On June 30 and 1 July 2015 we were especially honoured to have an opportunity to participate in the conference on the future of Polish-Ukrainian relations at University of Cambridge (represented by Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bartosz Kramek).
Topics
- Interpol
- Extraditions
- Reforms in Ukraine
- Persecution of lawyers
- COVID-19
- "Meal For a Doctor" campaign
- Vlad Plahotniuc
- Freedom of speech
- Nursultan Nazarbayev
- Zhanaozen
- Human rights
- Igor Vinyavskiy
- Humanitarian aid
- Oppression of the opposition
- Vladimir Kozlov
- Bolat Atabayev
- Society
- Vadim Kuramshin
- Economy
- Alexandr Pavlov
- Mukhtar Ablyazov
- Muratbek Ketebayev
- Election observation
- Culture
- Alma Shalabayeva
- Tatyana Paraskevich
- Zaure Akpenbetova
- EuroMaidan
- Crimea
- Election monitoring
- Lustration
- Ukraine
- Ukrainian World
- Oleg Sentsov
- Nadiya Savchenko
- Zinaida Mukhortova
- Russia
- ATO
- Rafis Kashapov
- Chernobyl
- Nadia Savchenko
- Bota Jardemalie
- Rule of law in Poland
- Magnitsky Act
- Torture
- Polish judiciary
- EU
Tag: Maidan
Business after Maidan: old problems and new opportunities
A meeting with Ukrainian businessmen – Yuriy Shatynsky and Ihor Haras – was held at Ukrainian World on the 21st April. Yuriy and Ihor are the owners of the Chumak Company which is a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of premium quality furniture.
The First Ladies of Poland and Ukraine paid tribute to the heroes of Maidan
The First Ladies of Poland and Ukraine – Anna Komorowska and Maryna Poroshenko – met, in Kiev, with participants from the Revolution of Dignity and families of the Nebesnaya Sotnya and of other activists who perished during the Maidan protests.
The Maidan Library will have its branch in the Ukrainian World
The Maidan Library is a social initiative of the Dignity Revolution participants who established it in the Ukrainian House in January 2014. It soon became a major landmark on the Maidan map, a centre of debates and exchanges of ideas.
Stop the appointment of Shokin
“The nomination of Shokin is a shock” – shouted the participants of the manifestation in front of the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw.
Krzysztof Bukowski about the ODF mission on the Maidan: We were standing in a pool of blood
A year on from the outbreak of protests on the Maidan, Krzysztof Bukowski from the Open Dialog Foundation told TVP Info about the conditions under which the ODF carried out its mission in the streets of Kiev.
Kyiv remembrance rally
Together with the Belarus Solidarity Movement ‘Razam’ and the Ukrainian Community ‘Volnytsia’, the Open Dialog Foundation organised on the Maidan, a rally to commemorate the first victims of the Ukrainian protests.
The opening of the photo exhibition ‘Zhanaozen – Maidan: The chronicle of protests, suppressed by shooting’
In Kiev, a photo exhibition was opened to mark the anniversary of the shootings at the peaceful protest in the city of Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan. The exhibition will be open from 12 December, 2014 to 21 December, 2014.
Debate: Will EuroMaidan mirror the failure of the Orange Revolution?
As part of the celebration marking the first anniversary of the beginning of EuroMaidan – the pro-European voice of the people, which has gone down in the history of Ukraine as the Revolution of Dignity
Debate: Will EuroMaidan mirror the failure of the Orange Revolution?
As part of the celebration marking the first anniversary of the beginning of EuroMaidan – the pro-European voice of the people, which has gone down in the history of Ukraine as the Revolution of Dignity
TVP info: Another plaque on the boulder at the place of the “Sleeping Four” statue
The TVP info portal describes the situation regarding the plaque installed at the place, where until recently, the statue of the “Sleeping Four” was to be placed. The plaque was to commemorate the victims of Maidan and ATO.
Tomasz Czuwara on Polsat News: This is a provocation to play Poles off against one another
Tomasz Czuwara, spokesman for the Open Dialog Foundation, in an interview with Polsat News about the statue on Wileński Square and on the matter of a rather large plaque at the former place of the “Sleeping Four” statue.
Help Oleksandr by raising funds for his leg prostheses
Oleksandr Goncharuk, 46, from the village of Lyadova (near Mohylov Podolsky) paid the price of his health for joining the January protests in the Maidan. The man suffered from severe frostbite – one of his legs and the toes of the other had to be amputated.
RDC: What has happened to Nadiya Savchenko?
The fate of the abducted Ukrainian pilot, activities of the Open Dialog Foundation and key developments in Ukraine over recent months were discussed in RDC radio’s afternoon programme Popołudnie RDC by Bartosz Kramek, Chair of the Open Dialog Foundation’s Council.
Republika.pl television: Góralska: Support of Kyiv citizens for those left on the Maidan plummeting
Agnieszka Góralska, correspondent to the Open Dialog Foundation, speaks of the action by the Kyiv authorities on Republika TV. The action’s goal was to clear the Independence square of the tent town.
The President of the Open Dialog Foundation talks to Polsat News about clashes in Maidan
The President of the Open Dialog Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska has commented on clashes in Kiev’s Maidan that erupted when the last tents and barricades were being dismantled.
Exhibition: “Faces of EuroMaidan”
On June 24 at 11.00 the Vice Speaker of the Polish Seym, Cezary Grabarczyk, opened the “Faces of EuroMaidan” exhibition in the Seym building.
The ” Faces of EuroMaidan” (Oblicza Euromajdanu) has opened
On June 24 at 11.00 the Vice Speaker of the Polish Seym, Cezary Grabarczyk, opened the “Faces of EuroMaidan” exhibition in the Seym building.
The ‘Ukrainian World’: performance by the ‘Ot Vinta’ band
The help centre for Ukrainians hosted a performance by the ‘Ot Vinta’ band on the afternoon of Saturday, 14th June.
‘Ot Vinta’ at Ukrainian World
The help centre for Ukrainians hosted a performance by the ‘Ot Vinta’ band on the afternoon of Saturday, 14th June.
Ruslana Lyzhychko in the Ukrainian World
A meeting was held in the assistance centre “Ukrainian World “ in Warsaw, between the singer Ruslana Lyzhychko and the Ukrainian community living in Poland. The meeting was organised by the Open Dialog Foundation together with Euromaidan Warsaw.
Ruslana Lyzhychko in the Ukrainian World
A meeting was held in the assistance centre “Ukrainian World “ in Warsaw, between the singer Ruslana Lyzhychko and the Ukrainian community living in Poland. The meeting was organised by the Open Dialog Foundation together with Euromaidan Warsaw.
Yevhen Nyshchuk at the Ukrainian World refugee centre
Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture visited the refugee support centre, Ukrainian World, and Maidan Museum in Warsaw.
Ukraine’s Minister of Culture at the Ukrainian World refugee centre
Yevhen Nyshchuk, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture visited the refugee support centre, Ukrainian World, and Maidan Museum in Warsaw.
Help for one of Maidan’s heroes
Yuri Borodin was born on December 8, 1993 in Bakchysarai in Crimea. He is a trained technician-mechanic and driver. His passions include sea and mountain rescue. He, along with his mother and brother, moved to Kiev several months prior to the events of Maidan.
Wilanów in Concert for Maidan
Precisely one month prior to the presidential elections in Ukraine, on a beach in Wilanów, a charity concert “Wilanów – Majdan. A Common Cause” was held.
Wilanów in Concert for Maidan
Precisely one month prior to the presidential elections in Ukraine, on a beach in Wilanów, a charity concert “Wilanów – Majdan. A Common Cause” was held on 25th April, with Polish and Ukrainian bands performing on stage.
RP.PL: Charity concert for the Maidan victims’ families
The Internet edition of Rzeczpospolita daily invites guests to a charity concert in Wilanów; funds raised are to be delivered to Maidan victims’ families.
RDC: Wilanów – Maidan – Joint Cause
On their Internet website, Radio Dla Ciebie publishes an invitation to a charity concert to assist the families of victims of Maidan clashes, co-organised by the Open Dialog Foundation.
A singer and composer wounded in the eye
In January, during the protests on Kiev’s Maidan, Viktor Reka was shot in the eye by a Berkutofficer. At the time of shooting, Viktor was within 10 metres from the line of the Berkut officers.
Kramek: we are only a platform for Poles’ assistance
In an interview for Polsat News, Bartosz Kramek – Chair of the Foundation’s Council, summarised assistance actions for Ukraine and commented on the current situation.
Hospitalisation of a seriously wounded Maidan activist
Yuriy was one of the leaders on the Maidan. During the February protests, he was repeatedly shot by a sniper and suffered a very serious wound to his hand which doctors initially planned to amputate.
Assistance for the kidnapped Maidan activist
Anatoliy Sholudko fought on the Maidan. For his activities, he was kidnapped by ‘Titushky’ and tortured with the use of an electric chair, beaten, subjected to waterboarding and blackmailed by the kidnappers.
TVP.info: Wilanów-Maidan. Joint Cause: Charity concert for victims’ families
TVP info invites persons for a concert co-organised by the Open Dialog Foundation. For a single evening, the Warsaw beach at Wilanów is to be turned into the Kyiv Maidan.
NGO.pl: Polish-Ukrainian dialog open
The Internet portal NGO.pl reports on the actions by the Open Dialog Foundation for Ukraine – Inside the tent, which stood on Maidan for 56 days, approximately 30 volunteers worked for over 560 hours, preparing the reports on the situation in Kyiv
An eye surgery for a cherkasy activist
We are still organising assistance for those wounded from further regions of Ukraine. Our trip to Czerkasy at the beginning of March brought the first results.
Psychological care for Dima
In February, during the Maidan protests, Dima was wounded by a grenade explosion; the explosion ruptured his eardrums, and shrapnel became embedded in his legs.
Wysokie Obcasy on the help for Ukraine
Wysokie Obcasy, the Gazeta Wyborcza supplement, contains an article about the help for Maidaners provided by Ukrainian women living in Poland.
Polish Radio Jedynka – ‘Hold out your hand to Ukraine’
Speaking on Polish radio as part of the ‘Muzyczna Jedynka’ programme, the musicians of the Taraka band spoke about helping Ukraine in cooperation with Open Dialog Foundation.
The city web portal of Świętochłowice on collecting things for Ukraine
The city web portal of Świętochłowice has reported on items being collected by the Catholic Youth Society.
Gifts for the ukrainian armed forces
For the purposes of the Ukrainian armed forces, guarding the eastern border, we have provided uniforms and means of life protection.
People of Maidan in Poland for recovery
Marian Prysiazhniuk, volunteer with the Open Dialog Foundation, as part of ODF mission in Ukraine organised the flights of seven patients to Poland in order so they can undergo medical treatment.
Project providing support to the families of the injured
Since the beginning of March, the Open Dialog Foundation has been running a project providing support to the families of the injured who fought on Maidan and are now receiving treatment in Polish hospitals.
Support for the Maidan activist wounded in the head
During the February protests on the Maidan, Volodymyr was shot in the head. In Ukraine, he underwent initial surgery during which, the bullets were removed from his head.
Money.pl on the Information Centre for the Citizens of Ukraine
The Money.pl web portal has reported on the reopening of the Information Centre for citizens of Ukraine in Warsaw (Nowy Świat street, 63).
Życie Warszawy web portal invites people to the city game organised by the Foundation
Życie Warszawy web portal has invited its readers to an event organised by the Open Dialog Foundation.
TVN24 Biznes i Świat: ‘What will happen to Ukraine next?’
Krzysztof Bukowski from the Open Dialog Foundation talked about Ukraine on Monday on TVN 24‘s Biznes i Świat TV channel in ‘Dzień na rynkach’ (‘A day at the markets’) programme.
The Open Dialog Foundation transferred funds for prosthetic arm for a wounded Maidan activist
The Open Dialog Foundation has transferred $10,000 for the treatment of Maidan activist, Аndrey Zhupnik, whose hand was blown off by a grenade.
Radio Jedynka on the gestures of solidarity with Ukraine
Polish radio Jedynka has broadcast a programme about the gestures of solidarity with Ukrainian people.
Prosthetic arm for wounded maidan activist
The Open Dialog Foundation has transferred $10,000 for the treatment of Maidan activist, Andrey Zhupnik, whose hand was blown off by a grenade. Currently, Andrey is undergoing treatment in a Lublin hospital, Poland.
Medicaments-raiser for Euromaidan
We have ceased collecting medicaments and first aid supplies for the Kiev EuroMaidan. Health issues faced by the Kiev protesters are but a grim touch of everyday reality.
Ukrainian media about the Kyiv remembrance rally
On 22nd January, the streets of Kiev saw a march to commemorate the first victims of the Maidan protests – which was reported by Ukrainian media.