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Opposition Leader Navalny detained in Russia. Video

January 18, 2021

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained at the passport control zone at Sheremetyevo International Airport immediately after arriving in Moscow. On Sunday, he flew back to Russia from Berlin, where he was treated for…

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News Society

Russian Court Sentenced Sixteen Crimean Political Prisoners in 2020

January 16, 2021

In 2020, 16 political prisoners from Crimea were given varying prison sentences (the highest of 19 years), 424 people were deprived of the right to a fair trial and 77 persons were illegally transferred outside…

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News Society

ECHR Starts Consideration of Ukraine v. Russia Case, Delivers First Judgement

January 14, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered the first judgement in the case Ukraine v. Russia regarding the occupation of Crimea, declaring Kyiv’s allegations of human rights violations on the occupied peninsula admissible. Thus,…

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News Society

Ukraine Solved 536 Corruption Offences in 2020

January 14, 2021

In 2020, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) solved 536 corruption offences, including demanding and taking a bribe, embezzlement, abuse of influence, power or official position, and others. A total of 90 criminal proceedings were instituted…

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Interpol Issues Notices for Two Russians over Deadly Explosion in Beirut

January 13, 2021

Interpol has issued wanted notices for two Russians and a Portuguese man over the explosion at the port of the Lebanese city of Beirut, which occurred on 4 August 2020, destroying almost half of the…

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News Society

Three Crimean Tatars Convicted on Fabricated Charges in Rostov-on-Don

January 12, 2021

A Russian court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced three Crimean Tatar Muslims in the case of the Bilohirsk group of Hizb ut-Tahrir. All three men were sentenced to terms in a high-security prison on religious terrorism charges….

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News Society

Foreign Ministries of Five Countries Make Joint Statement on First Anniversary of Downing of UIA Plane near Tehran

January 8, 2021

The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Canada, Sweden, Afghanistan and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the anniversary of the tragic downing of Flight PS752 near Tehran. “One year ago, in the early morning…

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Research & Analytics Society

Ukraine’s Biggest Human Rights Victories in 2020

January 6, 2021

Pandemic 2020 was a year of radical changes, and for many they were not for the better. However, there have been many positive developments in the field of human rights in Ukraine. Release of ‘LPR’…

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News Original Research & Analytics Society

To Get Everywhere: Assassination on President's Order

January 5, 2021

The State Security Committee (KGB) of the Republic of Belarus carried out extrajudicial verdicts delivered by the president to his opponents, as evidenced by an audio recording released by EUobserver. A 24-minute audio file, recorded on 11 April 2012,…

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News Society

Over 110 Belarusian Protesters Celebrate New Year under Arrest

January 1, 2021

According to the Viasna Belarusian Human Rights Centre, at least 112 people – 18 women and 94 men – in Belarus celebrated the New Year being under administrative arrest. The total number of citizens against…

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News Society

MEPs Sent Support Letters to Ukrainian Political Prisoners

January 1, 2021

An MEP group sent letters of solidarity to Ukrainian political prisoners in the Russian Federation from the occupied Crimea. They addressed the messages to Remza Bekirov, Osman Arifmemetov, Yevhen Karakashev and Serhiy Filatov. The Crimean…

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News Society

Law Reinstating Powers of National Agency on Corruption Prevention Comes into Force in Ukraine

December 31, 2020

On 30 December, a law reinstating the powers of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) and the liability for inaccuracies in asset declarations came into force. The law restores the powers of the NACP, including…

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Iran Decided on the Compensation Amount for UIA Plane Crash Victims' Families

December 30, 2020

On Wednesday, 30 December, the Iranian authorities instructed the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development to pay $150,000 to each family of the Ukraine International Airlines plane crash victims who died when the aircraft was…

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Opinion Society

The Navalny Saga: FSB Poisoning Oppositionist's Family for Three Years

December 30, 2020

The investigation into the poisoning of Alexei Navalny does not go off the information “radars” of the media outlets, exacerbating the already difficult situation. The Kremlin is in a political knockdown after a terrible international scandal…

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News Society

Released Political Prisoner Shumkov Tells about Torture in Russian Prison

December 26, 2020

Oleksandr Shumkov, a former Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin, said in an interview with the BBC that he had been tortured in a Russian prison, including being subjected to electric shocks. According to him,…

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News Society

NABU Stated Unprecedented Interference in Investigation

December 24, 2020

The General Prosecutor of Ukraine has changed the case’s jurisdiction and transferred the criminal proceedings on the President’s Office Deputy Head Oleh Tatarov from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) to the Security Service…

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News Society

Diplomatic Scandal Breaks Out in Bosnia and Herzegovina over Ukrainian Icon

December 19, 2020

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has launched an investigation into the case of a Ukrainian icon, which Serb BiH Presidency Member Milorad Dodik presented to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian…

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News Society

Canada Released a Report on UIA Plane Crash in Iran

December 16, 2020

Iran has not properly investigated the crash of the Ukraine International Airlines aircraft that was shot down by the Iranian military near Tehran in January 2020. Many essential details of this tragedy are still unknown….

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Security Society

Court Found Russian Armed Aggression Cause Donbas Family Suffering

December 16, 2020

The Zdorovtsov family from Amvrosiyivka has been helping the Ukrainian army since the beginning of the armed aggression. They were not stopped by intimidation by local militants, broken windows, or threats of physical violence. However,…

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Only 15% of Ukrainian Disabled Children Have Access to Inclusive Education

December 15, 2020

The information note of the UN Monitoring Mission for Human Rights in Ukraine on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on handicapped people in Ukraine reported that only 15% of disabled Ukrainian children get access…

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Opposition Leader Navalny detained in Russia. Video

Russian Court Sentenced Sixteen Crimean Political Prisoners in 2020

ECHR Starts Consideration of Ukraine v. Russia Case, Delivers First Judgement

Ukraine Solved 536 Corruption Offences in 2020

Interpol Issues Notices for Two Russians over Deadly Explosion in Beirut

Three Crimean Tatars Convicted on Fabricated Charges in Rostov-on-Don

Foreign Ministries of Five Countries Make Joint Statement on First Anniversary of Downing of UIA Plane near Tehran

Ukraine’s Biggest Human Rights Victories in 2020

To Get Everywhere: Assassination on President's Order

Over 110 Belarusian Protesters Celebrate New Year under Arrest

MEPs Sent Support Letters to Ukrainian Political Prisoners

Law Reinstating Powers of National Agency on Corruption Prevention Comes into Force in Ukraine

Iran Decided on the Compensation Amount for UIA Plane Crash Victims' Families

The Navalny Saga: FSB Poisoning Oppositionist's Family for Three Years

Released Political Prisoner Shumkov Tells about Torture in Russian Prison

NABU Stated Unprecedented Interference in Investigation

Diplomatic Scandal Breaks Out in Bosnia and Herzegovina over Ukrainian Icon

Canada Released a Report on UIA Plane Crash in Iran

Court Found Russian Armed Aggression Cause Donbas Family Suffering

Only 15% of Ukrainian Disabled Children Have Access to Inclusive Education

Brussels Ukraїna Review #4

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

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Brussels Ukraїna Review #4

Brussels Ukraine Review

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