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Lawyers negotiating exchange of Sentsov, Kolchenko for detained Russian servicemen
According to the lawyer, he discussed this issue with Ukraine’s Security Service negotiator for prisoner exchange Volodymyr Ruban
Crimean Tatars searched at least 15 times in December
At least 20 court hearings are to be held till March, and about 80 witnesses and 90 victims will be interviewed
Crimean Tatar tortured in Dzankoy – Dzhemilev
"It is not the first case of the blatant recruitment with the use of different methods of intimidation and blackmail, but it is the first incident of the use of torture"
Poroshenko pardons twelve convicts
The surnames of the pardoned persons are not disclosed
Ukraine’s Ombudsperson suggests not gathering signatures in Crimea to register new parties
The activists should gather signatures in Crimea and Sevastopol to register a new political party, but it poses the threat to life.
Law enforcers name abductors of Maidan activists
The Interior Ministry of Ukraine announced the preliminary data of those, who abducted and tortured Maidan activists Tetiana Chornovil, Ihor Lutsenko and Yuri Verbytsky
12% of surveyed displaced persons in Kharkiv region have problems with paperwork
35% of respondents say they have been denied apartment rental because they are displaced persons
Activist protecting green spaces was beaten in Kyiv region
In the night of August 9, several unknown persons broke into a house of green spaces activist Viktor Barkholenko in Bucha, Kyiv region
Mobile App to Protect Journalists has been Released
The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) has created a mobile app "SOS for journalists"
Nemtsov’s Report, “Putin. War,” Presented in Russia
According to one version of events, Nemtsov could have been killed because of his work on this report
Front Line Defenders Report on the Persecution of Human Rights Defenders
Over 130 human rights defenders (HRDs) were killed or died in detention in the first ten months of 2014
Ceasefire Agreed to in Minsk
During talks in Minsk, the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire in the Donbas beginning February 15th, a withdrawal of heavy weapons, and political dialogue with the “select areas
Columns
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
