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Trial of police officers over death of Yevhen Zvenigorodsky continues
12.01.2012
Forensic tests found that Mr Zvenigorodsky had died from a stomach injury, and that he had been beaten no later than 5 hours before his death, this meaning while in police custody
Betrayal
09.01.2012
We are left with shame before Ihor Indylo and his parents.Shame and fear, since each case of impunity for police who kill and torture can result in new outrages.
Ukraine must launch fresh investigation into student death in custody
09.01.2012
The Ukrainian authorities must launch a fresh investigation into the death in custody of a student, Amnesty International said after two police officers suspected of responsibility for his death walked free following a court hearing in Kyiv
Protests against impunity for Ihor Indylo’s killers
06.01.2012
In Kyiv and Zhytomyr protests took place on Thursday evening over the announcement of a verdict in the case of the one police officer left facing charges over the death in police custody of young student Ihor Indylo
Conditional sentence over death in police custody of Ihor Indylo
05.01.2012
Neither the court nor the Prosecutor established what had led to the serious injury which caused Ihor’s death. Prykhodko was convicted only of unwarrantedly detaining the young student and dragging him by force into the cell
Court upholds criminal investigation against Mykola Melnychenko
27.12.2011
The ruling comes nearly two weeks after the same Pechersky District Court r quashed the criminal proceedings against Leonid Kuchma over the murder of Georgy Gongadze, because the tapes made by Melnychenko are no longer deemed admissible evidence
Court amnesties one of the officers charged over the death of Ihor Indylo
26.12.2011
The Desnyansky District Court which is for the second time examining the case brought over the death in police custody of young student Ihor Indylo, has amnestied one of the two officers who were facing charges
Myroslava Gongadze appeals decision to quash charges against Kuchma
22.12.2011
Ms Gongadze’s lawyer has lodged an appeal against the decision of the Pechersky District Court in Kyiv on 14 December which quashed the criminal proceedings against former Presidentt Kuchma in connection with Georgy Gongadze’s murder.
Prosecutor appeals quashing of Kuchma case
20.12.2011
The Prosecutor General’s website reports that it has lodged an appeal against the ruling on 14 December 2012 which quashed the criminal proceedings against former Presidentt Kuchma in connection with the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze.
Ukraine’s Independent Media Union and Reporters without Borders condemn Kuchma court ruling
16.12.2011
The Independent Media Union expresses outrage at how the authorities “cynically used the case of our murdered colleague Georgy Gongadze in their intrigues to achieve far from pure aims” and demands that the case continue
CPJ: Ukraine must prosecute Kuchma in Gongadze murder
16.12.2011
The Committee to Protect Journalists.has called the 14 December “court ruling to scrap the case against former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma for allegedly ordering the 2000 murder of independent journalist Georgy Gongadze a blow to press freedom"
Gongadze’s Widow will appeal against quashed Kuchma prosecution
15.12.2011
Lawyers representing Myroslava Gongadze will be appealing against the ruling by the Pechersky District Court in Kyiv on Wednesday which effectively stopped any prosecution of former President Kuchma on complicity in Georgy Gongadze’s murder
Gongadze Murder: Court revokes criminal charges against Kuchma
14.12.2011
The Pechersky District Court in Kyiv has ruled that the criminal proceedings initiated against former President Kuchma over alleged involvement in the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze were unfounded
Victim in Kuchma case walks out over judge
13.12.2011
Oleksy Podolsky, victim in the criminal proceedings against former President Kuchma over the murder of Georgy Gongadze, is convinced that Judge Suprun has infringed his rights and is demonstrating bias in favour of one party – the accused
Kuchma: Criminal investigation resumed
08.12.2011
The Prosecutor General’s Office has resumed the criminal investigation initiated against former President Leonid Kuchma over alleged involvement in the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze
Pukach Trial: Application to be made for judge’s withdrawal
06.12.2011
The trial of former MIA General Oleksy Pukach who is charged in connection with the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze has been adjourned until Thursday at the request of Oleksy Podolsky who has learned of a court case giving, he and Valentina Telychenko consider, grounds for distrusting the presiding judge
Ivashchenko Trial: Witness retracts testimony
26.11.2011
The prosecution of former Acting Minister of Defence in Yulia Tymoshenko’s government,, Valery Ivashchenko has not gained the same publicity as those of Tymoshenko and Yury Lutsenko, but remains of concern, especially since Mr Ivashchenko has been held in custody now since August 2010
Gongadze Lawyer: Pukach trial again postponed
25.11.2011
The Pechersky District Court in Kyiv has adjourned hearings into the case against former MIA General Oleksy Pukach who is charged in connection with the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze in September 2000
Impunity is a silent killer
24.11.2011
On the first International Day against Impunity, ARTICLE 19 called on the authorities of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia to adopt all necessary political and legal measures to protect journalists and defend the right to freedom of expression, in accordance with their international obligations
23 November – Ukrainian Journalists take a stand against Impunity
23.11.2011
On International Day against Impunity, Ukrainian journalists will be reminding the authorities of crimes against journalists which remained unsolved and therefore unpunished.
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