French Senator Jean-Yves Leconte about Ukrainian activists detained in Russia.
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Topic: Fair trial
Schulz responds to ODF letter: Ukraine situation remains an EU concern
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has responded to a request sent by the Open Dialogue Foundation regarding the case of film director Oleg Sentsov and Ukrainian activists arrested in Crimea and illegally transferred to Russia, where they were charged with alleged participation in a terrorist group and preparation of terrorist acts. Schulz expressed […]
Second international monitoring mission to the Russian Federation underway
On August 11th, an international mission was launched by the Open Dialogue Foundation in cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Radio Radicale: The Ukrainian crisis and its repercussions in Europe
The crisis in Ukraine and its repercussions in Europe were discussed on Radio Radicale by the President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska, Elena Rybak, the wife of the deputy V Rybak killed by terrorists, and the coordinator of support for Ukraine in ODF Natalia Panchenko.
Kazakhstan: Head of anti-corruption organisation convicted in a defamation case
The president of a Kazakh foundation “National Anti-corruption Committee”, Musagali Duambekov, has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment for “defamation” after the publication of a series of journalistic investigations.
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.
Journalists request Ukraine and the European Union’s protection from the oppression of Kazakh authorities
For several years, the couple, Aidos and Natalia Sadykov was persecuted in their homeland due to their journalistic activities. They were forced to leave Kazakhstan, as Natalia faced imprisonment for libel.
Political prisoner Vadim Kuramshin reports systematic pressure from the colony administration
Due to several penalties imposed on human rights defender, Vadim Kuramshin and possible further provocations, he may be refused a transfer to a more lenient ‘general regime’ within his penal colony.
Ukraine: The Open Dialogue Foundation demands an objective investigation into the rape carried out by Vradiyevka police officers
A brutal rape of a resident of the village Vradiyevka (Nikolayev Province, Ukraine) Irina Krashkova by local police officers has led to huge public outcry and has developed into open defiance of the authorities.
The decision of the Supreme Court on the Zhanaozen case: the right to a fair trial in Kazakhstan is not respected
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan has released 6 oil workers from custody, who were convicted in the Zhanaozen case. However, the court upheld the sentences of the remaining prisoners, ignoring numerous statements on the use of torture against them by the investigating authorities.
Kazakhstan: the trial of the oppositionists began with gross violations of international standards for fair trial
On the 16th of August, 2012, at 10:00 am, in the Mangistau Regional Court in Aktau, the trial of Vladimir Kozlov, Serik Sapargali and Akzhanat Aminov began
