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Polish MP: ICC gets interested in report on Russians’ crimes in Donbas
The report on crimes committed by Russians in Donbas in 2014, submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC), has attracted interest in The Hague
Database of owners of cars with Ukrainian number plates created in Crimea
The traffic police in Russian-occupied Crimea caution owners of cars with Ukrainian number plates
Crimean journalist detained as he had no accreditation – Russian Foreign Ministry
The journalists of Crimea.Realities (the Radio of Liberty project) must obtain accreditation in Russia as representatives of foreign media
Russian court sentences Ukrainian citizen Litvinov to eight and a half years in prison
A Russian court has sentenced Serhiy Litvinov to 8.5 years in a maximum security penal colony for robbery
World Press Freedom Index: Ukraine ranks 107th
Ukraine ranks 107th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index for 2015
Russia launches system of automatic control over media
The Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications will launch the system of automatic control over media throughout the entire territory of Russia by the end of the year
Russia officially suspends activities of Mejlis of Crimean Tatars
Russia officially suspended the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people for "carrying out extremist activities"
‘May 2 case’: Ex-chief of Odesa Emergency Service department put on wanted list
The national police of Ukraine has put ex-chief of the main department of the State Emergency Service in Odesa region, son of ex-mayor of Odesa Volodymyr Bodelan on wanted list
Poroshenko signs law to strengthen protection of journalists
The law improves the legal framework in the field of protection of the journalists' rights
First prisoner of conscience appears in Ukraine for five years
He was accused of accused of "treason" and "obstructing the legitimate activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
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.
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.
Educational institutions train law enforcers under the old system
The corruption in the law enforcement agencies has not yet been fought, the experts say.
Rada Decides on Tougher Punishments for Crimes against Journalists
It was voted for by 240 deputies
German, French Leaders Take Ukraine Peace Plan to Putin
The leaders of Germany and France are due in Moscow Friday to present a new peace proposal aimed at ending an upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border
Chubarov Reacts to Opening of Stalin Monument in Crimea
Those who defended the installation of a monument to Stalin in Livadia, will "be uprooting it with their bare hands
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