After being jailed in Russian-occupied Crimea for almost a year on flagrantly falsified charges, Ukrainian activist and farmer Volodymyr Balukh has been placed under house arrest. While Balukh’s elderly mother is, of course, overjoyed, Balukh himself called the ruling ‘insane’, since it prohibits him from leaving the house (or using the Internet). “Can you imagine it? My mother will be spreading manure, looking after the farm, while I sit at home. …read more
Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh released under ‘insane’ house arrest
