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political prosecution
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Ukrainian religious scholar who survived Russian captivity dies at the age of 69
In Kyiv, people said goodbye to Ukrainian scientist and religious scholar Ihor Kozlovsky, who died on 6 September 2023. The funeral and memorial services were held in St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery on 9 September 2023.
09/09/2023
Prosecution of Ukraine’s ex-President Poroshenko, explained
[editorial]Is Ukraine’s prosecution of its ex-President Poroshenko political persecution or well-grounded in evidence? We examine the facts of…
13/01/2022
Charge of Euromaidan activist with non-existent murder slammed as revanche of pro-Russian forces
[editorial]As the Ukrainian government’s crackdown on the Euromaidan Revolution was getting increasingly savage back in February 2014 and…
18/12/2020
Investigator closes a criminal case against Poroshenko, denouncing political pressure
Earlier, the court failed to apply preliminary measures to Poroshenko during its first session on 19 June, when…
08/07/2020
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…
13/06/2020
Lock him up! Political repressions en vogue again as Zelenskyy steps up campaign against Poroshenko
[editorial]President Zelenskyy’s statement ”Different adventures and verdicts are coming for [former President] Poroshenko” at his press conference turned…
04/06/2020
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…
16/04/2020
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…
23/03/2020
Critics of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy face criminal charges
Did they really threaten to kill Zelenskyy? Read also: Police evidence in murdered journalist Sheremet’s case looking shaky…
05/02/2020
Russia’s Criminalization of Protest: Ildar Dadin’s Appeal and Article 212.1
On March 31, in a much anticipated appellate procedure in Moscow City Court, a judge considered the appeal…
05/04/2016
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…
04/02/2016
‘Support Ukraine and you’ll go to jail,’ Kremlin tells Russians
A Russian court has sentenced Rafis Kashapov of the Tatar Social Center to three years imprisonment for his…
16/09/2015
Kremlin courts prosecute political refugees in absentia
Political emigres have long played a much greater role in Russia and especially in Russian thinking than in…
13/04/2015