Human rights

Court Green-Lights in Absentia Investigation against Ukraine's Former President Viktor Yanukovych

August 2, 2021

The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv green-lighted the investigation in absentia against ex-president Viktor Yanukovych over the 2014 murders of Maidan protesters. As the Prosecutor General’s Office informs, investigations will be conducted into the case over the Maidan shootings, namely…

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Roskomnadzor’s Triggers: Which Articles Provoke Blocking of Websites of Human Rights Activists in Crimea and Russia

August 2, 2021

Providers in Russia and Crimea blocked access to the Crimean Human Rights Group’s website. At least six providers in different localities of the peninsula deny access to it. According to Russian activists, the website has…

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ECHR to Rule on Ukraine's Lawsuits Against Russia in 2-5 Years

July 30, 2021

The first results of consideration of Ukraine’s lawsuits against Russia in the Donbas case by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) should be expected no earlier than two years after the hearings, in the Crimea…

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Over 30,000 Crimeans Illegally Conscripted into Army of Occupying Power

July 30, 2021

The Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol served eight military commissars, who have been directly organising and conducting illegal conscription campaigns in various districts of the occupied Crimea since 2015, with notices…

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Twenty-Eight Countries and Organisations Have Already Confirmed Participation in Crimean Platform

July 28, 2021

As of Wednesday, 28 July, 28 countries and international organisations already confirmed their participation in the Crimean Platform summit scheduled for August, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said. “This will be an unprecedented…

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Ukrainians Suffer from Cyberbullying, Internet Fraud, and Hacker Attacks

July 28, 2021

Online safety is an extremely pressing issue of the present-day world. After all, it is difficult to imagine our lives without a digital environment. However, society gets a lot of problems along with information from…

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586 People Recognised as Political Prisoners in Belarus

July 28, 2021

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…

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Ukraine Strongly Condemns Russia’s Plans to Hold State Duma Elections in Donbas

July 23, 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its resolute protest over the adoption by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation of the decision to engage through electronic voting population of the temporarily…

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Russia Files Lawsuit against Ukraine at European Court of Human Rights

July 22, 2021

On Thursday, 22 July, the Russian Federation filed the first-ever interstate lawsuit against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights. According to the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation,…

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“Agents,” “Undesirable,” “Extremists” — How Modern Russia Combats Dissent

July 21, 2021

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…

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Pros and Cons of Judicial Reform in Ukraine

July 21, 2021

Judicial reform in Ukraine is being actively implemented at the request of international partners and the public. The Verkhovna Rada has already passed numerous bills to regulate the activities of the judiciary. However, the legal…

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Security Forces Conducted Over 60 Raids on Belarusian Journalists in 10 Days

July 20, 2021

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…

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Russia Urged to Accept Responsibility for Downing of Flight MH17

July 17, 2021

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, and the Netherlands made a joint statement on the 7th anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Donbas. The foreign ministers stressed the need to…

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Besieged Fortress Strategy. Lukashenka Follows Example of North Korea

July 17, 2021

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…

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Freedom of Speech as Component of Information Security

July 16, 2021

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…

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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…

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Report on the Online Survey Results about the Attitude of Ukrainian Population to Vaccine Passports

July 13, 2021

For more than 15 years, the end of April has been marked by the World Immunization Week – the initiative of the World Health Organization. This year, in addition to promoting routine immunization, World Immunization…

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1.5 Million Ukrainian Adults are Victims of Domestic Violence

July 13, 2021

One and a half million Ukrainian adults are domestic violence victims. This is evidenced by a sociological survey conducted jointly by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future with New Image Marketing Group. Citizens mostly believe…

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UN Calls on Ukraine to Conduct Census

July 9, 2021

Ukraine needs to conduct a census as the exact size of its population is unknown, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani said at the international Ukraine Reform Conference in Vilnius. “One…

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Belarus Blocks Nasha Niva Website, Detains Editor-in-Chief

July 9, 2021

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…

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Human rights

Court Green-Lights in Absentia Investigation against Ukraine's Former President Viktor Yanukovych

Roskomnadzor’s Triggers: Which Articles Provoke Blocking of Websites of Human Rights Activists in Crimea and Russia

ECHR to Rule on Ukraine's Lawsuits Against Russia in 2-5 Years

Over 30,000 Crimeans Illegally Conscripted into Army of Occupying Power

Twenty-Eight Countries and Organisations Have Already Confirmed Participation in Crimean Platform

Ukrainians Suffer from Cyberbullying, Internet Fraud, and Hacker Attacks

586 People Recognised as Political Prisoners in Belarus

Ukraine Strongly Condemns Russia’s Plans to Hold State Duma Elections in Donbas

Russia Files Lawsuit against Ukraine at European Court of Human Rights

“Agents,” “Undesirable,” “Extremists” — How Modern Russia Combats Dissent

Pros and Cons of Judicial Reform in Ukraine

Security Forces Conducted Over 60 Raids on Belarusian Journalists in 10 Days

Russia Urged to Accept Responsibility for Downing of Flight MH17

Besieged Fortress Strategy. Lukashenka Follows Example of North Korea

Freedom of Speech as Component of Information Security

UN Council Adopts Resolution ‘Cooperation with and Assistance to Ukraine in the Field of Human Rights’

Report on the Online Survey Results about the Attitude of Ukrainian Population to Vaccine Passports

1.5 Million Ukrainian Adults are Victims of Domestic Violence

UN Calls on Ukraine to Conduct Census

Belarus Blocks Nasha Niva Website, Detains Editor-in-Chief

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