Donbas

Paralympic Games kick off in Rio de Janeiro. Stories of Ukrainian athletes
News - 07 September 2016

Paralympic Games kick off in Rio de Janeiro. Stories of Ukrainian athletes

Ukrainian team in Rio will be most numerous in its history – 172 athletes

Muslims in Crimea may be banned from performing rites at home
News - 08 August 2016

Muslims in Crimea may be banned from performing rites at home

Such gatherings were not prohibited even in the Soviet Union

Facebook banned in occupied Donetsk
News - 05 August 2016

Facebook banned in occupied Donetsk

As well as Ukrainian mobile operators and e-mail

Head of Ukrainian National Police announces new laws on agency’s activity
News - 04 August 2016

Head of Ukrainian National Police announces new laws on agency’s activity

The legislative package will be submitted to the Parliament in September

Red Cross to become mediator in prisoner exchange, OSCE to help in property return
News - 03 August 2016

Red Cross to become mediator in prisoner exchange, OSCE to help in property return

The International Committee of the Red Cross may become mediator in the prisoner exchange and OSCE will settle the issue of larceny of Ukrainian property

Websites of several media outlets blocked in occupied Crimea
News - 03 August 2016

Websites of several media outlets blocked in occupied Crimea

Moscow-controlled prosecutor's office of the annexed Crimean reported that restricted access to 60 Internet resources with alleged extremist content had been initiated in the first half of the year

Cleansing of prosecutor’s office: All prosecutors already submit integrity questionnaires
News - 31 July 2016

Cleansing of prosecutor’s office: All prosecutors already submit integrity questionnaires

More than 500 people attached to the questionnaires their tax returns and tax returns of their family members

Ukraine’s representative in Trilateral Contact Group: Militants do not take letters for captives even from OSCE
News - 28 July 2016

Ukraine’s representative in Trilateral Contact Group: Militants do not take letters for captives even from OSCE

The representatives of the Red Cross, the Doctors Without Borders or other missions are not allowed to visit the captives

ATO Spokesman: Militants rob and kill civilian in Luhansk region
News - 22 July 2016

ATO Spokesman: Militants rob and kill civilian in Luhansk region

ATO Spokesman said that the command of the militants quickly "dismissed" the criminals from the ranks of the illegal armed groups behindhand

23 convicts transferred from occupied territory to government-controlled area
News - 21 July 2016

23 convicts transferred from occupied territory to government-controlled area

A total of 110 people have been transferred by the Ombudsperson for the year

New procedure for crossing demarcation line in Donbas being prepared
News - 20 July 2016

New procedure for crossing demarcation line in Donbas being prepared

The changes in the procedure for crossing the demarcation line in eastern Ukraine are being developed now

At least 74 people executed during conflict in Donbas – UN report
News - 14 July 2016

At least 74 people executed during conflict in Donbas – UN report

The representatives of both sides carried out executions of at least 74 people during the conflict in Donbas from January 2014 to May 31, 2016

NGO CrimeaSOS: Ukrainian courts not recognize death certificates issued in Donbas
News - 12 July 2016

NGO CrimeaSOS: Ukrainian courts not recognize death certificates issued in Donbas

The lawyers appealed against such a ruling of the first instance

Arrested fighter of Aidar volunteer battalion earlier involved in armed attack, abduction
News - 11 July 2016

Arrested fighter of Aidar volunteer battalion earlier involved in armed attack, abduction

Ihor Radchenko was earlier involved in the armed attack on the Accent TV and radio company, abduction and controversial death of his subordinate

Ukraine to file lawsuit over aggression in Donbas with ECHR in autumn
News - 24 June 2016

Ukraine to file lawsuit over aggression in Donbas with ECHR in autumn

Ukraine is going to file a lawsuit against the Russian Federation over military conflict in Donbas with the European Court of Human Rights in autumn

‘LPR’ militants capture Ivano-Frankivsk journalist, record video where she confesses to being SBU agent
News - 22 June 2016

‘LPR’ militants capture Ivano-Frankivsk journalist, record video where she confesses to being SBU agent

The editorial staff believes that the journalist was forced to defame herself

Lawyer Allowed to Illegally Detained UN Representative
News - 16 June 2016

Lawyer Allowed to Illegally Detained UN Representative

A lawyer was allowed to Yuriy Suprun, a UN representative who is illegally detained at Donbas. This was written on the Facebook page of Iryna Gerashchenko, the President’s Commissioner for a peaceful settlement in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and Vice-Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada.“During a humanitarian subgroup session in Minsk, we finally got the […]

113 people still held in separatist captivity in Donbas
News - 07 June 2016

113 people still held in separatist captivity in Donbas

Earlier, the Vice Speaker said that Donbas militants did not reveal the whereabouts of Ukrainian hostages to conceal their real number