Security Service of Ukraine

44 people disappeared in Crime during the annexation – CrimeaSOS
News - 31 August 2017

44 people disappeared in Crime during the annexation – CrimeaSOS

The Prosecutor's Office of Crimea is investigating about 150 criminal proceedings related to the violation of the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine on the peninsula

The Verkhovna Rada might consider four laws which violate human rights
News - 13 July 2017

The Verkhovna Rada might consider four laws which violate human rights

Two laws restricting freedom of speech, and two restricting freedom of association

SBU is developing changes in legislation for easier way to block websites
News - 17 May 2017

SBU is developing changes in legislation for easier way to block websites

Turchynov recommends for the providers not to wait for an official letter and start blocking the access

Poroshenko made decision to ban Yandex, VKontakte, Aeroflot and other Russian companies in Ukraine
News - 16 May 2017

Poroshenko made decision to ban Yandex, VKontakte, Aeroflot and other Russian companies in Ukraine

Even the accounting company 1C is banned

A criminal case under the article “sabotage” initiated against the journalists of ZIK TV channel
News - 25 April 2017

A criminal case under the article “sabotage” initiated against the journalists of ZIK TV channel

The film crew is already returning to Kyiv

National Police is not fighting against drug trafficking, but against drug addicts – human rights defenders
News - 07 February 2017

National Police is not fighting against drug trafficking, but against drug addicts – human rights defenders

In 2016 this trend reached its peak

Ukraine’s Security Service: Russia to use NGOs and rallies to destabilize situation in Ukraine
News - 11 November 2016

Ukraine’s Security Service: Russia to use NGOs and rallies to destabilize situation in Ukraine

November 15-25, Russia plans to carry out a special operation in Ukraine in order to destabilize the internal situation in the country

Rostov-on-Don court refuses to question Yanukovych via videoconference
News - 28 October 2016

Rostov-on-Don court refuses to question Yanukovych via videoconference

The orders do not specify places of residence of Viktor Yanukovych and Stanislav Shulyak

Houses of Crimean Tatars raided in Bakhchisarai
News - 20 October 2016

Houses of Crimean Tatars raided in Bakhchisarai

The raid was reasoned by a photo depicting a Crimean Tatar with Crimea blockade coordinator Lenur Islyamov

‘Chingis’ was scrapping my skull with knife, admiring all the cracking there’ – report
News - 17 October 2016

‘Chingis’ was scrapping my skull with knife, admiring all the cracking there’ – report

Human rights defenders tell about tortures against Ukrainian servicemen in Donbas

Ex-PM Yatsenyuk tells about interrogations in Maidan case
News - 13 October 2016

Ex-PM Yatsenyuk tells about interrogations in Maidan case

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk has once again come to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine for interrogation in the case of crimes against Euromaidan activists

People freed from ‘death camps’ of Donbas militants tell about tortures
News - 23 September 2016

People freed from ‘death camps’ of Donbas militants tell about tortures

111 citizens of Ukraine are still held captive by the illegal armed groups in Donbas

Eight torture chambers functioning in Donetsk, Luhansk
News - 23 September 2016

Eight torture chambers functioning in Donetsk, Luhansk

Some torture chambers are located in remand prisons and former premises of the SBU departments

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

Visit of UN SPT to Ukraine’s Security Service premises: Service’s report, thoughts of human rights defenders
News - 12 September 2016

Visit of UN SPT to Ukraine’s Security Service premises: Service’s report, thoughts of human rights defenders

The delegation received unfettered and immediate access to all the SBU premises, the Security Service assures

Ukrainian Inter TV channel blocked for two days already
News - 06 September 2016

Ukrainian Inter TV channel blocked for two days already

Journalists of Inter and NTN TV channels cannot get to their jobs in the main TV center of the Inter Media Group for the second day in the row

UN Subcommittee makes first visit within search for ‘secret prisons’
News - 05 September 2016

UN Subcommittee makes first visit within search for ‘secret prisons’

The delegation of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture inspected the premises of Ukraine’s Security Service investigation department in Lviv

UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to inspect Ukrainian prisons on September 5-9
News - 01 September 2016

UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to inspect Ukrainian prisons on September 5-9

Will it succeed in finding SBU secret prisons this time?