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Ukrainian veteran sentenced to six years in Russia for 'a crime of a theoretical nature' - defending Ukraine in 2016

The charges against Volodymyr Linnyk could not have been more surreal in their lawlessness and sheer cynicism

Ukraine passes life sentence on Russian soldier videoed killing Ukrainian civilians near Bucha

It was a war crime witnessed, on video footage, broadcast throughout the world, and even if Russia refuses to extradite such war criminals, the sentences are important for holding the aggressor state to account.

Russia’s ruling party makes food aid dependent on ‘support for Putin’ in occupied Ukraine

Russian-installed occupation ‘administrations’ have instructions on obtaining ‘mass support’ for Putin and Russian in the upcoming fake ‘elections’ illegally held on occupied territory

• Voices of war • Interview

How does the European network help Ukrainian prisoners?

Shelling of prisons, lengthy consideration of the case, occupation, and even mobilization into the Russian army — tens of thousands of Ukrainian prisoners faced these and other problems because of the war. The Advocacy Director, Hugues de Suremain, talks about the work of the European Prison Litigation Network (EPLN).

Russians demanded ransom from 18-year-old Ukrainian POW’s mother as ‘reason’ to not kill him

Oleksiy Novikov was just 18 when seized by the Russian invaders of his native Mariupol. He remains imprisoned, with the Russians blocking any access to him, or other Ukrainian POWs and civilian hostages

Putin grants Russian citizenship to suspected Bosnian Serb war criminal, pardons serial killer to fight against Ukraine

Putin’s contempt for international law is nothing new, but his decisions on granting citizenship and pardons to men either accused with strong grounds of atrocities or convicted are still staggering

• Civic society

Referral network. Design and functioning

Four Ukrainian NGOs—Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG), Blue Bird (Kyiv), Sich (Dnipro), and Forpost (Dnipro)—together with the Danish Institute Against Torture DIGNITY are implementing a three-year-long project to provide psychological, legal, charitable, medical, and other kinds of assistance to civilian victims of war.

Children illegally taken from Russian-occupied Ukraine to ‘train’ with army in Belarus

The Lukashenka regime is actively collaborating with Russia in illegally deporting Ukrainian children and subjecting them to so-called ‘re-education’ and, often, military training

Russia sentences soldier for admitting to war crimes in Ukraine and now prosecutes journalist who reported them

Although at least 20 Russians are serving long sentences for telling the truth about Russia’s war against Ukraine, sentences in this case would be for admitting to war crimes or reporting such an admission

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

SOS! Foreign diplomats in Russia can help Crimean Tatar and other Ukrainian political prisoners!

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has made conditions for Russia’s ever-increasing number of Ukrainian political prisoners even more gruelling, but has opened one possibility for other countries to help

Russia uses fake ‘court’ in occupied Kherson oblast for lawless ‘trial’ of Crimean Tatar

Eldar Kestan is the latest of well over 30 Ukrainian citizens whom Russia has accused of legal activities on Ukrainian territory, and has often used torture against

• Voices of war • Interview

‘The rocket killed my father. This will never be erased from my memory or heart’

Ostapovska Nataliia and Iryna are residents of the Krasna Hirka village. Without holding back tears, mother and daughter tell their story. Before their eyes, the rocket destroyed the house, animals, and the most dear person — father and husband. “In memory of the victims, we must not give up and move towards victory,” the women say, despite the grief they have not yet overcome.

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