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Belarus
Kolesnikova led massive street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020, refused to be forcibly deported and was then sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2021.
Aug. 31
Human Rights
As Ukraine fights for its very existence, another not-so-quiet revolution is happening in the country as it embraces equal rights for the LGBTQ community.
Aug. 14
Human Rights
The plight of independent journalists in Russia keeps getting worse. Apart from high-profile assassinations and arrests, there are obstacle to press freedom at every step.
Aug. 13
Kremlin
A renowned exiled Russian political analyst reminisces about the contribution of the recently deceased UK scholar and human rights campaigner, Peter Reddaway.
Aug. 11
War in Ukraine
Russian prosecutors say an amateur ballet dancer holding dual US and Russian citizenship is guilty of treason for donating just over $50 to the Ukraine’s armed forces in 2022.
Aug. 9
Russia
A UN official in charge of the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine described Russian torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) as “the worst [she has] seen” in her 20-year career.
Aug. 8
Ukraine
According to the author Amnesty International is no longer the human rights organization it once was purported to be.
Jul. 21
War in Ukraine
President Zelensky also said the number of wounded has risen to 190 people, some still trapped under rubble and at least 98 victims hospitalized.
Jul. 9
War in Ukraine
Robert van Voren, a human rights advocate and the Director of the Andrei Sakharov Research Center, discusses his involvement in Ukraine's resistance to Russia's aggression.
Jun. 21
Russia
Mass inspections against foreign citizens in Russian cities began following the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall, for which individuals from Tajikistan were accused.
Apr. 29
Human Rights
The human rights situation in Ukraine has come under scrutiny in recent weeks by both the EU and US with minor nuances in the findings.
Apr. 28
Ukraine
US Congress still wavers on more funding for Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale invasion.
Apr. 17
War in Ukraine
Despite the substantial number of IDPs, Lubinets lamented the absence of support programs tailored to this demographic in Kyiv, stressing the urgency for their development.
Mar. 27
War in Ukraine
In its follow-up report to the UN on Friday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said Russia’s disregard for the basic principles of humanitarian law continue unabated.
Mar. 16
Europe
A Council of Europe report requests the European Commission to strengthen press freedom measure.
Mar. 10
Russia
The visa extension came into force after Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine, and allowed the nationals of the two nations to extend the visa for free and stay locally until Feb. 22,
2024.
Feb. 28
A UN official in charge of the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine described Russian torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) as “the worst [she has] seen” in her 20-year career.
Aug. 8