Ukrainian human rights group that helped bring down Soviet Union turns 44
In the mid-1970s, political confrontation between the USSR and the West reached such heights that it threatened to…
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Crimean Tatars in the crosshairs of Russia’s war on Muslims
On 16 September, seven more Crimean Tatars from the Crimean peninsula which Russia occupied in 2014 were predictably…
Why Ukraine should support Yuri Dmitriev, Russian historian unearthing Stalin’s repressions
On July 22, a court in Russia’s Karelia region sentenced 64-year-old historian Yuri Dmitriev. The man was found…
Surviving the “DNR/LNR”. Photo project reveals the horror of captivity
Among the heroes of the photo project called “After Captivity”, there are several well-known prisoners, namely artist Serhiy…
“Russians taught how to torture.” Ex-captives of Donbas “republics” share horrors of basement prisons
A massive prisoner swap in which Ukrainian POWs and civilian hostages held in occupied Donbas were released became…
“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…
“They can destroy buildings, but not the spirit,” – Crimean Archbishop on Russia’s religious persecution
Russia continues to oppress Ukrainian citizens in the occupied Crimea not only for their civil stance, but also…
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…
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…
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.…
Sailors captured by Russia are POWs, Russia violates Geneva Convention, say Ukrainian officials, lawyers
The 24 sailors Russia has seized and taken captive after a Russian attack on three Ukrainian Navy boats…
Britain urged towards Magnitsky-style sanctions against torturers of Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin
Magnitsky-style sanctions could be a step towards freeing the circa 70 Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin, said…
French celebrities launch chain hunger strike in support of Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin
On 14 September, a collective of French filmmakers and intellectuals launched an initiative to support Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov,…
On hunger strike since May, Oleg Sentsov is ready to die in protest against Putin’s imperialism
Everyone has heard of Jan Palach, the young Czech student who set himself on fire on January 19,…
‘Vladimir Putin is killing Oleh Sentsov,’ Milshteyn says
One of Vladimir Putin’s greatest advantages has been the willingness of others to accept his definition of what…
Russia sends photos of imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker on 88th day of his hunger strike
Ukraine's Ombudswoman Liudmyla Denisova had just shared the photos of Oleg Sentsov, who is today on the 88th…