decommunization

“Molotov cocktail” was thrown in the synagogue in Lviv
News - 03 July 2017

“Molotov cocktail” was thrown in the synagogue in Lviv

The police noted that the flame went out by itself

Four people died because Avdiivka was shelled by militants (updated)
News - 13 May 2017

Four people died because Avdiivka was shelled by militants (updated)

The shell hit the courtyard of a residential building

In Lviv a young man was conditionally sentenced to 2.5 years for propagandizing communist ideology
News - 11 May 2017

In Lviv a young man was conditionally sentenced to 2.5 years for propagandizing communist ideology

At the same time, human rights defender Romanov considers the sanction of the law, according to which the young man is convicted, inadequate

Case of prosecutor, involved in crimes against Maidan, to be investigated in absentia
News - 14 July 2016

Case of prosecutor, involved in crimes against Maidan, to be investigated in absentia

The court granted a motion of the main investigation department of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine

Number of people convicted of extremism grows threefold in Russia
News - 05 May 2016

Number of people convicted of extremism grows threefold in Russia

In 2015, the Russian courts convicted 414 persons under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (extremism); the number is three times higher than in 2011 (137 persons)

Should communists be mentioned in the Basic Law? Backstage of constitutional commission
Columns - 18 April 2016

Should communists be mentioned in the Basic Law? Backstage of constitutional commission

The constitutional reform is in full swing in Ukraine. The so-called de-communization is one of the controversial issues

Civilian car blown up near Marinka checkpoint in Donbas
News - 10 February 2016

Civilian car blown up near Marinka checkpoint in Donbas

The explosion killed two out of five passengers and injured one. One person died on the way to the hospital

Court bans Communist Party of Ukraine
News - 16 December 2015

Court bans Communist Party of Ukraine

Today, the Kyiv District Administrative Court sustained the claim of the Justice Ministry of Ukraine in full.

Author of report on Holodomor included in Russia’s list of ‘extremists’
Articles - 27 November 2015

Author of report on Holodomor included in Russia’s list of ‘extremists’

The lawyer presented the report "Soviet genocide in Ukraine" in New York in September 1951. Since then, the report has been published in 28 languages.

‘Groundhog Day’: How to overcome the communist past?
Articles - 29 September 2015

‘Groundhog Day’: How to overcome the communist past?

Where has Yanukovych come from? Why is it important to describe the communist crimes as crimes?

Ukrainian Lawyers in the United States Support Feygin
News - 22 April 2015

Ukrainian Lawyers in the United States Support Feygin

Members of the Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA) supported Nadiya Savchenko’s lawyer, Mark Feygin, who is being inspected by Russia's Investigative Committee on accusations of extremism

FSB detain another Crimean journalist
News - 09 April 2015

FSB detain another Crimean journalist

Tatyana Guchakova, former deputy chief editor of Black Sea News has been taken away by FSB officers in Yalta after a 10-hour search of her home