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Persecution
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Ukrainian volunteer jailed to 18 years in Russia
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ukrainian citizen Dmytro Holubiev to 18 years in a…
Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires urgent medical assistance, human rights defenders say
Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov who was sentenced to 8.9 years in prison by the Russian occupation authorities needs…
Lviv’s Forbidden Music project proves totalitarian regimes cannot control people’s minds – Swedish composer
We sat down to talk with Swedish conductor and music director Daniel Hansson, who also teaches at…
Ukrainian music forbidden under Soviets comes to limelight in international project
Since the beginning of 2021, a young, driven team of music enthusiasts in Lviv has been working on…
Secret service documents from Ukraine, Georgia & former Czechoslovakia reveal persecution of East European intellectuals
The Ukrainian documents reveal interesting facts about writer and humourist Ostap Vyshnia, filmmaker Oleksandr Dovzhenko, monumentalist artist Mykhailo…
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…
Ukrainian World Congress severs ties with Russian chapters after being designated as “undesirable organization”
At an extraordinary meeting on July 10, 2021, the UWC Board of Directors voted to suspend the membership…
Prosecutors step back as thousands of supporters rally for Poroshenko
During Poroshenko’s remarks to his supporters gathered outside the courthouse, Poroshenko directly addressed President Zelenskyy: I want to…
Ukraine moves one step closer to jailing its former president; his supporters bring on the caricatures
Accusation of exceeding power The notice of suspicion as presented by the Prosecutor General also states that Poroshenko…
Whistleblower from Zelenskyy’s party slammed with five criminal proceedings
MP Geo Leros, who published the videos, and his role in the presidential team Leros is a visual…
Political persecution sharpens in Ukraine as first MP faces “preliminary penal measures”
Previous article: Critics of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy face criminal charges The alarming case of MP Sofiya Fedyna MP…
The tragic destiny of the Krushelnytsky family, annihilated by the communist regime
Photo of the Krushelnytsky-Levytsky family Sitting (from left to right): Volodymyra Krushelnytska – dermatologist, publicist, editor, public and…
Donbas occupiers doing to Ukrainian Church what they accuse Kyiv of doing to Moscow one
The so-called “Donetsk Peoples Republic” is preparing to liquidate all structures loyal to the autocephalous Orthodox Church of…
NGOs worldwide call upon Ukrainian authorities to stop persecuting anti-corruption activists
NGOs from Europe, USA, and other countries call upon the Ukrainian authorities to stop persecuting anti-corruption activists in…
Russians persecuting ethnic Ukrainians and other ethnic groups, leading rights groups say
Russia’s leading human rights groups say that ethnic Russians are now actively discriminating against ethnic Ukrainians even though…
Russia, known for Potemkin villages, is now ‘a garden of fig leaves,’ Yerofeyev says
Russia gave the world the Potemkin village, in which officials tried to cover up problems from those above…
Ukrainians in Crimea: Six sanctions for refusing a Russian passport
What is life like for Ukrainian Crimeans who have refused to take Russian citizenship, who have not yet…
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…
Authorities ready to demolish only Ukrainian church in Russia
The City Court of Noginsk (Moscow region) has ruled to demolish the Orthodox Holy Trinity Church that is…
Fewer Russians but more Russian speakers: The changing face of Russia
The number and percentage of ethnic Russians in Astrakhan has been declining two to three percent every decade,…