Mykola Mirnyj
Ten years of occupation of Crimea: memories of Crimean journalists on how it began
Taras Shevchenko’s birthday is significant in civic resistance to the occupation of Crimea. In 2014, on March 9, Crimeans came to the monument to Taras Shevchenko in Simferopol with flowers and posters to declare that they did not support the war and the armed Russian military on the streets of their hometowns. The Crimeans were […]
Re-education under the guise of recovery: how Belarus helps Russia to take Ukrainian children from the occupied territories
There is more and more information that the Republic of Belarus joined the deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories of Ukraine. And even the analysis of open data suggests that the country’s leadership is involved in this process, not only its citizens. After all, it will not be possible to take children from […]
Kremlin Prisoners: How to Write a Letter to a Political Prisoner
Since the outbreak of a full-scale war, Russia has ramped up its repression against Ukrainian citizens. Russian authorities are continuing to illegally detain Ukrainians and file politically motivated charges against them in order to get Ukraine to make concessions.
How should Ukraine respond to court decisions issued during the occupation?
Judges, prosecutors, and human rights activists shared their vision during the discussion “What should be the state’s approach to court decisions made during the occupation after the liberation of the territories of Ukraine?” organized by the ZMINA Human Rights Center.
Ukraine: Ten victories in human rights in 2023
ZMINA has compiled the most significant developments and events in the field of human rights that took place in 2023 in Ukraine
Fines and imprisonments: How Crimeans are persecuted for the truth about the war in Ukraine and dissatisfaction with the occupation
Consideration of protocols on administrative offense for 'discrediting the Russian army's actions' in the illegal "courts" on the Crimean Peninsula is connected with systemic violations of main standards of access to fair justice, the Crimean Process claimed
Signs of genocide: Russia’s crimes against children – Report
After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, information began to emerge about the transfer of children by Russian occupying forces from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The children were taken to the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or the territories of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation before February 24, 2022, […]
Lithuanian human rights advocate and documentarian Gediminas Andriukaitis: “Ukraine must be in NATO”
In the interview with ZMINA Andriukaitis shared his impressions of documentaries during Docudays UA Festival and told how Lithuania perceives Russia's war against Ukraine, and explained why Vladimir Putin tried to persuade European political elites for a long time that there is what he defines as a ‘special democracy’ in the Russian Federation
Over 30 citizens of Ukraine are persecuted for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion
ZMINA discusses below one form of political persecution in the temporarily occupied territories, which includes cases related to the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion
Evacuation of foreigners from Ukraine: is there really racial discrimination?
ZMINA spoke with Ukrainians and foreigners, who were the last to be evacuated, to find out if such discrimination was widespread, and to find out how to prevent it
Which cities do the most for the integration of IDPs in Ukraine?
Experts from CEDOS investigated 20 cities in 5 regions and classified them by distance from military operations
Crimean Tatar Media in Crimea: situation in 2014 – 2016
Fighting for the principles
Second wave of judicial reform: What has been achieved and what to expect?
Initial attempts to change the judicial system by formally strengthening the independence of judges have only reinforced the joint responsibility and impunity in the judiciary
Seven most anticipated changes of the judicial reform in 2017
Expert believes in the success of the judicial reform in 2017, but at the same time points to the risks of its failure
Lawyers of killed Euromaidan activists submit new information on Euromaidan crimes to ICC
The lawyers of the killed Euromaidan activists have submitted new information on the crimes committed during Euromaidan protests
How confessions are suppressed by militants in Donbas (PHOTOS)
Freedom of conscience? No, haven’t heard of it…
One year after launch of police reform. Have Ukrainian police changed?
Are the changes really effective and what are the outcomes?
Letter of despair: Crimean inmates threaten to injure themselves if they not returned to Ukraine
Crimean inmates ask senior officials to find ways to return them to the mainland Ukraine
