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• Freedom of conscience and religion

Why banning the Russian-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church “would create problems, not remove them”

There is huge support in Ukraine for such a ban of a church which was always, and according to some remains closely aligned with the Moscow Patriarchate which is supporting Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

• Human Rights Violations associated with EuroMaidan

Court in Ukraine jails ex-Berkut officers for savage attack on Euromaidan activists

It was probably because of the outrage over the Yanukovych regime’s savage attack on young students that turned Euromaidan into mass protests and, ultimately, into what is now known as the Revolution of Dignity

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘I stole a fuel truck from the Russians’ — a pensioner from Dymer provided fuel for a local hospital

During the occupation, Valentyn Hryshchenko delivered humanitarian aid to his fellow villagers, and even stole a damaged fuel truck from the invaders and delivered its fuel to a local hospital and a nursing home. The Russians captured Valentyn and tortured him in a basement: they hit him with rifle butt and imitated his execution. The fuel truck was later handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

• Constitution   • Research

Constitution of Ukraine. A draft

This edition is an English translation of the full-scale annotated model draft of the new Constitution of Ukraine—2023. The author of the draft is Vsevolod Rechytskyi—Chairman of the Council of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, associate professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine).

• Freedom of expression

Ukraine’s courts impose prison sentences for reposting or even ‘liking’ social media posts that support Russian aggression

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been actively prosecuting those who circulate information deemed to justify, claim legitimacy for or deny Russian aggression.

• War crimes

Ukrainian POWs sentenced to life for Russia’s war crimes in Mariupol

If Russia had evidence to back its profoundly cynical claims, it would trumpet them, instead of using illegal formations on occupied territory to produce kangaroo court ‘sentences’

• War crimes

Russia's youngest Ukrainian political prisoner charged with ‘terrorism’ over social media reposts made by the FSB after his arrest

20-year-old Ilya Hibeskul has become Russia’s youngest Ukrainian political prisoner probably because he had not taken Russian citizenship and was trying to leave for Poland

• Freedom of conscience and religion   • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Court in Russia reduces charge against Crimean Tatar political prisoner but retains appalling sentence

The sentence against Ernes Seitosmanov should have been overturned altogether, but this was a political trial, and the ‘judges’ lacked the courage to do more than make a minimal reduction

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘He called to set Kremlin on fire,’ — theater director was accused of terrorism for a chewing gum wrapper

Anatolii Levchenko is a well-known theater director in Mariupol. On 20 May 2022, the occupiers arrested him for his pro-Ukrainian views. The man was accused of inciting hatred, extremism, and terrorism, and even calling for the Kremlin arson because he posted on Facebook a chewing gum wrapper, “Love is...”.

• War crimes

Abducted RIA-Melitopol and Melitopol is Ukraine Telegram administrators tortured for Russian propaganda ‘blockbuster’

Five young Telegram channel administrators have been held in captivity for over two months, and clearly tortured into providing Russia’s later propaganda attempt to combat Ukrainian resistance in occupied Melitopol

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘It feels like nothing can be put right,’ — Iryna Marchenko, Zdvyzhivka

Iryna Marchenko is a medical worker. The consequences of the Russian occupation did not pass without a trace for her. She admits she still experiences fear, is afraid of loud sounds, and cannot listen to music with headphones because she needs to hear what is happening around her. The woman complains that no one is in a hurry to restore houses in the village. Where it is broken, it remains broken.

• War crimes

Nine members of a family murdered in occupied Volnovakha after conflict with Russian soldiers

It is believed that Russian soldiers killed the nine members of one family, including two small children, after the children’s father refused to hand over the family’s home

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