Russian lawyer Mark Feygin became famous for his participation in the high-profile case of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, and no less scandalous was the ending of their partnership.
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Oleg Sentsov at hearing in Moscow on Monday 7 July pleads not guilty
Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, producer and pro-Ukrainian activist and three of his colleagues were unlawfully kidnapped from the occupied territory of Crimea by the Russian FSB agents and transferred to Moscow on 23 May 2014.
The case of Oleg Sentsov: Russian FSB tortured pro-Ukrainian activists from the Crimea into confession
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in the Crimea detained and arrested four citizens of Ukraine on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in the occupied peninsula. In order to obtain confessions, they used torture against the detainees.
Tomasz Czuwara: “It is time to move on from words to actions”
On tvp.info Tomasz Czuwara talked about the EU ultimatum for the Russian Federation.
TVN BiŚ: B. Kramek: “The East is the object of the game, and Russia is steering it.”
Putin’s moves are purely tactical and designed to soften the pathetic position of the West, said Bartosz Kramek, ODF’s Chairman, in his interview for “TVN Biznes i Świat”.
IAR: Protests in front of the Russian embassy
Radio News Agency publishes a telegram informing of a protest in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw, organised – among others – by the Open Dialogue Foundation.
The Open Dialogue Foundation calls on France to suspend all cooperation with Russia
The Open Dialogue Foundation, an organisation which defends human rights and supports democratic processes in post-Soviet countries, hereby expresses its utmost concern over the 2011 contract signed by France for the sale of two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships (BPCs) to the Russian Navy.
Odessa police responsible for the death of 46 people
Odessa tragedy: responsibility for the incident lies with the local police
Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine
Russian special forces provoke a large-scale military conflict in Europe
Oleg Osukhovskiy: “I demand that the membership of the Russian Federation in the Interpol structure be restricted and suspended”
The Russian Federation and other authoritarian regimes in Europe and Asia have abused Interpol mechanisms in order to oppress political opponents, using Ukraine as an agent to issue requests for the extradition of political activists.
TVN24 BiŚ (Business&World): Tomasz Czuwara comments on the life sentences for the killers of Anna Politkovskaya
A spokesman for ODF, Tomasz Czuwara, in his interview for TVN24 Biznes i Świat
commented on the life sentences handed down to the killers of the Russian journalist,
Anna Politkovskaya.
The new draft law on the status of Crimea could destabilise the situation in South-Eastern Ukraine
On 1 April, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to vote on the adoption of the Law ‘On the rights and freedoms of citizens in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine’.
Military occupation of Crimea by Russia complete: Ukrainian army leaves the peninsula
Flags of the Russian Federation are hoisted in all military facilities in the Crimea. Ukrainian servicemen are leaving the territory of the peninsula. Negotiations are also being carried out regarding an unimpeded withdrawal of logistics (including weapons and ships).
The Crimea: kidnapping of journalists and civil activists
Several Ukrainian activists and journalists have been kidnapped in the Crimea by so-called ‘vigilantes’ and representatives of the ‘Crimean Self-defence Forces’. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
The West should not lose the battle of determination to Putin
The Russian Federation has blatantly violated the law and international agreements by committing an unprovoked aggression on the territory of Ukraine. The violation of the territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state must cause a strong response from the European Union and the Western world.
