arrest
Court left Crimean activist Balukh in custody
Filming during court hearing was prohibited, but journalist Anton Naumlyuk conveyed words of Balukh, which he said during the hearing
Judge in the Kurbedinov case, persecuted Crimean Euromaidan activist, who died during investigation
This emerged after the journalistic investigation of the Media Initiative for Human Rights
World community cannot protect Crimean Tatars from repressions – Chubarov
The international community cannot protect Crimean Tatars, who have been harassed by Russia on the occupied peninsula
Effective Constitution allows setting up hybrid court in Ukraine – expert
Roman Kuybida considers it necessary to set up a tribunal involving foreign experts
Human rights activists to appeal to Strasbourg because of beatings in Berdiansk prison
February 27, 2015, twelve newly arrived convicts were beaten in Berdiansk prison colony No.77
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
Moscow police arrests activists for hanging Ukrainian flag on high-rise
The action of the "Unity of the Equals" movement was timed to the anniversary of the outbreak of mass protests in Kyiv in November 2013.
Moscow court arrests in absentia person accused of murder of Nemtsov
He was charged with murder and illicit trafficking in firearms and put on federal and international wanted list.
Armenia: halt police violence and release detained journalists and rights defenders
237 protestors were arrested in Armenia during the night of 22 June and early morning of 23 June, including journalists and human rights defenders. The police needs to stop using excessive force to disperse protestors and immediately and unconditionally release detained civil society actors and journalists.
Several NGOs in Russia are Being Checked for “Undesirability”
A Russian Duma MP asked Russia’s chief prosecutor to check into five non-governmental organizations and determine whether they present a danger to the state
Basmanny Court does not recognize Savchenko’s PACE Immunity
The Basmanny Court of Moscow refused to recognize Nadiya Savchenko’s immunity as a member of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Also, according to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the “LNR” militants released Savchenko from captivity and she crossed the Russian border on her own
1000 People are Held in Captivity by Insurgents in Donbas
At the moment, there are about a thousand people being held in captivity by militants operating in the east of Ukraine. The prisoner release lists compiled by Ukraine do not affect the situation
Nemtsov’s Report to be Presented on May 12
The report from the slain Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, on the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine will be presented on May 12th
Attack on Pro-Ukrainian Activist in Crimea
In just over a month Leonid Kuzmin has faced an attack by young thugs which left him with concussion
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
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
Liberia demands Russia immediately halt aggression and restore Crimea to Ukraine
