On 23 and 24 July more than ten people were detained in the Belarusian capital, most of them members of the unregistered civic organizations “Youth Front”.Activists believe that the authorities are trying to isolate them before 27 July when the democratic forces in Belarus will be marking Independence Day.

Civic organizations are demanding that the new version of the Constitution be drawn up not by the President’s Secretariat or the Verkhovna Rada, but by a newly-created body – a Constitutional Assembly

A survey commissioned by La Strada – Ukraine has shown that Ukrainians are most negative about stories which degrade people, as well as films with filthy language. It also found that the fairly high number of people who objected to violence being shown did not include many young people

A survey commissioned by La Strada – Ukraine has shown that Ukrainians are most negative about stories which degrade people, as well as films with filthy language. It also found that the fairly high number of people who objected to violence being shown did not include many young people

At the All-Ukrainian Civic Assembly over 350 civic organizations are planning to call for changes to the Constitution which would prevent politicians misusing the Main Law of the country. Other resolutions will reflect the urgent need for those in power to understand that laws are to be observed, not manipulated or ignored

At the All-Ukrainian Civic Assembly over 350 civic organizations are planning to call for changes to the Constitution which would prevent politicians misusing the Main Law of the country. Other resolutions will reflect the urgent need for those in power to understand that laws are to be observed, not manipulated or ignored

The Court found that there had been a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of degrading treatment) with respect to detention in 2003. Mikhail Trepashkin remains imprisoned on seriously dubious charges, and his right to life is being placed in the gravest jeopardy. We must not wait until the next ECHR judgment!

The Prosecutor in the Georgy Gongadze case, where three men are charged with carrying out the murder, has asked the court to order medical assessments for the defendants. This could mean yet another adjournment of the trial

The Prosecutor in the Georgy Gongadze case, where three men are charged with carrying out the murder, has asked the court to order medical assessments for the defendants. This could mean yet another adjournment of the trial

Another case where journalists complain of pressure being brought to bear on journalists of municipal media outlets

A sociological survey from the Horshenin Institute just published reports that half of the Ukrainians asked would be against any restrictions on their rights and freedoms for the sake of stability in the country

The Donetsk Court of Appeal has allowed the Prosecutor to not pay lawyer Serhiy Salov 2 million UAH for 8 months in a SIZO [pre-trial detention centre]. This revoked the ruling by the Voroshilovsky District Court in Donetsk which had order the Prosecutor to pay this amount in compensation for moral damages over the unwarranted detention in custody

The Prosecutor General has revoked the decision not to institute criminal proceedings with respect to the National Deputy of the recently dissolved Verkhovna Rada Oleh Kalashnikov

The Novosibirsk court found Zelenyak guilty of inciting inter-ethnic enmity on a Ukrainian forum site. It looks as though the defence may have decided to half admit “guilt” in an attempt to mitigate the sentence which could have been up to two years in prison. For mouthing off on a forum site …

The Civic Initiative “Solidarnist” will be marking the next Belarusian Solidarity Day on 16 July with a protest action entitled “GRAFFITI OF FREEDOM” in solidarity with Belarusian young people.

As citizens of a country aspiring to the status of a European democracy, we are ashamed that our journalists should have to defend their rights somewhere like the European Court of Human Rights since their own authorities aren’t able to defend them.”

Yes, there was a special purpose unit brought into the Buchansk Penal Colony, supposedly because the penal administration couldn’t carry out a search themselves, however the Prosecutor General was unable to find any violence or incorrect behaviour

Yes, there was a special purpose unit brought into the Buchansk Penal Colony, supposedly because the penal administration couldn’t carry out a search themselves, however the Prosecutor General was unable to find any violence or incorrect behaviour

Exactly a year since the assault on 2 members of an STB filming crew, journalists are planning to picket the Prosecutor General’s Office in protest at the latter’s “investigation” and inability to find an offence

The Court concluded that a number of these Articles ran counter to Article 1 of the Constitution which states that Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, law-based state