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Four stories of missing persons in the occupied territories of Ukraine
Articles - 21 August 2023

Four stories of missing persons in the occupied territories of Ukraine

ZMINA retells four stories about the abduction and disappearance of Mykola Harbar, a hunter; Vasyl, a handyman; Volodymyr Khorolsky, a territorial defense volunteer; and Artur Baranets, a policeman

The number of captured Ukrainians in Donbas has grown to 137
News - 31 July 2017

The number of captured Ukrainians in Donbas has grown to 137

Militants in the occupied territories of Donbas are holding 137 Ukrainians in captivity

Polozov will not be able to defend Ilmi Umerov
News - 14 February 2017

Polozov will not be able to defend Ilmi Umerov

Ilmi Umerov himself reacted to the decision calmly...

Another local blogger detained in the LPR
News - 27 December 2016

Another local blogger detained in the LPR

He is accused of extremism

Soldiers of the volunteer battalion announced the blockade of the occupied territories
News - 26 December 2016

Soldiers of the volunteer battalion announced the blockade of the occupied territories

On Monday mobilization centre will be established on Maidan in the Kyiv

Officials ashamed of hate speech, plan to take drastic measures
News - 03 November 2016

Officials ashamed of hate speech, plan to take drastic measures

The issue of discrimination has long been not on the agenda of the government...

‘DPR’, ‘LPR’ militants using children to put psychological pressure on captives
News - 11 October 2016

‘DPR’, ‘LPR’ militants using children to put psychological pressure on captives

Children are brought up among the weapons and even witness the tortures

Poroshenko signs law on financial assistance for captives
News - 28 September 2016

Poroshenko signs law on financial assistance for captives

The law does not apply to military personnel who have voluntarily surrendered

Ukraine’s Security Service expels from Ukraine Russian woman, who asked for asylum
News - 13 September 2016

Ukraine’s Security Service expels from Ukraine Russian woman, who asked for asylum

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) forcibly expelled from Ukraine a citizen of Russia, who was deported from Turkey, and who asked for asylum in Ukraine

Will a person instead of ‘disabled’ appear in Ukraine?
News - 08 August 2016

Will a person instead of ‘disabled’ appear in Ukraine?

Corrections have been made to the official Ukrainian translation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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

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

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

Russia refuses to report on compliance with rules of warfare
News - 11 December 2015

Russia refuses to report on compliance with rules of warfare

Russia has blocked the proposal for the annual report on compliance with the Geneva Convention.