Russian Girlfriend Handed Ukrainian Political Prisoner to FSB Torturers
Why would Russia hold a Ukrainian in secret detention for 10 months if there were real grounds for his arrest? Why is it now refusing to allow an independent psychiatric examination which a renowned British psychiatric institute has recognized the need for and even offered to provide? …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Turkey’s Erdogan Plays Dictator in Constitutional Fight: Divides Nation as Popularity
Doug Bandow Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured near dictatorial powers in the recent constitutional referendum. Yet all is not well for the would-be sultan. He predicted that he’d win 60 percent or more of the vote, but barely broke 51 percent after rigging the ballot, destroying a free press, and criminalizing criticism....
Danish companies Support and Assist Ukraine’s Economic Transition
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko felt quite content, during his visit to Copenhagen in early April 2017, when he heard leading Danish companies that already work, or plan to invest, in Ukraine say that they had already noticed practical results of the reforms. “This is a very good advertisement for potential investors to come and work with...
New “Borders” in Eastern Europe
The principle of border inviolability within Europe was put into question in 2014 with the Russian annexation of Crimea and the breakout of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. These events created two new “borders” in Eastern Europe: one de-facto national border in the case of Crimea and a frozen frontline in the case of the occupied territories in...
Kyiv Opens Probe of OSCE Monitor’s Death
Moscow, Washington call for investigations into landmine explosion in area controlled by Luhansk separatists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How has international assistance strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities?
On April 27, the Institute of World Policy will present a policy paper “How has international assistance strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities?”. The main points and conclusions of the study will be announced by the author Mykola Bielieskov, analyst of IWP. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Central Europe Increases Military Spending Due to Perceived Russian Threat
Russia also increased its budget, which made it the third-largest spender worldwide in 2016, report says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimean Attorneys Don’t Have It Easy
After the Russian annexation, few Crimean law professionals are eager to take on sensitive, politically charged cases. From Euroradio. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
EU’s Litmus Test in the Western Balkans
Moscow’s meddling in the western Balkans has increased, while the West’s attention has focused on Russian activities in Ukraine and in the Baltic region. With the exception of Serbia, all the other countries in the western Balkans have indicated their desire to be part of the NATO alliance (Albania and Croatia are NATO members). Each...
Jailed & refused urgently needed medical care for not collaborating with FSB
There are strong grounds for believing that Crimean Tatar political prisoner Arsen Dzhepparov has been in detention since April 2016 because of his refusal to act as an FSB informer. He is now being refused an urgently needed operation and is in a very bad state of health. This, his lawyer Dzhemil Temishev stresses, is no longer merely pressure...
