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

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…

July 9, 2021

News Original Society

Chatham House Article on Oligarkhiya in Ukraine

“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…

July 2, 2021

Opinion Society

Russian Repression

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”…

June 30, 2021

News Society

Belarus Suspends Participation in EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative

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…

June 30, 2021

Research & Analytics Society

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

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…

June 28, 2021

News Society

Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Iran is Responsible for Deaths of 176 Innocent People

The Ukrainian side welcomes the efforts of the Government of Canada aimed at establishing the truth and achieving justice in the case of the downing of Ukrainian flight PS752 in the sky over Tehran on…

June 25, 2021

Original Society

Why Are Ukrainian Employers ‘Prone’ to Ageism?

According to demographic projections, the share of people aged 60 and over in Ukraine will be 43.4% by 2025 and about 46% in 2030. However, unlike Europe, Ukraine has no comprehensive employment programmes for those…

June 23, 2021

News Society

EU Renews Sanctions Against Russia for a Further Year, Imposes Economic Restrictions on Belarus

The Council of the European Union renewed sanctions against Russia over the occupation of the Crimean peninsula for a further year. Thus, the restrictive measures are valid until 23 June 2022, reads the press release published on the…

June 21, 2021

News Society

UN Recording Torture and Persecution in Occupied Crimea

The UN Secretary-General’s interim report on the human rights situation in Crimea occupied by Russia, which will be presented at the 21 June session of the UN Human Rights Council, records torture and persecution. “The report…

June 20, 2021

Brussels Ukraïna Review News Original

German MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel: “We should increase the price for Putin for his actions in Ukraine”

The EU should strengthen economic sanctions against the Kremlin and exclude Russia from Swift, said the German “green” MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel in an exclusive interview to Natalia Richardson for Brussels Ukraїna Review. She is…

June 18, 2021

News Society

Facts of Russia’s Direct Fire Support for Militants in Donbas Confirmed during MH17 Trial

The District Court of The Hague is considering the case over the downing of the passenger flight MH17 over Donbas. During the hearing on Thursday, 17 June, the court made public the analysis of the tactical situation…

June 17, 2021

News Society

U.S. Embassy and EU Delegation Remind Ukraine of Importance of Independent Selection Commissions

Independent experts in selection commissions that select and vet the individuals who serve in Ukraine’s judiciary and anti-corruption institutions will make it possible to achieve changes that will be the most fundamental renewal of Ukraine’s judiciary…

June 16, 2021

News Society

Occupation Court in Crimea Sentences Former Political Prisoner Bekirov to Seven Years in Prison in Absentia

Ukrainian activist and former political prisoner Edem Bekirov was sentenced in absentia by the occupation court of Simferopol to seven years in a penal colony and a fine of RUB 150,000. He was convicted on…

June 9, 2021

News Society

District Court of The Hague Starts MH17 Case Hearing on Merits

The hearing on the merits in the criminal proceedings over the downing of Flight MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Donbas started at the Schiphol Judicial Complex in the Netherlands. Judges, prosecutors, lawyers…

June 7, 2021

Security Society

Zaitsev Family Held in Militants’ Captivity for over Two Years: Mother and Son Accused of Sabotage

Since 2019, militants of “Donetsk People’s Republic” have been holding Olena Zaitseva and Vladyslav Zaitsev captive. The mother and the son were accused of plotting sabotage. Their story was told by the Media Initiative for…

May 31, 2021

News Original Society

‘Belarusisation’ of East and Mobilisation of West

The escalation of relations with the “Union State” requires a systematic reconsideration of Western countries’ policies The incident of the forced or deceptive landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk in order to capture Belarusian…

May 29, 2021

News Society

Human Rights Activists: Iran Intimidated and Persecuted Relatives of UIA Plane Crash Victims

Iranian authorities persecuted them, forced them not to talk to journalists, and intimidated relatives of the victims of crash of the Ukraine International Airlines plane, which was downed near Tehran on 8 January 2020. Iranian security…

May 28, 2021

News Society

Promote Freedom Foundation Announces Competition for Projects to Commemorate MH17 Passengers

The Promote Freedom Foundation has announced a grant to create and implement an art project to commemorate the passengers of Flight MH17 shot down by Russian-backed militants in the sky over Donbas in 2014. The Russian…

May 27, 2021

News Original Promote Ukraine Society

Promote Ukraine Joins Together for Freedom Global Movement

Promote Ukraine has joined the Together for Freedom global movement which aims to expose the links between dictatorships and condemn such regimes formed in particular by Russia and China. “We are united to achieve common…

May 25, 2021

News Society

EU Proposes Avoiding Overflight of Belarus, Adopting New Sanctions

In connection with the abduction of Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich in Minsk, the EU leaders called for additional urgent sanctions against Belarus and avoidance of overflight of Belarus by European carriers. This was announced by Spokesperson…

May 25, 2021

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

Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Iran is Responsible for Deaths of 176 Innocent People

Why Are Ukrainian Employers ‘Prone’ to Ageism?

EU Renews Sanctions Against Russia for a Further Year, Imposes Economic Restrictions on Belarus

UN Recording Torture and Persecution in Occupied Crimea

German MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel: “We should increase the price for Putin for his actions in Ukraine”

Facts of Russia’s Direct Fire Support for Militants in Donbas Confirmed during MH17 Trial

U.S. Embassy and EU Delegation Remind Ukraine of Importance of Independent Selection Commissions

Occupation Court in Crimea Sentences Former Political Prisoner Bekirov to Seven Years in Prison in Absentia

District Court of The Hague Starts MH17 Case Hearing on Merits

Zaitsev Family Held in Militants’ Captivity for over Two Years: Mother and Son Accused of Sabotage

‘Belarusisation’ of East and Mobilisation of West

Human Rights Activists: Iran Intimidated and Persecuted Relatives of UIA Plane Crash Victims

Promote Freedom Foundation Announces Competition for Projects to Commemorate MH17 Passengers

Promote Ukraine Joins Together for Freedom Global Movement

EU Proposes Avoiding Overflight of Belarus, Adopting New Sanctions

Brussels Ukraїna Review #9

Огляд Україна Брюссель #9

Brussels Ukraine Review

Military Media Centre Launched in Ukraine

Chief Directorate of Intelligence: Russia’s Large-Scale Terrorist Attack at ZNPP Highly Likely

Ruscists’ Vile and Cynical Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians Continue

Ukrainians Bought a Satellite for Armed Forces of Ukraine

Fitch Upgrades Ukraine's Issuer Default Rating

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Brussels Ukraїna Review #9

Огляд Україна Брюссель #9

Brussels Ukraine Review

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