Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Human rights in Russia
Written by Martin Russell, © zatvorniknik / Fotolia Russia is a signatory to several international human rights treaties and, as a member of the Council of Europe, the European Convention on Human Rights. Its constitution directly guarantees the human rights of Russian citizens, which are also protected by institutions such as a Human Rights...
Why the West Ignores Russia’s Wars
While hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in major cities across Western Europe and the United States to protest the American invasion of Iraq and, more recently, the invasion by America’s ally Israel of the Gaza Strip in 2014, Russia’s wars of choice in Syria and Ukraine have failed to excite a single public...
In Memory of Georgy Gongadze, Pavel Sheremet and All Slain Journalists
Traditional remembrance events on the anniversary of journalist Georgy Gongadze’s abduction and subsequent murder are especially poignant this year as they come just two months after the killing in Kyiv of Pavel Sheremet, the renowned Belarusian journalist and former prisoner of conscience. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Ukrainian Aircraft Manufacturer Antonov Diversifies Away from Russia
Antonov, Ukraine’s only designer and manufacturer of aircraft, has severed all ties with Russia, which had been its main market and partner for decades (Ukrayinska Pravda, September 10). This was unavoidable, given the de facto war waged by Moscow, which prompted Kyiv to stop Ukrainian military-technical cooperation with Russia and join...
Russian Military Resists Proposed Budget Cuts, Prepares for Major Ground War
As the dust settled, following the conclusion of the September 5–10 Kavkaz 2016 military exercise, the Russian Armed Forces entered into a budgetary battle with the Ministry of Finance. Russian Duma elections are scheduled for next Sunday (September 18); therefore, the process of drafting a 2017 state budget was postponed, together with unpopular...
Kleptocracy Daily – September 15, 2016
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has released full and interactive versions of a major “lessons learned” report on the U.S. approach to corruption throughout the conflict. Telecoms operator Telia will pay $1.4 billion to settle U.S. and Dutch investigations into bribes allegedly paid to Gulnara Karimova, daughter of...
EU Extends Sanctions on Russian Officials Over Ukraine Crisis
September 15, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
September 15th, 2016
CHINA China’s Communist Party Detained Christian Camp Leaders, Accused Them of Brainwashing Children Stoyan Zaimov, CHRISTIAN POST WORLD The Communist Party in China, which is leading a crackdown on Christians, detained two female Christian summer camp leaders in the northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region last month and accused them...
German, French FMs push peace bid in war-torn Ukraine
The German and French foreign ministers made their first visit to Ukraine’s war-torn east on Thursday (15 September), saying they wanted to push a new bid for peace after a recent surge in violence. …read more Source:...
Russia: Displaced Ukrainian children go back to school – fully equipped
Video | Displaced Ukrainian children in southern Russia have received back-to-school kits from the ICRC. A new school year has started for many children displaced from eastern Ukraine to southern Russia. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
