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Yevhen Zakharov: Speech in Parliament during the election of Ombudsperson
17.03.2012
The address given by one of the candidates for the post of Human Rights Ombudsperson – Yevhen Zakharov, Co-Chair of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group and Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union before the vote for Ombudsperson on 15 March.
State TV and radio channels once again receiving instructions on content
16.03.2012
A letter has been made public which suggests Ukraine’s leaders may have restarted the tradition under President Kuchma of “temnyky” – instructions from above on the material to be given coverage and how
Stop Censorship wants investigation into commissioned news stories
16.03.2012
Well-known journalist Mustafa Nayem has put forward Stop Censorship’s call to the Parliamentary Committee on Freedom of Speech to ensure that material is clearly labelled as advertising and does not mislead the public
Ukrainian Security Service’s specific form of vigilance
15.03.2012
Concern over the activities of the SBU [Security Service] under its new former KGB boss has been heightened by news in one week of two bursts of activity which seem aimed at intimidation rather than protecting national security
Zaporizhya Church bombing: serious questions remain
15.03.2012
Yury Lukanov has looked into the explosion in a Zaporizhya Church on 28 July 2010 and the subsequent investigation, arrests and prosecution of three young men. The study is to be welcomed given serious grounds for concern over the case
Afghanistan War Veteran alleges pressure after veterans snubbed Yanukovych
14.03.2012
Members of the NGO “Nobody but Us” which defends the rights of Afghanistan War veterans assert that the law enforcement officers are trying to arrest the organization’s leader, Oleksand Kovalyov
Human Rights in Ukraine – 2011 Report issued
14.03.2012
The report identifies three danger trends which emerged last year: increased poverty; political persecution of the opposition and civic movements, as well as the destruction of judicial independence
European politicians urge UEFA to stand in support of democracy in Ukraine
14.03.2012
Deputies of the European Parliament, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and German Parliament are calling on UEFA President Michel Platin to join the international community in its demands to the Ukrainian authorities concerning the persecution of members of the opposition
Yakiv Strogan released from custody; impunity intact
13.03.2012
It is excellent that Yakiv Strogan has finally been released from custody, albeit on a signed undertaking not to leave, and can now be with his family. It remains as deeply disturbing as ever that the law enforcement bodies and court persist in refusing to investigate serious allegations of torture against police officers
Dozen arrested as Moscow protesters call for new elections
11.03.2012
About a dozen protesters were arrested by the police on March 10 as several thousand pro-democracy demonstrators attended a rally to denounce the March 4 presidential election that was won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
US and EU condemnation of Lutsenko verdict
29.02.2012
All stress the political motivation behind the trial and sentence of Yury Lutsenko and behind the prosecution of other opposition leaders, and “serious concerns about the Government of Ukraine’s commitment to democracy and rule of law”
Lutsenko Verdict still further dismantles the rule of law in Ukraine
28.02.2012
"We call on the international community to give their political assessment of attempts by the Ukrainian authorities to destroy the independence of the judicial system and allow the use of the justice system for political persecution of leaders of the opposition and civic activists" (Open for endorsement)
YURY LUTSENKO SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
27.02.2012
Presiding judge Serhiy Vovk has just announced that the court is sentencing former Internal Affairs Minister and opposition leader, Yury Lutsenko to four years imprisonment following a trial condemned both within Ukraine and by all democratic countries as politically motivated
Investigators in trials of opposition leaders promoted
27.02.2012
The journal Ukrainsky tyzhden reports that several law enforcement officers running the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and Yury Lutsenko have received promotions. An interesting nuance is that almost all of them have been moved to Ivano-Frankivsk (in Western Ukraine).
Thousands of Russians join hands against Putin
27.02.2012
Thousands of people have joined hands to form a "Great White Ring" around Moscow city center in protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is tipped to return as president in an election next week
SBU attempts at spy-mania
23.02.2012
In an article at UNIAN, Oksana Klymonchuk notes that when Ukraine’s Security Service begins investigating possible "spying" for another country, as now with the renowned Director of the Institute of Sorption and Ecological Issues Ukraine immediately starts looking comical.
In Memory: Petro Grigorenko
22.02.2012
It is 25 years since the death of General Petro Grigorenko – founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, friend and defender of the Crimean Tatar People, of all those in the Soviet Union facing persecution and himself a victim of punitive psychiatry
EURONEWS: Selective Coverage
20.02.2012
There is a considerable difference between the Ukrainian version of Euronews and UTV-1 however, as feared, the same trend can be send of softening criticism of those in power, muffling or distorting information which could cause them embarrassment
Parliament weakens protection of property rights
20.02.2012
By seriously reducing the time limits within which people can apply to the court to have dubious court rulings or contracts revoked, guarantees of people’s rights, especially with regard to ownership, have also been reduced
Ekho Moskvy board shuffled ahead of Russian election
16.02.2012
The Committee to protect Journalists writes that the development is a sign that Russian authorities are jittery about losing control of public opinion and are placing a strategic claim on the one independent broadcaster with ability to influence en mass
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