Donbas

Parliament strengthens responsibility for obstructing journalists
News - 04 February 2016

Parliament strengthens responsibility for obstructing journalists

The influence of any form exerted on journalists to obstruct the performance of their work shall be punished by a fine of up to 200 tax-exempt minimums or arrest for up to six months

Twenty-one underage fighters killed during ATO – Poroshenko
News - 29 January 2016

Twenty-one underage fighters killed during ATO – Poroshenko

2,269 Ukrainian servicemen, including 21 minors, have been killed during the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas.

10,000 people cross demarcation line in Donbas every day
News - 22 January 2016

10,000 people cross demarcation line in Donbas every day

The number grows up to 10,000-15,000 on the weekend

President signs law on State Bureau of Investigation
News - 14 January 2016

President signs law on State Bureau of Investigation

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the law on the State Bureau of Investigation in November last year

OSCE opens new patrol bases in Donbas
News - 11 January 2016

OSCE opens new patrol bases in Donbas

The SMM Head will visit Soledar, Donetsk, Kominternove, Shyrokyne, Dokuchaievsk, Svitlodarsk, Krasnoarmiisk, Luhansk, Stanytsia-Luhanska.

173 criminal cases handed over from uncontrolled territory
News - 29 December 2015

173 criminal cases handed over from uncontrolled territory

These people are in custody following the rulings of the courts of the first instance or the courts of appeal or the courts of cassation, which sent the case back for further investigation

OSCE shelled from occupied territory near Kominternove – OSCE SMM report
News - 28 December 2015

OSCE shelled from occupied territory near Kominternove – OSCE SMM report

Earlier, the Defense Ministry of Ukraine warned that the pro-Russian militants had been preparing a provocation.

Orphans in boarding schools of grey zone in Donbas suffer from periodic shelling
News - 21 December 2015

Orphans in boarding schools of grey zone in Donbas suffer from periodic shelling

During the shelling, the children are evacuated to the safe territory but later are returned back.

Violations of international law remain unpunished – human rights activists
News - 21 December 2015

Violations of international law remain unpunished – human rights activists

The Ukrainian authorities are advised to pass the bill which allows ratification of the Rome Statute and to prevent the escape of suspects.

Putin tells journalists about exchange of Savchenko, children, sanctions against Ukraine
News - 17 December 2015

Putin tells journalists about exchange of Savchenko, children, sanctions against Ukraine

Almost half thousand Russian and foreign journalists talked to the Russian President no more than for three hours.

Savchenko goes on hunger strike
News - 17 December 2015

Savchenko goes on hunger strike

"I go on hunger strike starting from tomorrow till the end of trial!"

Witness in Srebrenica massacre case found dead in Hague hotel
News - 23 October 2015

Witness in Srebrenica massacre case found dead in Hague hotel

Dusan Dunjic was a defence witness in the war crimes case against former Bosnian Serb general.

The Hague starts investigation into armed conflict in South Ossetia
News - 08 October 2015

The Hague starts investigation into armed conflict in South Ossetia

The expert claims this case will show whether it is possible prosecute Russia for military actions in Ukraine

Human rights activists collect testimonies of detainees in Donbas for the Hague
News - 07 October 2015

Human rights activists collect testimonies of detainees in Donbas for the Hague

The detainees were tortured and were not provided with basic custodial conditions in illegal places of detention in Donbas.

Most independent journalists leave Donetsk – human rights activists
News - 06 October 2015

Most independent journalists leave Donetsk – human rights activists

The reporters experience threats and violence on part of separatists as well as representatives of the Ukrainian volunteer battalions in some cases.

Damage to ecology in Donbas estimated at 14 bln
News - 29 September 2015

Damage to ecology in Donbas estimated at 14 bln

The losses caused by destruction of area conservation in the Donbas conflict zone amount to about UAH 14 billion.

Map recording threats to journalists in Europe relaunches and expands to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
News - 14 September 2015

Map recording threats to journalists in Europe relaunches and expands to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Index on Censorship, the European Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders are delighted to announce the expansion and redesign of Mapping Media Freedom

NGO Crimea SOS prepares internally displaced children for school
News - 08 September 2015

NGO Crimea SOS prepares internally displaced children for school

School uniform, backpacks, and supplies were gathered for over 50 children within the action