Kremlin Critic Taken Off the Air
A popular talk show on Ekho Moskvy, a bastion of independence in Russia, goes silent. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand addresses PC, expresses support for Europe’s fundamental values – human rights, democracy and rule of law
VIENNA, 26 May 2016 – Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today Estonia’s Foreign Minister and Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers Marina Kaljurand underlined her country’s strong support for Europe’s fundamental values – human rights, democracy and the rule of law – and called for mutual...
NATO is willing to provide financial, advisory and other assistance to Ukraine
NATO is willing to provide financial, advisory and other assistance to Ukraine so Ukraine’s realistic requests and abilities to use this assistance are key. This opinion was expressed by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the website Obozrevatel ....
Child Survivor of the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine tells the story
Shimon Redlich: “understanding humanity” “We want more events like this,” said a Ukrainian member of the audience of the event on May 18, 2016, dedicated to the personal experience of surviving the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine. It brought together the representatives of the Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish communities in London. Communities which...
OSCE media freedom representative, human rights chief welcome release of Khadija Ismayilova
VIENNA / WARSAW, 25 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Michael Georg Link, today welcomed the release of the Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Khadija Ismayilova. “Her release is a very positive step, as was...
ODIHR Director Link welcomes Nadiya Savchenko’s release, stresses need to respect rights of remaining prisoners
WARSAW, 25 May 2016 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, welcomed the release today of Ukrainian pilot and member of parliament, Nadiya Savchenko, who had been held in Russia since 2014. “I am very happy at the news of the release of Nadiya Savchenko,” Director Link said. “I hope that the...
Savchenko Released in Prisoner Swap
In exchange, Kyiv releases two Russians it accuses of being special operatives. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier welcomes the release of Nadiya Savchenko
BERLIN, 25 May 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today welcomed the release of the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko. “I am glad and relieved that the Nadiya Savchenko has been released at last and that she can now return to her family in Ukraine,” Steinmeier said. “This is good news for...
Realism Restrained: the Washington Playbook Strikes Back
Emma Ashford In Washington, D.C., where calls for the United States to do more abroad are incessant — whether in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, or the South China Sea — it can be unexpected and even jarring to hear speakers say that America should do less. So last week’s Advancing American Security conference, hosted by the Charles Koch Institute,...
One year of Ukraine’s De-communisation. A change in the historical narrative
The implementation of the de-communisation laws is visibly changing Ukraine’s political landscape, both in its physical aspect and its intellectual-moral aspect. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
