Iryna Vyrtosu

Russia seeks to create Puppet Crimean Tatar self-governing bodies
Articles - 24 February 2015

Russia seeks to create Puppet Crimean Tatar self-governing bodies

Having tried and failed to cower Crimean Tatar leaders into submission, the Crimean puppet government installed after Russian soldiers seized control last February is now attempting to replace elected members of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis and Qurultay with ‘reliable people’

Never Again?
Columns - 27 January 2015

Never Again?

“Price of a Jew in occupied Kiev: two loafs of bread, 50 marks and a pint of oil," recalls Olexander Sklyarovsky who survived the Nazi occupation of Kyiv during World War II

Multiethnic Ukraine: 134 Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities
Articles - 17 January 2015

Multiethnic Ukraine: 134 Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities

Who are the Ukrainians then? They are much more than just ethnic Ukrainians

A lawyer in a wheelchair has won the first case on the discrimination of disabled persons in Ukraine
Articles - 16 January 2015

A lawyer in a wheelchair has won the first case on the discrimination of disabled persons in Ukraine

Dmytro Zharyi, wheelchair bound, has won a case on discrimination of persons with disabilities against a pharmacy chain. The whole chain is stripped of its license

A Crimean Carol: Journey Home for the Holidays
Columns - 14 January 2015

A Crimean Carol: Journey Home for the Holidays

Every time I would go back to my native Crimea, I eagerly waited to see the salt-grizzled Syvash out of the train window

Why Do Roma Children Not Go to School?
Articles - 13 January 2015

Why Do Roma Children Not Go to School?

Roma children do not go to school due to poverty, early marriage (applies mostly to girls), neglect, and the reluctance of parents

Festival of Equality: Fighting Discrimination through Art
Articles - 17 December 2014

Festival of Equality: Fighting Discrimination through Art

The first Festival of Equality took place in Kyiv on December 13-16

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