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Ukrainian political prisoner Kolchenko refuses to ask Russian court for pardon
Oleksandr Kolchenko from Crimea, who was illegally convicted in the Russian Federation, does not intend to ask for…
The 27 other Savchenkos must not be forgotten!
The gross miscarriage of justice in the case of Nadiya Savchenko has sparked outrage among people of good…
Maryna Poroshenko appeals to Michelle Obama to help save Savchenko
Maryna Poroshenko, the wife of the president of Ukraine, has appealed to Michelle Obama, the wife of the…
Ukrainian political prisoner writes moving letter from Chechnya
Mykola Karpiuk was arrested in Russia in March 2014, when he served as deputy leader in Right Sector…
Russian aggression is back in the news thanks to Savchenko
If there is one thing that Western public opinion is sensitive to, it is lawlessness. This is why the…
Putin, Savchenko and Ukraine
Why doesn’t the Ukrainian government do anything to liberate Nadiya Savchenko? Why is there no exchange of prisoners?…
Nadiya Savchenko: This is my life you are playing with
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko finally got to present her "last word," or closing statement, in the Donetsk (Russia)…
Polish filmmakers demand the release of Ukrainian film director
More than 700 filmmakers present at the annual Eagles ("Orly") film award ceremony in Warsaw on Monday, March…
Kremlin will break before Nadiya Savchenko does, says pilot’s sister
Nadiya and Vira Savchenko have a plan. Their mom doesn't approve. They are stubborn and principled. The way…
Translators needed for campaign to free Ukrainian political prisoners
The campaign to free the Ukrainians unlawfully imprisoned in Russia, #LetMyPeopleGo, is searching for translators that would help…
Appeal of former political prisoner to the Dutch population: vote “yes”!
At the age of twenty-five I became a prisoner in a KGB prison. A Soviet judge found me…
Czech deputies urge Kremlin to release 13 Ukrainians illegally detained in Russia
As reported by activists from the human rights campaign #LetMyPeopleGo, a letter has been sent to Russian authorities…
Prosecution to present a fake witness, says Savchenko lawyer Mark Feygin
On 3 February, the court in Donetsk, Russia decided to allow Savchenko case investigator Dmitriy Manshin to testify. Ukraine's…
Six things you need to know about the show “trial” of Stanislav Klykh
Stanislav Klykh is going to meet his 42nd birthday in a Russian pretrial detention center. He has been…
New Normal in Russia: Putin Critics Punished with Harsh Prison Terms
In the final days of 2015, as the world's attention was focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia…
Learn Russian with Euromaidan Press: write a letter to Ukrainian political prisoners jailed in Russia
At least 21 Ukrainians are jailed in Russia and occupied Crimea on politically motivated grounds, according to the…
Eight Ukrainian political prisoners are victims of Russia’s terror in occupied Crimea
After Russia illegally annexed the Crimean peninsula in a referendum condemned by a UN General Assembly resolution, it…
Evidence on perpetrators of war crimes in Russia’s war in Donbas to be submitted to The Hague
A new 156-page investigative report identifies for the first time perpetrators of war crimes in Russia's war in…
Polish actor to Mikhalkov: I beg you, please, help Sentsov!
The famous Polish actor Daniel Olbrychski wrote an open letter to Russian film director Nikita Mikhakov with an…