media
More than 100 journalists killed this year – Reporters Without Borders
France was included in the list of the countries dangerous for the journalists for the first time
Parliament passes law on denationalization of media as amended by Poroshenko
The Parliament voted the bill down three times, but the lawmakers finally gave the required number of votes.
EU extends sanctions against Russia
The decision enters into force upon its publication
Judgments and protocols in cases against Maidan activists are carbon copied
The judges and law enforcement officers committed a series of violations of the law while considering the cases against Maidan activists, including the Automaidan participants.
Russian lawmakers allow Russia not to enforce European Court’s judgments
436 MPs voted for the document.
Ukraine’s TV journalists not allowed leaving Russia for over eight hours
The journalists were that the officers in Domodedovo airport could register their entry incorrectly
Сrimes against journalists mostly punished with fines – activists
Four criminal cases were submitted to the court during November 2015
Ukrainians, Russians, Chechens most often insulted by media in 2014 – research
The journalists often quote the xenophobes rather than express such their opinions
Parliament bans state from founding printed media outlets
It stipulates that only the media outlets, which are willing to be reformed, will be reformed within the first stage in a pilot format. The rest outlets will be reformed in a year.
Journalists, ordinary citizens allowed taking photos of police officers
The new law allows taking photos and videos of the police officers, as well as identifying them by the numbers on uniform and helmets.
UN calls on Russia to investigate murders of Crimean Tatars
The UN member states called on the occupation authorities to stop violating human rights on the peninsula.
Searches in editorial offices, apartments of ATR chiefs conducted in Crimea
This is linked with the criminal case against ATR owner and one of the initiators of the Crimea blockade campaign Lenur Islyamov
Most Luhansk IDPs not receive any assistance from the state
The law on ensuring the rights and freedoms of the IDPs was adopted by the Parliament a year ago, but the problems have not been solved yet.
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.
Bundestag MPs dissatisfied with reforms in Ukraine
The German MPs are dissatisified with reforms in Ukraine and believe that financial assistance should be provided not in advance, but in portions
Women with disabilities not provided with access to gynecologist – study
74% of women with musculoskeletal disorders visit a doctor only as the need arises.
Roma radio will soon be launched in Ukraine
The new radio project aims to overcome the negative stereotypes, discrimination and segregation.
Ukrainians urged to complain about judges
Absence of complaints, filed to the High Qualification Commission, makes it impossible to evaluate the work of judges in Ukraine
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
