Twenty-five physical aggression incidents against Ukrainian journalists occurred during autumn 2020. That is the largest number of violations of freedom of speech recorded in the fall for the last four years. Journalists were attacked least […]
09.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian side has not yet received materials and evidence promised by Iran regarding the UIA flight PS752 plane crash investigation. The aircraft was shot down on 8 January 2020 near Tehran. Therefore, Ukraine calls […]
09.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Anna Prokofieva was forced to leave Belarus more than 10 years ago. Due to her active civil position, participation in protests, and cooperation with European organisations, the girl was expelled from her native country. Since […]
08.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine welcomes and supports the establishment of a new global human rights sanctions regime by the EU, approved by a decision of the Council of the European Union. "By adopting this decision, the EU has […]
08.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ambassador Rolf Mafael, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Council of Europe, and Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Council of Europe's Deputy Secretary-General, signed an agreement on the allocation of funds to Ukraine within the framework of the […]
08.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the opening of criminal proceedings over the provocations related to the activities of Hungarian organisations in the Zakarpattia region. According to the Ministry’s press service, on 4 […]
05.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Union has decided to postpone the Ukraine-EU Association Counci, DW reports referring to its source in the EU bodies. It was noted that this event takes place annually and this year was scheduled […]
04.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On Thursday, 3 December, Ukrainian ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova met with Darya Morozova, a representative of the so-called DNR occupation authorities, to discuss the transfer of prisoners currently held in territory uncontrolled by the Ukrainian government. During […]
03.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
At the end of May 2020, Ukraine shuddered as it became aware of yet another police violence incident. In Kaharlyk, a small town in the Kyiv region, local police officers tortured two witnesses, a young […]
03.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
European parliamentarians strongly condemn the continuous human rights violations by state authorities in Belarus. In a debate in the European Parliament, MEPs and experts discussed the international efforts to investigate human rights abuses and seek […]
03.12.2020 • Natalia Tolub
Countries use technologies to inform citizens about problems or needs, to consult about making some decisions and for the decision-making process itself. However, sometimes they are faced with a situation in which they have to choose […]
01.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to consolidate two other interstate cases to Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia over the aggression in Donbas. This was reported by Ivan Lishchyna, […]
01.12.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian political opposition must be able to actually participate in the upcoming legislative elections and not just keep an eye on the result of the election, which is already expected to be fraudulent, said members […]
28.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine commemorates the victims of the 20th-century Famine-Genocides forced by the Soviet authorities on the fourth Saturday of November yearly, according to the presidential decrees of 1998 and 2007. In the last century, Ukrainians survived […]
28.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On November 13, 2020, VoxUkraine, jointly with Promote Ukraine (Brussels), held an open discussion on patterns discerned during the Ukrainian local elections that were held under the new rules. On 25 October, Ukraine went through the […]
27.11.2020 • Natalia Tolub
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has closed a case against Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalik for the delivery of false declaration. The court's press service reports about this. The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court panel closed […]
25.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the impact of COVIID 19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. MEPs say that “whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has created distress across the entire […]
25.11.2020 • Natalia Tolub
They seemed to go to Russia legally to earn a bit of money. And were enslaved by criminals. They were forced to work as drug couriers through blackmail and threats. According to the Kharkiv Human […]
23.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists, 24 journalists were detained during the coverage of recent protests by Belarusians (some of whom remain in prison). In total, more than 500 repressions against journalists have been […]
17.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
With an astonishing 80.23 percent of votes in the recent Belarusian presidential elections, the incumbent president – Alyaksandr Lukashenka – has once again secured a landslide victory over his opposition. His sixth consecutive victory, however, […]
17.11.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
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