Section: Freedom House (USA)
Crimea: Russia Intensifies Actions Targeting Crimean Tatars
Press Releases Crimea: Russia Intensifies Actions Targeting Crimean TatarsMay 22, 2018Following Russian authorities’ arrest of a prominent Crimean Tatar human rights figure, Server Mustafayev, as part of an intensifying crackdown against minority groups in the Crimean peninsula, Freedom House issued a statement. …read more Source:...
In Occupied Crimea, New Echoes of a Dark Past
© kremlin.ru In Occupied Crimea, New Echoes of a Dark PastGina S. LentineMay 17, 2018Crimeans struggle to exercise their basic human rights amid Russian persecution. …read more Source: Freedom...
Do Ukrainian Media Practice Self-Censorship?
Photo by Julia Berezovska/Press office NB. Do Ukrainian Media Practice Self-Censorship?Matthew SchaafMarch 27, 2018Denying the problem’s existence will only help perpetuate it. …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine: Venice Commission Warns about Impact of ‘NGO Legislation’
Press Releases Ukraine: Venice Commission Warns about Impact of ‘NGO Legislation’ March 16, 2018New Ukrainian laws regulating NGOs threaten the independence and effectiveness of civil society groups. …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine: Authorities Should Respond to Attacks Targeting Peaceful Demonstrations
Press Releases Ukraine: Authorities Should Respond to Attacks Targeting Peaceful DemonstrationsMarch 14, 2018Participants in several women’s rights marches in Kyiv, Lviv, and Uzhgorod, have been threatened, beaten, and attacked by opponents. …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine: Delay Votes to Prevent Harm to Democratic Institutions
Press Releases Ukraine: Delay Votes to Prevent Harm to Democratic InstitutionsFebruary 28, 2018Ukraine’s Parliament, the Rada, is scheduling votes on legislation that would increase government monitoring of civil society institutions and politicize the human rights Ombudsman. …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine Should Release Journalist Detained Due to Azerbaijan’s Misuse of Interpol
Press ReleasesUkraine Should Release Journalist Detained Due to Azerbaijan’s Misuse of Interpol October 17, 2017Ukraine detains an Azerbaijani journalist, Fikrat Huseynli, after a “Red Notice” is requested by the government of Azerbaijan. …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine: Uzbek Journalist Deserves Protection
Press ReleasesUkraine: Uzbek Journalist Deserves ProtectionOctober 11, 2017In response to a deterioration in the health of Narzullo Akhunjonov of Uzbekistan, held in custody since September 20 when he and his family attempted to seek political asylum there, Freedom House …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine Requires Anticorruption Garbage Collectors to Submit Income Declarations
Ukraine Requires Anticorruption Garbage Collectors to Submit Income DeclarationsAugust 8, 2017Onerous new regulations threaten to cripple Ukraine’s civil society sector, particularly affecting groups engaged in the fight against corruption. …read more Source: Freedom...
Ukraine: Government Proposals on NGOs Would Curtail Their Work
Press Releases Ukraine: Government Proposals on NGOs Would Curtail Their WorkJuly 11, 2017Freedom House issued the following statement in response to the Ukranian government introducing two bills to the Rada that would withdraw non-profit status from NGOs that fail to fulfill onerous financial reporting requirements. …read more Source:...
