war with Russia
Russians have intensified filtration measures among teenagers in the occupied territories
According to the centre, this year alone, 263 minors have been registered by the Russians in the occupied Donetsk region, 16 of whom are considered "extremists".
In occupied Berdiansk, children studying in Ukrainian schools online are threatened to be removed from their families
In Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, the occupiers threaten to deprive local residents whose children study in Ukrainian schools online of their parental rights. This was reported by Viktor Dudukalov, Deputy Chairman of the Berdiansk District Council, on the Espresso TV channel. He said that threats and cases of fines against parents of such children have recently […]
By December 31, 2024: occupiers are coercing residents of Donetsk region into obtaining Russian passports through blackmail.
Otherwise they will not be able to "receive the rights and benefits provided by Russia"
In the occupied Donetsk region, the number of members of the Young Guard – Yunarmiya military movement has exceeded 4 thousand
The occupation official added that 330 more people joined the movement this autumn. In particular, 29 young boys joined the ranks of Yunarmiya in Mariupol.
Occupiers admitted stealing more than 12,000 paintings during occupation of Kherson
The exhibits were taken away in October 2022.
“Students who are bullied tend to stop studying or not get an education at all”: human rights defender Maryna Shevtsova on the situation of LGBTIQ children in schools
The problems faced by LGBTIQ students, modern approaches to solving them, examples of successful initiatives, and the role of schools, parents, and the state in supporting these children are discussed in the material.
In Crimea, the occupiers arrested 26 locals for Ukrainian symbols over the year
In total, from June 2023 to June 2024, the experts of the organisation verified 59 cases of prosecution of Crimeans under the norms of the Russian Federation's so called “anti-extremist laws” for demonstrating pro-Ukrainian views
On the left bank of the Kherson region, occupiers threaten to take away the property of people in eight communities
On the left bank of the Kherson region, the occupiers published new lists of residential premises that they plan to “nationalise” due to the alleged absence of owners in Bekhterska, Yuvileina, Ivanivska, Chaplynska, Nyzhniosirohizka, Henicheska, Khrestivska communities and Askania-Nova. This was reported by the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ). The occupiers demand that their owners […]
Number of students in Donetsk region schools has almost halved since the start of the full-scale invasion
Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of students in Donetsk region's schools has almost halved, from 168,000 to 88,600.
Social isolation, ignoring needs and multiple discrimination: what Ukrainian Roma face when fleeing war
ZMINA talked about these problems and the search for their solution with internally displaced Roma, Roma activists, as well as representatives of state institutions.
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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
