Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba summed up the results of the first year of activity of the new regional alliance, the Lublin Triangle, and outlined its 10 priorities. “Thanks to the Lublin Triangle,…
The Viasna Human Rights Centre informs that bloggers, entrepreneurs, activists of presidential candidates’ headquarters, and protesters stay in places of detention in Belarus, far from their relatives and friends. They were arrested for participating in…
This is not the first year that PICREADI has been involved in “creative diplomacy.” It brings young European professionals, graduate students and scholars together for Meeting Russia events in Europe and Russia. Promising foreign experts…
If you open today any publication of Meduza, a well-known independent online media outlet, you can see the message right below the title of an article: “This message (content) was created and (or) distributed by a foreign…
According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), more than 60 raids on the offices and apartments of media representatives were conducted in the country over the past 10 days. “Over the past 10 days, 63…
9 August marks a year of Alexander Lukashenka’s attempts to retain power after an apparent defeat in the presidential election. The usurper president seeks to “hold the ground with his bayonets”. The immediate evidence of this is the amendments…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine hosted a panel discussion entitled “Building Resilience to Information Influence: Freedom of Speech as a Component of Information Security.” In particular, in her speech, First Deputy Foreign Minister…
UN Council Adopts Resolution ‘Cooperation with and Assistance to Ukraine in the Field of Human Rights’
July 15, 2021
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of the resolution “Cooperation with and Assistance to Ukraine in the Field of Human Rights” by the UN Human Rights Council. The document stipulates that the UN Human Rights Council will continue…
Information Security Doctrine
July 14, 2021
The Ukrainian Foundation for Security Studies researched the fight against information influence in Europe and outlined recommendations for the Information Security Strategy. Promote Ukraine publishes its main aspects. A significant number of global trends have…
Pro-Russian and anti-Western conspiracy in information warfare was assessed in a study by the Institute of Mass Information and Detector Media. Promote Ukraine highlighted the key trends of 2020-2021. According to the study, pro-Russian propaganda has…
The security officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organised Crime and Corruption of Belarus conducted searches in the editorial office of the Nasha Niva media outlet. According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, searches were…
Ukraine: Birth Traumas of Culture
July 7, 2021
Ukrainian culture has been tested by centuries of colonialism. It was not typical, as in Great Britain or France, which were separated from the colonies by the sea and which perceived the colonised population as…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the adoption by the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA) on 6 July of an urgent resolution “On…
Alexander Lukashenka instructed Belarusian border troops to completely close the border with Ukraine. He made a relevant announcement at the celebrations on the occasion of Belarus Independence Day. According to Lukashenka, the reason for this…
The European Union prepared a plan to continue cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries. The goals of the plan are supported by an investment package totalling EUR 2.3 billion. “The comprehensive agenda aims at increasing trade,…
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed, as a basis and on the whole, the bill “On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine.” The bill was supported by 325 lawmakers at an extraordinary plenary sitting of the Verkhovna Rada….
Russian Repression
June 30, 2021
On 1 July 2020, Putin introduced a new time system for Russia. He began the “chronicle of the new time” with the “new” year 1937. Having reset presidential term limits to zero, the now “lifelong”…
Seven Years of Occupation of Crimea: Human Rights Activists Systematise Human Rights Violations on Peninsula
June 28, 2021
Ukraine has presented a report systematising human rights violations in Crimea over the seven years of occupation. The analytical document is divided into main groups of rights: civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. The…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a comprehensive resolution recognising the persecution of Crimean Tatars by the aggressor state, the Russian Federation. The document was supported by the vast majority of…
The UN Secretary-General’s interim report on the human rights situation in Crimea occupied by Russia, which will be presented at the 21 June session of the UN Human Rights Council, records torture and persecution. “The report…
