Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine Bans Russian-language Independent Broadcaster
Presented as a breach of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and advertising laws, the ban was criticized internationally for curtailing media pluralism. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
January 13th, 2017
CHINA China Is Scrubbing Outspoken Taiwan and Hong Kong Celebrities from Its Streaming Services Zheping Huang, QUARTZ China has allegedly blacklisted over four dozen overseas celebrities, including several high-profile singers from Taiwan and Hong Kong who have expressed political views unfavorable to Beijing, another sign that China is...
Pre-emptive Compromise Would Imperil Ukraine
…read more Source: Razumkov Centre
Ten Things You Should Know about Russian Involvement in Ukraine
Despite Vladimir Putin’s continued denials of Russia’s involvement in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic, a growing body of evidence casts doubts on his claims …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukraine: Ban of Independent Russian TV Undermines Media Freedom
Press ReleasesUkraine: Ban of Independent Russian TV Undermines Media FreedomJanuary 13, 2017Ukraine’s National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting (NRCT) issued a decision banning Ukrainian distributors from broadcasting TV Dozhd. …read more Source: Freedom...
Centrelink data-matching problems show the need for a government blockchain
A blockchain could be used to record all of our interactions with the government. ShutterstockGovernments across the globe are experimenting with the blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, as a way to reduce costs and provide more accountability to the public. In Europe alone, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and Estonia are experimenting with...
Russia recognizes only punitive psychiatry while driving tortured Ukrainian political prisoner insane
While increasingly using punitive psychiatry against Ukrainians in occupied Crimea for their views or faith, Russia is systematically destroying Stanislav Klykh who urgently needs treatment. International psychiatric associations should not remain silent …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Which Repression in Russian-occupied Crimea is ‘Smart’, Mr Trump?
The ever-increasing number of Crimean political prisoners and forced disappearances may not bother Donald Trump or Henry Kissinger but they are compelling reasons why any deals with Russia which include acceptance of its occupation of Crimea or removal of sanctions are unacceptable. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
A disintegrating Europe should not be in Russia’s best interests
A disintegrating Europe should not be in Russia’s best interestsEurope is facing difficult questions about what will happen after Britain leaves the EU. For Russia, too, the future of European integration remains a hot-button issueEurope is facing difficult questions about what will happen after Britain leaves the EU. For Russia, too, the...
Kleptocracy Daily: January 12, 2017
Safe Houses For Sale: KI’s Peter Podkopaev on the threats posed by dirty money in U.S. real estate. News The U.S. director of national intelligence rejected claims that the intelligence community leaked a report suggesting that the Kremlin held compromising information about Donald Trump. (CNN) More on the conviction of a Chinese...
