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Human rights defender, journalist Maksym Butkevych gets captured, parents have no contact with him
News - 19 July 2022

Human rights defender, journalist Maksym Butkevych gets captured, parents have no contact with him

Maksym Butkevych devoted about 20 years of his life to human rights activities. In particular, he was a member of the board of the Ukrainian representative office of Amnesty International and the public council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Seven most anticipated changes of the judicial reform in 2017
Articles - 13 January 2017

Seven most anticipated changes of the judicial reform in 2017

Expert believes in the success of the judicial reform in 2017, but at the same time points to the risks of its failure

It is not possible  to overcome Russian propaganda immediately
Columns - 27 October 2016

It is not possible to overcome Russian propaganda immediately

Russian propaganda had started much earlier than the annexation of Crimea

‘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

Oleg Sentsov congratulated on his birthday in sign language
Articles - 13 July 2016

Oleg Sentsov congratulated on his birthday in sign language

Ukrainian activists of the sign language have congratulated political prisoner Oleg Sentsov on his birthday

Teenagers aged over 14 taught to shoot in Donetsk
News - 08 July 2016

Teenagers aged over 14 taught to shoot in Donetsk

There is a lack of trained "staff"

U.S. Department of State: 12-year-olds fighting in eastern Ukraine
News - 01 July 2016

U.S. Department of State: 12-year-olds fighting in eastern Ukraine

Children ages 15 to 17 are being recruited as informants and “human shields” in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine

Human rights in new version of Ukrainian Constitution
Articles - 12 March 2016

Human rights in new version of Ukrainian Constitution

Will the reforms in Ukraine result in the Constitution as the Fundamental Law, not a declarative document?

Masha. ‘You know you are at risk when coming on Maidan in Yalta’
Articles - 25 February 2016

Masha. ‘You know you are at risk when coming on Maidan in Yalta’

I consider myself to be a Ukrainian. Although now everybody calls me a Moskovite because Russian is my mother language.

Vika. ‘Happiness is electricity, hot water, food and no bombs’
Articles - 11 February 2016

Vika. ‘Happiness is electricity, hot water, food and no bombs’

I’ve got used to bombing, but leaving, the feeling that people are far away in different cities and countries hurts much

Sofa from Pisky village: I wanted to cry over such a ‘present’
Articles - 03 February 2016

Sofa from Pisky village: I wanted to cry over such a ‘present’

Ukraine is a multiethnic country. The “Ukrainians” of different ethnic origin are likely to be found among your colleagues and friends as well.

ECHR orders Russia to pay Bolotnaya Square activist damages
News - 05 January 2016

ECHR orders Russia to pay Bolotnaya Square activist damages

Frumkin was detained at the Bolotnaya Square and sentenced to 15 days of arrest. The court did not take into account the information from the witnesses as well as the circumstances of detention.

Yevheniy. ‘I just want to survive, it’s the very same push…’
Articles - 02 December 2015

Yevheniy. ‘I just want to survive, it’s the very same push…’

Everything happened literally overnight - I went to the railway station, bought tickets, and we arrived in Khmelnytsky the next day

Yulia. I want to have opportunity to return home
Articles - 24 November 2015

Yulia. I want to have opportunity to return home

It is interesting to break the stereotypes when you come to the servicemen, talk with them, especially if you speak Ukrainian, they find out that you are from Luhansk and do not understand what's going on

Liudmyla. Ukrainian Janusz Korczak
Articles - 18 November 2015

Liudmyla. Ukrainian Janusz Korczak

I said I would not take children to shelled Luhansk...

Svitlana. ‘I’ve refused Russian citizenship twice’
Articles - 22 October 2015

Svitlana. ‘I’ve refused Russian citizenship twice’

Sometimes I say stupid things but I don’t want to be killed, jailed or punished for my nonsense. It is very important for me to call a spade a spade, but it can’t be done now in Crimea.

Three friends
Articles - 15 October 2015

Three friends

The events in Ukraine made girls get much more mature faster, though they still remain the same restless, ambitious, sincere Ukrainian teenagers.

Maryna. “I’ve started to draw again in Lutsk”
Articles - 07 October 2015

Maryna. “I’ve started to draw again in Lutsk”

Support is very important at the beginning. It helps in difficult situations. Then you can already move on your own. There will be a person, who needs help more than you.