olenivka terror attack victims name three demands to international community

The return of all wounded defenders from the Olenivka attack, proper honoring of the killed heroes, and an international investigation into the terror attack remain unresolved issues.

byOrysia Hrudka

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“Impunity has become a part of Russian culture,” Nobel Peace Prize laureate says

People who committed crimes with their own hands should not hide behind the abstract Putin, says the head…

byOrysia Hrudka

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ECHR orders Russia to stop attacking civilians, schools, and hospitals in Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has reiterated its unprecedented interim measures on ‘Ukraine v. Russia’, which…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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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…

byYuliia Rudenko

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Seven years of occupation of Crimea: human rights activists systematise human rights violations on peninsula

Despite this, as the authors of the report note, the movement of resistance to the occupation of Crimea…

byCivic Sector Organizations

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Ukraine’s evidence in ECtHR: proof of Russia’s occupation of Crimea, human rights violations

The full description as well as references and supporting facts were included in the description of the court…

byBohdan Ben

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Crimea

Ukraine wins crucial round against Russia over Crimea in the European Court of Human Rights

The decision of the European Court of Human Rights from 14 January 2021 is still an intermediate decision.…

byBohdan Ben

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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…

byCivic Sector Organizations

Russian Aleksandr Prokopchuk can become president of Interpol tomorrow

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Human rights defenders raise alarm as Russia ready to take over Interpol

At the 87th session of the Interpol General Assembly in Dubai, consultations are underway regarding the candidates for…

byYuri Zoria

Liudmyla Surzhenko (right) and civil volunteer Kateryna Artemenko embracing each other as Liudmyla released

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Luhansk militants tortured disabled Ukrainian woman to make her “confess” she is a spy

Abduction of Liudmyla Surzhenko On 16 July, Donbas activists shared urgent calls about the suspected abduction of Liudmyla…

byYuri Zoria

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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…

byIhor Vynokurov

A snowflake failed to transform into an Olympic ring at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games Olympics. (Image: Varlamov.ru)

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West’s failure to confront Putin on Olympics convinced him he could invade Ukraine without penalty, Titov says

Many trace the origins of Vladimir Putin’s conviction that the West will ultimately come to accept whatever he…

byPaul A. Goble

Former national security advisor, former Director of US Defense Intelligence Agency, retired Lieutenant General Mike Flynn at a conference and gala dinner celebrating the 10th anniversary of Russia’s propaganda arm, media channel “RT” (formerly “Russia Today”) seated at the head table at the gala, with Vladimir Putin, his then-chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov and press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, among other Russian officials. Also seated at the same table is 2016 Green Party candidate for president Dr. Jill Stein. December 10, 2015 in Moscow. (Image: video capture)

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Jill Stein insults Russia’s struggle for human rights and environmental justice

Two of Russia’s fiercest environmental activists have written an open letter to Green Party candidate for president Dr. Jill…

byPaula Chertok

Some of the Crimeans murdered or illegally imprisoned by Russian occupation forces

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9 killed, 15 kidnapped under Russian regime – Crimean Tatar World Congress

The World Congress of the Crimean Tatars has declared on 31 July 2016 that 9 people were killed, 15…

byAlya Shandra

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