Section: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (Ukraine)
Crimean Tatar leader added to Russian List of ‘Terrorists & Extremists’ for Opposing Annexation
Russia has added Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Ilmi Umerov to its notoriously long list of so-called ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ for saying, as do all democratic states, that Russia should be made to leave Crimea. With its customary contempt for presumption of innocence, it has also added all 19 Crimean Muslims whom it is holding in custody...
Russian historian of Soviet terror arrested on chillingly cynical charges
Yury Dmitriev has devoted the last 30 years to ensuring that the history of the Soviet Terror is known, and the unmarked graves of countless victims honoured. Judging by the harassment preceding his arrest, this has made him enemies, and there are strong grounds for concern over the criminal proceedings initiated against him. …read more...
Germany plans creation of ’center of defense’ against fake news, report says
Germany’s government plans to create a center to fight “disinformation” online ahead of next year’s elections, a media report has said. The move comes amid reports that fake news influenced the US election. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Forgotten ‘Crimean saboteur’ prisoner defended Ukraine during Russian invasion
Back in 2014 Crimean Tatar Redvan Suleimanov was among the Ukrainian who held out for over 20 days, refusing to abandon a Ukrainian military unit surrounded by Russian soldiers. Two years later he is in FSB detention, part of a grotesque attempt to accuse Ukraine of ‘sabotage’ and ‘incursions’ on its own territory . …read more...
Kremlin’s Donbas Proxies Use Russian FSB Tactics Against Luhansk Bloggers
The so-called ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ is now holding two Luhansk bloggers – Edward Nedlyaev and Hennady Benitsky prisoner, accusing them of ‘extremism’ …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
How the West can beat back the Kremlin
The Kremlin and its allies have started to harvest the fruits of the seeds they have been planting for years. Moscow occupies territories of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine; actively wages war on another part of Ukrainian soil; and is now playing a game of political subversion in several Western states. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Russia’s terror grip on Crimea tightens with new ruling on 4 Crimean Tatar political prisoners
On Dec 27, Russia’s Supreme Court allowed the prosecutor’s appeal against Ruslan Zeitullayev’s 7-year sentence (as opposed to the 17-year sentence demanded) and sent the ‘case’ for retrial. The Court rejected the appeals brought by Ferat Saifullayev; Rustem Vaitov and Nuri Primov against their 5-year sentences. …read...
Russian activists jailed for crucifix protest at monument to notorious secret police chief
Two Krasnodar activists have been jailed for 15 days for their alleged involvement in the appearance of a wooden crucifix on the monument to Felix Dzherzhinsky, the first head of the Cheka, or dreaded Soviet secret police …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
‘Deported’ Crimean Tatar activist on hunger strike too weak to stand
Nedim Khalilov began his hunger strike on Nov 24, in protest at being forcibly ‘deported’ from his homeland 9 months after the Crimean Tatar lodged a law suit against Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading and occupying Crimea. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Why I’m Optimistic about Ukraine’s Reforms in 2017
Following decades of neglect, there is real progress in Ukraine’s healthcare sector. Thanks to the efforts of reformers in the Ministry of Health, pressure from civil society, and the support of international donors, the sector is seeing reduced corruption and clear prospects for reform …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
