Donetsk
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.
Ukrainians adopt more children than foreigners do
Adoption is considered to be the best way of settlement in a family.
Kyiv Prosecutor’s Office refuses initiate proceedings against Poroshenko
The lawyer will appeal against the actions of the Kyiv prosecutor’s office in the Pechersk district court of Kyiv, The first court hearing will be held on October 6.
Liusia. “I don’t like term ‘IDPs’”
"You can postpone a war but never jazz." We went to listen to jazz, when the administration was seized, the radio was seized.
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
30 years since death of dissident poet Vasyl Stus marked today
Ukrainian dissident poet Vasyl Stus, posthumously named a Hero of Ukraine, died in the Perm-36 camp, after he had gone on hunger strike.
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
Newly formed communities may be given opportunity to hold elections
The proposed bill passes the function of communities’ formation from the regional councils to the Cabinet of Ministers
Over 80% of Ukrainians not want have right to bear arms
The experts have recently discussed whether Ukrainians are responsible enough for use of weapons?
Displaced persons not compensated for destroyed housing
The procedure for granting displaced persons housing for temporary free of charge use has not been approved yet
Transferring prisoners from DPR to Ukraine
The closer you are driving up to the borders of the breakaway republic, the more artifacts of war you come across
HIV-positive foreigners allowed to enter Ukraine
HIV infection was removed from the list of grounds for refusal of Ukraine’s immigration permission
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)
How Russian authorities have been struggling with freedom of speech in Crimea
How freedom of speech and expression has been folded with the start of Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula
First group of prison inmates transferred from uncontrolled territories of Donbas
First group of prison inmates transferred from uncontrolled territories of Donbas
International Media Group to Receive Complaints of Inciting Hatred
A special international working group is being set up to deal with complaints that cannot be addressed on the national level because of the risk of accusations of "lack of patriotism"
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
