The EPP/CD Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe strongly condemned the sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation against Jacques Maire, the rapporteur on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny for PACE, and…
Human Rights Defenders Have Recorded 30 Cases of Persecution of Activists Starting This Year
May 3, 2021
Almost half of offences, namely 14 incidents, were recorded in Kyiv city. Kharkiv region (3) ranks second after the capital, Odesa and Poltava cities rank third (2 incidents in each). One case of persecution was…
Exclusive: ‘Dissenting Opinion’ on Chornobyl Disaster
April 28, 2021
I have a lot of stories about the spring and summer of 1986, suffice for a few short novels. For now, I will limit myself to an excerpt I wrote for the book “Hennadiy Matsuka:…
Secret KGB Documents on Chornobyl Disaster Made Public
April 27, 2021
The State Archive of the Security Service of Ukraine made public secret KGB documents: the first report on the explosion filed by Chornobyl NPP director Viktor Bryukhanov to the higher management, conversations of the plant…
What is Behind Russia's ‘Hybrid Aggression’?
April 19, 2021
Today, it is quite common to interpret Russia’s geopolitical activity in the form of “hybrid aggression” as a qualitatively new phenomenon that is unique to our time. But does such a reflection correspond to the real…
6 Ukrainians Pardoned by King of Thailand Return Home
April 19, 2021
All nine Ukrainians held in detention facilities of the Kingdom of Thailand have received a royal pardon on the occasion of the National Day of Thailand, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova wrote on her Telegram channel. “Thanks…
Wagner Group Fighters as Heroes of Modern Russia
April 14, 2021
In February 2014, armed men in unmarked uniforms appeared in Crimea, seizing the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, the Simferopol Airport, the Kerch Ferry Terminal, and other strategic facilities, as well as blocking…
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Austria: Kremlin’s Propaganda Outlets Speak About Collective Guilt of Ukrainian People Towards Russia
April 13, 2021
A group of Russian special forces soldiers led by Colonel Igor Girkin made 13 April 2014 (the great Christian holiday – Palm Sunday – was celebrated on that day) a harbinger of war. Today, however,…
Journalists of NOS Dutch TV channel published new recordings of telephone conversations between people accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the sky over Donbas in 2014. The talks were intercepted by Ukrainian special…
If Ukraine starts military operations in Donbas, Russia will not leave Donbas residents without help and will send in Russian troops. This harsh statement was made by Deputy Head of the Administration of the President…
The first judgement of the European Court of Human Rights on compulsory vaccination left many questions open, creating a wide field for manipulations. Solidarity duty In the decision the Court proclaimed social solidarity a “duty…
President Volodymyr Zelensky made a working visit to Turkey where he held talks with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Following the meeting in Istanbul, the heads of state signed a joint declaration of the ninth meeting of the…
In Bakhchisarai, teenagers brutally beat their classmate, a Crimean Tatar girl, journalist Elzara Isliamova informed on her Facebook page, releasing a video of the abuse. According to local media, the incident occurred at the Bakhchisarai…
Water from Occupied Territory: How Human Rights Activists Defend Right to Drinking Water
April 7, 2021
About 40,000 people live in the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, and surrounding villages. From time to time, all of them are left without drinking water, sometimes for several hours, sometimes for several weeks, and…
Ukraine took part in the event entitled “Human Capital Project. Ministerial Conclave 2021” dedicated to discussion of investing in human capital for environmental, sustainable, and comprehensive recovery in the post-pandemic period. The event took place…
Since the spring of 2014, about 16,000 square kilometres of the territory of Luhansk and Donetsk regions have been contaminated with explosives due to the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. Russian-occupation forces are actively using…
Pozner's Last Trip to Georgia
April 3, 2021
The offended country denied hospitality to Kremlin’s outstanding propagandist Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner’s 87th birthday turned out to be a failure. On 31 March, he arrived in Tbilisi with a large group of guests, up…
Vast Majority of Ukrainians Ready for Restriction on Freedoms to Establish Order in Country
April 1, 2021
The vast majority of Ukrainians (84%) believe that Ukraine currently lacks order. In order to improve the situation, people are even ready for restrictions on certain freedoms. This is evidenced by the results of the…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes adoption of the OSCE Permanent Council consensus decision on extension of the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine until 31 March 2022. Ukraine is…
Air Accidents: Planes Destroyed by Russia
March 31, 2021
On 25 February, Antoni Macierewicz, the head of the Committee for the Re-Investigation of the Smolensk Plane Crash, former Polish defence minister and incumbent MP, made a statement at the Polish Sejm, saying that the…
