Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 25 February 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed a reduced number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with previous days. In Luhansk, all ceasefire violations observed were assessed to be part of training. The Mission continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons. It facilitated and monitored repairs to essential...
Avoiding early parliamentary elections would be the top priority for Poroshenko
Ukraine sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as the governing coalition lost its majority in parliament after a second faction bailed out. The failure to create a new majority coalition may lead to early parliamentary elections, something President Petro Poroshenko has sought to avoid, fearing it could further destabilize the nation, the...
Ukrainian Jewish leaders appeal to Holland: Give our country the chance to break with the past
Prominent Jewish religious and civic leaders have addressed a moving appeal to the people of the Netherlands who are due to shortly vote in a referendum on whether to ratify the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
New charges against Ukrainian hostage as surreal as those Russia forced to retract
The trial has begun in Russia of Serhiy Lytvynov on robbery charges which Russia’s Investigative Committee came up with after being forced to abandon a war crimes indictment based solely on lurid ‘confessions’ …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Migrants crisis, Ukraine in focus as OSCE PA Winter Meeting opens
VIENNA, 25 February 2016 – Nearly 300 lawmakers from Europe, Asia and North America, including four speakers of parliament, assembled today in Vienna for the opening of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2016 Winter Meeting, its first major convocation of the year. The crisis of migrants and refugees, which tops the agenda at the two-day...
New ODIHR publication highlights remaining challenges in increasing women’s representation in politics in the OSCE region
Compendium of Good Practices for Advancing Women’s Political Participation in the OSCE Region A new publication examining the progress made in achieving gender equality in politics was presented by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michel George Link on 25 February 2016 in Vienna, at the...
Oscar Contenders from Around the Bloc
Transition’s essential guide to this year’s entries from post-communist countries for Best Foreign Film (and many other categories) ahead of the 88th Academy Awards. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №1 (30)
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №1 (30) …read more Source: Razumkov...
Russian Military Command Found Linked To MH17 Downing
Bellingcat researchers investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have published a report they provided to Dutch prosecutors linking the commanders of a Russian military unit to the plane’s downing …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Зустріч з делегацією Фонду Ярла Ялмарсона
23 лютого у Центрі Разумкова відбулась зустріч співробітників Центру з делегацією Фонду Ярла Ялмарсона (Швеція). До складу делегації увійшли Голова Фонду Ярла Ялмарсона Горан Ленмаркер, Заступник Директора Фонду Йенс Ахль, Старший радник із закордонних справ президента Поміркованої коаліційної партії Швеції, Посол Діана Янсе, Голова Університету...
