Rule of law

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…

Society

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…

News Society

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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Original Research & Analytics Society

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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News Society

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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News Society

Three Intelligence Networks Exposed, 18 Agents of Russian Special Services Detained in Ukraine

July 26, 2021

Over the first half of 2021, the counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed three intelligence networks in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, and Odesa regions and detained 18 agents of Russian special services. One…

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News Society

Czechs Sentence Belarusian Citizen Who Fought in Donbas to 21 Years in Prison

July 23, 2021

A Belarusian citizen, Aleksey Fadeyev, who fought in Donbas on the side of Russian terrorist forces in 2014-2016, was sentenced to 21 years in prison in the Czech Republic. Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic Yevhen…

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News Society

“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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Original Research & Analytics Society

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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News Security

SSU Opens 328 Cases over Encroachment on Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity This Year

July 21, 2021

Since the beginning of 2021, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has opened 328 criminal proceedings over encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, creation of terrorist groups or organisations. A total of 307 people…

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News Society

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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News Society

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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News Society

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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News Society

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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News Society

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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News Original Society

Chatham House Article on Oligarkhiya in Ukraine

July 2, 2021

“Ukraine’s system of crony capitalism: The challenge of dismantling ‘systema’” is the newest publication by John Lough, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme in Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London. The…

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Opinion Society

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”…

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News Society

Belarus Suspends Participation in EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative

June 30, 2021

Ukraine regards Belarus‘ decision to suspend participation in the EU’s Eastern Partnership initiative as disrespect for the values of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. It contradicts the interests of the Belarusian people…

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Research & Analytics Society

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…

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Rule of law

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

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

Ukrainians Suffer from Cyberbullying, Internet Fraud, and Hacker Attacks

586 People Recognised as Political Prisoners in Belarus

Three Intelligence Networks Exposed, 18 Agents of Russian Special Services Detained in Ukraine

Czechs Sentence Belarusian Citizen Who Fought in Donbas to 21 Years in Prison

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

Pros and Cons of Judicial Reform in Ukraine

SSU Opens 328 Cases over Encroachment on Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity This Year

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

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

Chatham House Article on Oligarkhiya in Ukraine

Russian Repression

Belarus Suspends Participation in EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative

Seven Years of Occupation of Crimea: Human Rights Activists Systematise Human Rights Violations on Peninsula

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Brussels Ukraine Review

Ukraine is the future leader of decarbonisation in Europe

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

Nagorny Karabakh: 7 Journalists Received Injuries

Seven Stories on Ukraine by Dutch People

Occupied Crimea: Five Years of Continued Crime

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