Human rights

Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine Needs Law to Control Dual Citizenship

February 27, 2021

The National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers within two months to propose a bill that would identify Ukrainians with dual citizenship, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said following a NSDC meeting…

News Original Society

‘Union State’ Based on Arbitrariness

February 26, 2021

The loss of legitimacy is throwing the Russian and Belarusian dictators into each other’s arms. This is an alarming circumstance for Ukraine. The 22 February meeting of Alexander Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin in Sochi took…

News Society

Seventh Anniversary of Start of Occupation of Crimea: Ukraine Calls for Increased Pressure on Russia

February 26, 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has issued a statement dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the occupation of Crimea. “26 February has become a symbol of resistance to the occupation,…

News Security

Navalny Taken from Russian Pre-Trial Detention Centre

February 26, 2021

A lawyer of the convicted opposition leader Alexei Navalny said that his client had been taken from the pre-trial detention centre and suggested that he could have been transferred to a penal colony. “Today, when…

News Society

Civic Activist’s Sentencing Triggers Protests Across Ukraine

February 24, 2021

Mass protests took place across Ukraine after the sentence was passed on civic activist Serhiy Sternenko. The Odesa court passed a guilty verdict in the case over abduction of a member of one of the…

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Borrell: EU to Impose New Sanctions against Russia within Week

February 23, 2021

The foreign ministers of the 27 member states of the European Union made a political decision to impose new sanctions against those responsible for the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Sanctions will be…

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Research & Analytics Society

How Russia Is Destroying Health of Ukrainian Political Prisoners: Stories of Five in Most Critical State

February 22, 2021

The health of Ukrainian political prisoners held in Crimea and Russia is a matter of particular concern to human rights defenders. These people are the most vulnerable category of Ukrainian nationals as they actually are…

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News Society

Former Kremlin Prisoners Create Platform for Release of Ukrainians

February 22, 2021

Former Ukrainian political prisoners, who were convicted in Russia, have set up a joint platform, the main goal of which is to release Ukrainians held in prisons in the Russian Federation and in the temporarily…

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News Society

United States Expands Sanctions against Belarusian Nationals

February 19, 2021

The United States has imposed sanctions against another 43 Belarusian nationals for rigging the presidential election and violence against peaceful protesters, the press service of the U.S. Department of State reports. “Today, the U.S. Department…

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News Society

Russia’s FSB Conducted Searches in Homes of Crimean Tatars in Occupied Crimea at Night

February 17, 2021

At 04:00 today, Russian mercenaries from the Federal Security Service (FSB) raided seven houses of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea. Six people have been detained. They are charged with participation in the Hizb ut-Tahrir,…

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News Society

EU Condemns Mass Searches in Offices of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Belarus

February 17, 2021

On Tuesday, 16 February, Belarusian security forces conducted mass searches in the offices of journalists and human rights activists. The European Union condemned such actions of the Belarusian law enforcement officers, spokesperson for the European…

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News Society

Ukrainian Parliament Calls on World to Condemn Occupation of Crimea

February 16, 2021

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a resolution appealing to the governments and parliaments of foreign states and international organisations to condemn the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of…

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Dmytro Kuleba: Canada Declaration to Become Additional Tool of Pressure on Russia to Release Ukrainian Political Prisoners

February 16, 2021

On 15 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba took part in a conference initiated by Canada, at which 52 states approved the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations. Canada’s initiative brings…

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Opinion Original Society

Network of Eight Concentration Camps Already Operating in Belarus

February 15, 2021

Plans of unlimited terror revealed in the scandalous audio recording by BYPOL [the BYPOL initiative was founded by opposition-minded former law enforcement officers of Belarus] include an intention to set up a separate labour camp…

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News Society

UN Security Council Accuses Russia of Reluctance to End War in Eastern Ukraine

February 12, 2021

At least 3.4 million people in eastern Ukraine are in need of sustained humanitarian assistance due to the war. More than half of those in need are women, and 40 percent are elderly, Under-Secretary-General of…

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News Society

Commissioner Borrell's Insightful Trip

February 10, 2021

Relations between the West and Russia are entering a new stage, and the chief European diplomat was the first to experience this firsthand On 9 February, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy…

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Original Society

Over 100 Cases of Persecution of Activists Recorded in Ukraine Last Year

February 10, 2021

In recent years, many cases of pressure, persecution, and attacks on human rights defenders and civil society activists have been recorded in Ukraine. Most of the high-profile cases are kept in sight solely due to…

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News Original Society

Europe Hopes for Democratic Change in Russia and Belarus

February 5, 2021

The EU should make the sanctions mechanism more effective in order to better protect democracy, in particular regarding Russia and Belarus. That was a message from a video conference on “Defending democracy in Russia and…

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News Society

Macron: EU's Stance on Ukraine in Talks with Russia Must Be Firm and United

February 5, 2021

The European side should conduct a comprehensive dialogue in relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a discussion to mark the launch of the Atlantic Council’s Europe Centre. “In these very sensitive regions…

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Opinion Society

Russia Riots at Gunpoint

February 3, 2021

Rallies in Russia have continued. They again have the same distinctive feature – ubiquity. The Open Media Group calculated the approximate number of protesters in Russian cities. The largest rallies took place in St. Petersburg,…

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Human rights

Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine Needs Law to Control Dual Citizenship

‘Union State’ Based on Arbitrariness

Seventh Anniversary of Start of Occupation of Crimea: Ukraine Calls for Increased Pressure on Russia

Navalny Taken from Russian Pre-Trial Detention Centre

Civic Activist’s Sentencing Triggers Protests Across Ukraine

Borrell: EU to Impose New Sanctions against Russia within Week

How Russia Is Destroying Health of Ukrainian Political Prisoners: Stories of Five in Most Critical State

Former Kremlin Prisoners Create Platform for Release of Ukrainians

United States Expands Sanctions against Belarusian Nationals

Russia’s FSB Conducted Searches in Homes of Crimean Tatars in Occupied Crimea at Night

EU Condemns Mass Searches in Offices of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Belarus

Ukrainian Parliament Calls on World to Condemn Occupation of Crimea

Dmytro Kuleba: Canada Declaration to Become Additional Tool of Pressure on Russia to Release Ukrainian Political Prisoners

Network of Eight Concentration Camps Already Operating in Belarus

UN Security Council Accuses Russia of Reluctance to End War in Eastern Ukraine

Commissioner Borrell's Insightful Trip

Over 100 Cases of Persecution of Activists Recorded in Ukraine Last Year

Europe Hopes for Democratic Change in Russia and Belarus

Macron: EU's Stance on Ukraine in Talks with Russia Must Be Firm and United

Russia Riots at Gunpoint

Brussels Ukraїna Review #5

Brussels Ukraine Review

Ukraine is the future leader of decarbonisation in Europe

Nagorny Karabakh: 7 Journalists Received Injuries

Litvinenko's Widow Submits €3.5m Claim Against Russia to ECHR

Seven Stories on Ukraine by Dutch People

Occupied Crimea: Five Years of Continued Crime

Human rights

Brussels Ukraїna Review #5

Brussels Ukraine Review

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