Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
How They Did It: The Real Russian Journalists Who Exposed the Troll Factory in St. Petersburg
Headlines from Novaya Gazeta (main picture) and RBC (РБК, inset) exposing the “troll farm” in St. Petersburg. The reason we know so much about the Russian information operations that targeted the United States from 2014 to 2017 is that some Russian journalists are very good at their jobs. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13...
Vital watchdog body refuses to take part in Potemkin reform of Ukraine’s judiciary
The Public Integrity Council is suspending any involvement in the official process for assessing judges which it sees as a charade aimed at retaining judges in their posts, while reporting “successful completion” of reforms . …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Dozens Arrested In Belarus As Opposition Marks ’Freedom Day’
Dozens of people have been arrested in Belarus as opposition activists attempted to hold an unsanctioned rally in the capital, Minsk …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukrainian pensioner seized by Kremlin-backed militants in Ukraine, tortured & jailed for 12 years in Russia
61-year-old Oleksiy Sizonovych from Krasnodon in the Luhansk oblast was, as feared, brutally tortured before ending up sentenced by a Russian ‘court’ to 12 years’ imprisonment. Neither the surreal nature of the charges against him, nor the use of torture are, unfortunately anything new, however this case does stand out because of...
Security in Ukraine of the victims of persecution by the Russian state. A brief view of the matter
Due to numerous systematic violations of human rights, Ukraine cannot be considered a “safe country of origin” and “safe third country”. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Watch List Findings: March 24, 2018
What follows are the preliminary findings for issues identified in the daily Watch Lists this week. We are only sending findings that we regard as significant or potentially significant to keep this list manageable. We have findings for all the Watch List items. Should you be interested in findings not listed here, please contact us and we will...
Blockchain for cars and spacecraft, Spotcoin in Ukraine. The road ahead for Ukrainian IT
Written by: Sergiy Vakarin, UkraineIS Chairman Photos: Vitaly Mamchyn In March I participated in MobiCoin launch at the MWC, met with NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and ICO-ready Spotcoin founders in Ukraine and discussed blockchain, spaceborne computers and our cybersecurity apps Cryptocurrencies and cars CEE region is known for most advanced...
Belarus Sticks to Death Penalty Over Europe’s Displeasure
More than 400 convicts have been put to death since 1990, rights activists say. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Harassment Claims Hit Senior Russian Parliamentarian
Leading Russian independent media refuse to report from parliament as long as journalists’ sexual harassment claims are not treated seriously. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The hawks have landed
As the revolving door at the White House spins ever faster, this week saw an expected arrival, an unsurprising departure, and then a somewhat unexpected arrival. First in, on Tuesday, was Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Then on Thursday, President Trump’s national security advisor H.R. McMaster left his position. On his...
