Donbas
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
"I go on hunger strike starting from tomorrow till the end of trial!"
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
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
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
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
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
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
School uniform, backpacks, and supplies were gathered for over 50 children within the action
Soldier sentenced to five years for refusing to fulfill order without weapons
A commander, who refused to fulfill the order because his soldiers did not have weapons, was sentenced to five years in prison
Prisoners held in occupied territories want serve sentence in Ukraine
About a thousand prisoners, now held in the occupied territories of Donbas, want to continue serving sentence in the facilities of the penitentiary system of Ukraine.
Russia begins blacklisting “undesirable” organizations
Russian authorities today used a draconian new law on “undesirable” foreign organizations for the first time to blacklist the US-based charity National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
First queer marriage registered in Ukraine
"Today we have ‘seen off’ our colleague and fellow member. Queer wedding, hooray! Dare you?"
How a month contract can turn out to be years of serving in ATO
10 soldiers of ATO appealed to Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union for help
Pro-Choice March Held in Kyiv
Activists say that the ban on legal abortions will lead to an increase in the number of dangerous and potentially deadly clandestine abortions
Netherlands Proposes Investigation of MH17 through International Tribunal
The government of the Netherlands is discussing with its allies the possibility of creating an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year
Council of Judges to consider report on ‘inconvenient judge’ tomorrow
The report of the Council of Judges was to be heard on May 18, but the meeting was not held due to lack of quorum.
Overwhelming new evidence of prisoners being tortured and killed amid conflict
Overwhelming evidence of ongoing war crimes, including torture and summary killings of prisoners, serve as a stark reminder of the brutal practices being committed on a near-daily basis in eastern Ukraine’s conflict
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
