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Topic: Nadiya Savchenko
Open Dialogue Foundation’s 2017 season’s greetings and 2016 top achievements
As the Open Dialog Foundation, we would like to thank you for your support during the past year and wish you all the best in your professional and personal life in 2017! On this occasion we would like also to share with you some of the ODF’s top achievements of the year 2016.
EFNI 2016: Violation of human rights in contemporary military conflicts
On 28-30.09.2016, the Open Dialog Foundation joined again the European Forum for New Ideas, held since 2011 in Sopot. The discussion on the violation of human rights in contemporary military conflicts was co-organised by the ODF together with the Initiative of Global Compact Network Poland.
EFNI 2016: Violation of human rights in contemporary military conflicts
On 28-30.09.2016, the Open Dialog Foundation joined again the European Forum for New Ideas, held since 2011 in Sopot. The discussion on the violation of human rights in contemporary military conflicts was co-organised by the ODF together with the Initiative of Global Compact Network Poland.
The Open Dialog Foundation’s top achievements
Representatives of the Foundation follow and attend the most important sessions and meetings of the international organizations and institutions in Brussels, Strasbourg, Vienna and Geneva.
Report: ‘37 hostages of the Kremlin’ (update)
More than three dozen Ukrainians continue to remain in detention for political reasons in Russia.
Polish media about the release of Savchenko. Kozlovska: “It made her stronger”
The return of the Ukrainian pilot, imprisoned by Russia, to her homeland, reverberated broadly in the Polish media. Representatives of the Open Dialog Foundation, in the interviews for TVN 24 bis, Poland Times and other media, commented on the circumstances in which Nadia Savchenko was released.
Nadia Savchenko is free! The ODF report from the Borispol Airport
After more than two years, the Ukrainian pilot, sentenced in Russia to 22 years in prison, returned to her homeland. Last Wednesday, she was exchanged for two soldiers of GRU (the Russian military intelligence body), convicted in Ukraine.
Involvement of the Russian officials included in the ‘Magnitsky list’ in other politically motivated criminal proceedings in Russia
On 27 April, 2016, a discussion on the case of Sergei Magnitsky, Russian anti-corruption whistle-blower and lawyer who died in custody in Moscow, in 2009, after having exposed a tax fraud of $230 million, took place at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Anna Koj for BelsatTV: We can help Nadia Savchenko but it requires concrete political action
On 14 April, Belsat TV, the only independent Belarusian TV channel, broadcasted an interview with the Head of the Open Dialog Foundation’s EU Office, Anna Koj. She discussed the case of Nadia Savchenko, recently sentenced by the Russian court to 22 years of prison.
New names on “Savchenko List”
Due to the recent extremely worrying developments and following consultations with Nadiya Savchenko’s lawyers, as well as with the representatives of the Russian opposition and civil society we have decided to broaden the “Savchenko List” with new names and to make it public.
Russian opposition calls for “Savchenko List”
At the end of the Free Russia Forum the participating representatives of the Russian opposition and civil society adopted a resolution supporting the call for the introduction of personal sanctions against individuals responsible for the persecution of the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko.
Sanctions as per the ‘Savchenko list’ shall become a preventive tool against Kremlin repressions
57 deputies of the European Parliament filed a letter with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Mogherini, containing an appeal to initiate the imposition of personal sanctions against those involved in the kidnapping and illegal prosecution of N. Savchenko.
Open Dialog: Savchenko on dry hunger strike – personal sanctions must follow now
Nadiya Savchenko was supposed to deliver her final word statement on March 3 during a hearing that was to set the date for the final verdict in her case to be announced. In an unexpected turn of events, she was not allowed to speak as the hearing was adjourned to March 9.
Nadiya Savchenko has begun dry hunger strike
On 4 March, 2016, Nadiya Savchenko officially went on a ‘dry hunger strike’, refusing even water. Such a radical move is a reaction to yesterday’s unlawful action of the court which did not permit the Ukrainian woman to deliver her final speech at the trial.
‘28 hostages of the Kremlin’ report presented in Strasbourg at the January PACE session
On Monday, 25 January 2016, during the year-opening session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, representatives of the Ukrainian and Russian civil society gathered at an event organized by the Open Dialogue Foundation and the Kyiv Dialogue.
Report: ‘28 hostages of the Kremlin’
Within the framework of the human rights campaign ‘LetMyPeopleGo’,ODF and the Civic Initiative ‘Euromaidan SOS’, present a report about 27 Ukrainians and 1 citizen of a European country who have faced unlawful and politically motivated criminal prosecution in Russia and the occupied Crimea.
’28 hostages of the Kremlin’: main violations and prospects for the release
On Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., the Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre will hold a presentation of recommendations and the joint report entitled ‘28 hostages of the Kremlin’, produced by the initiative ‘Euromaidan SOS’, the Centre for Civil Liberties and the Open Dialog Foundation.
“13 hostages of Putin: How can we release them?” – debate in the “Ukrainian World” in Warsaw, Poland
Open Dialog Foundation, EuroMaidan SOS, People in Need and European Exchange / Kiev Dialogue organized a debate on the Ukrainian (mostly, but not only) political prisoners, illegally detained and held in the Russian Federation.
Lawyer Mark Feygin threatened with criminal prosecution for the alleged illegal disclosure of the case file of Nadiya Savchenko
As appears from the statement of the press secretary of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Markin, Russian investigative authorities may instigate legal proceedings against Nadiya Savchenko’s counsel, Mark Feygin.
Report: the case of Nadiya Savchenko. The trial of the Ukrainian political prisoner may be held in Voronezh
The preliminary investigation into the criminal case against the Ukrainian political prisoner Nadiya Savchenko has come to an end. In the near future, the results of which will be submitted for consideration by the court.
Verkhovna Rada has voted for our ‘Savchenko List’
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted the bill ‘On the implementation of personal sanctions against individuals responsible for the illegal detention of Nadiya Savchenko’.
Vira Savchenko spoke in Paris, Brussels and Strasburg about the persecution of Nadyia Savchenko
Vira Savchenko, the sister of the Ukrainian Lieutenant Nadyia Savchenko, visited Paris, Brussels and Strasburg, where she met, amongst others, journalists, parliamentarians and representatives of international human rights organisations.
Vira Savchenko spoke in Paris, Brussels and Strasburg about the persecution of Nadyia Savchenko
Vira Savchenko, the sister of the Ukrainian Lieutenant Nadyia Savchenko, visited Paris, Brussels and Strasburg, where she met, amongst others, journalists, parliamentarians and representatives of international human rights organisations.
SAVCHENKO LIST: persons involved in persecution of N. Savchenko (update)
The Open Dialog Foundation urges the imposition of personal sanctions against persons responsible for the kidnapping, arrest and imprisonment of Ukraine’s PACE delegate, people’s deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukrainian citizen Nadiya Savchenko.
Ukraine’s Verhkovna Rada took account of the “Savchenko List” compiled by the ODF when drafting the new law
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada registered a draft law imposing sanctions on the people responsible for the groundless detention in a Moscow detention centre of Nadya Savchenko – deputy to the Ukrainian Parliament and Ukraine’s delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
The “Savchenko list”, created by the Open Dialog Foundation, has been considered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
The “Savchenko list”, created by the Open Dialog Foundation, has been considered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
‘Batkivschina’ supports the ‘Savchenko List’
The All-Ukrainian Union ‘Batkivshchyna’ [‘Fatherland’] supported the ‘Savchenko List’, created by our experts.This information was aired during a rally outside the Russian Embassy in Kiev by Member of the Verkhovna Rada from the ‘Fatherland’ Ivan Krulko.
Ukrainian media on the “Savchenko List” compiled by the ODF
Bartosz Kramek, Anastasia Chornogorska and Petro Okhotin of the Open Dialog Foundation presented to the Ukrainian media the “Savchenko List”, which is a list of persons involved in the persecution of the Ukrainian lieutenant.
SAVCHENKO LIST: persons involeved in persecution of N. Savchenko
The Open Dialog Foundation urges the imposition of personal sanctions against persons responsible for the kidnapping, arrest and imprisonment of Ukraine’s PACE delegate, people’s deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukrainian citizen Nadiya Savchenko.
Press briefing “Savchenko list: punishing the guilty”
On February 13, 2015, human rights activists from the Open Dialog Foundation presented the “Savchenko list”. They appealed to impose personal sanctions on everybody involved in the case of the Ukrainian pilot.
The EU has to act to help free Savchenko. Solidarity signs are needed but will do nothing without concrete action
10 February 2015 – The Open Dialog Foundation welcomes yesterday’s sign of solidarity with Nadiya Savchenko, Ukrainian pilot, as well as MP and delegate to PACE, which took place on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
“Release Savchenko” – Ministers of EU states appeal to the Russians
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of EU states appealed to Russian authorities to release the Ukrainian lieutenant N. Savchenko, who has been on hunger strike for nearly two months. Her life is in serious danger.
From a lawyer to a lawyer: Mark Feygin appeals to Putin for justice
In an open letter to President Putin, Mark Feygin, the Russian lawyer of the abducted and imprisoned Ukrainian lieutenant, appealed for justice while making a reference to the legal educational background of Russia’s president.
Dutch MEP appeals in Savchenko’s case
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Pieter Omtzigt, filed a written inquiry with the Committee of Ministers concerning N. Savchenko’s case, in which he asked what action had been taken to bring about the release of the Ukrainian lieutenant.
Appeals of Ukrainian human rights activists taken into account in PACE’s resolution
Convincing European officials of the necessity to deprive Russia of voting rights was incredibly difficult. But it was possible.
Lyudmyla Kozlovska on the background of the adoption of PACE resolution depriving Russia of the right to vote
President of the Open Dialog Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlovska talked, for socportal.info,about the background of the adoption byPACE of a resolution maintaining the deprivation of the right to vote for Russia.
Freedom for N. Savchenko: A happening in front of the EU Delegation in Kyiv
In Kiev, in front of the EU Delegation, the Open Dialog Foundation organised a happening in support the unlawfully abducted and arrested Ukrainian lieutenant N. Savchenko.
The manifestation in defence of N. Savchenko near the Russian embassy in Warsaw
On 26 January, 2015, London, Toronto, Budapest, Rome, Montreal, Bern and other cities organised rallies in defence of Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian lieutenant, unlawfully held in custody by the Russian authorities.
Ukrainian National News on the happening “Freedom for Savchenko”
A recording of the Open Dialog Foundation’s happening in front of the EU Delegation in Kiev was aired by Ukrainian NationalA recording of the Open Dialog Foundation’s happening in front of the EU Delegation in Kiev was aired by Ukrainian National News (УНН News (УНН – Українські Національні Новини).
The report: The case of Nadiya Savchenko
In protest against the illegal prosecution, the Ukrainian woman went on hunger strike.
Plant a park for Nadyia
26th January 2015 will be the day that Poles demonstrate their solidarity with, and support, the Ukrainian Lieutenant and Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, unlawfully imprisoned in Moscow.
Wyborcza.pl: The Ukrainian imprisoned by Russia has a park named after her in Warsaw
In Warsaw, the‘Nadyia Savchenko Park’ has been created, Wyborcza.pl portal reports. A park named after the Ukrainian Lieutenant now appears on Google Maps owing to a campaign organised by the Open Dialog Foundation.
MPs from the ruling party in Italy ask the Government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the case of Nadia Savchenko
Upon the initiative of an Italian MP, Eleonora Cimbro a written question for an answer to the Committee on Foreign Affairs was sent to the Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy on 16 January 2015
Nadiya Savchenko replied to the letter of the member of the Polish Sejm Andrzej Lewandowski
Andrzej Lewandowski, Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland, has been a participant of observation missions in Russia, organised by the Open Dialog Foundation, regarding the case of Nadiya Savchenko.
Alfredo Arpaia on the case of Nadiya Savchenko
Alfredo Arpaia, the head of the Italian league for Human Rights (LIDU, Lega Italiana dei Diritti Dell’Uomo) and a member of the International Organisation for Human Rights (FIDH) has addressed Italian authorities with regard to the case of Nadiya Savchenko.
M. Schulz responds on N. Savchenko
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, replied to an e-mail sent by the Open Dialog Foundation concerning Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya Savchenko.
Reply from the European External Action Service on the matters of Savchenko and Kohver
Gunnar Wiegand, European External Action Service (EEAS replied to questions from the Open Dialog Foundation concerning the Ukrainian female pilot N. Savchenko and the officer of Estonian services E. Kohver abducted by Russians.
Polish MEP Michał Boni has written to the EU Delegation in Moscow on the case of Nadiya Savchenko
On Monday, 3 November 2014, the Polish MEP Michał Boni, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EURONEST Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly, has written to the EU Delegation in Moscow on the case of Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot illegal
Russian investigators are hindering the work of Nadiya Savchenko’s attorneys
The Open Dialog Foundation is expressing its protest against unlawful actions undertaken by Russian investigators, designed to thwart the efforts of Nadiya Savchenko’s attorneys: Mark Feigin, Ilya Novikov and Nikolay Polozov.
PAP – Russia: detention of the Ukrainian female pilot Nadiya Savchenko extended until February
27.10. Moscow (PAP) – A Moscow court extended on Monday, the detention of the Ukrainian female pilot Nadiya Savchenko until the 13th February, who is accused by the Russian authorities of involvement in the homicide of two Russian journalists near Lugansk, in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine.
Report: Nadiya Savchenko’s case – Captured Ukrainian Servicewoman Sent for Psychiatric Examination
Russian investigative agencies continue with the criminal prosecution against Nadiya Savchenko, the captured Ukrainian servicewoman.
The case of Nadiya Savchenko: Report on the conduct of 6 monitoring missions to Russia
Report on the conduct of 6 monitoring missions to Russia, in relation to the case of Nadiya Savchenko
Report on the conduct of 6 monitoring missions to Russia, in relation to the case of Nadiya Savchenko
Report on the conduct of 6 monitoring missions to Russia, in relation to the case of Nadiya Savchenko
Members of the European Parliament call upon Russia’s President concerning the detained Nadiya Savchenko
Sixty-one MEPs have signed a letter addressed to Vladimir Putin in which they call upon the leader of the Russian Federation to conduct Savchenko’s case in accordance with the European Human Rights Convention and to let MEPs participate in the hearings of the Ukrainian lieutenant.
The Sixth Monitoring Mission to the Russain Faderation has been held
13.10.2014 the 6th observation mission concerning Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot jailed in the Russian Federation, has been held.
N. Savchenko undergoing psychiatric examination in Moscow
The Ukrainian lieutenant N. Savchenko was relocated to the Serbsky psychiatric centre in Moscow. Yesterday, on October 13th, a court hearing was supposed to be held in her case, it has now, however, been postponed until November 11th.
Nadiya Savchenko a prisoner of conscience
The Russian Human Rights Centre Memorial has cited N. Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot illegally transported to Russia and accused of the murder of two journalists, as a prisoner of conscience.
Written enquiry to Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the case of N. Savchenko
At the request of the Open Dialog Foundation, Pieter Omtzigt of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) submitted a written enquiry to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the Ukrainian lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko.
Polish Radio: Russia will place Ukrainian pilot in a psychiatric hospital.
The transfer of the Ukrainian female pilot from Voronez to Russia, where she will most probably undergo “psychiatric observation”, was reported by Polish Radio relying on information from the Open Dialog Foundation.
Onet.pl: Russia: Nadiya Savchenko has been found
Relying on information from the Open Dialog Foundation, Onet.pl portal reports that the Ukrainian lieutenant, Nadhezda Savchenko, has been found.
Savchenko locked in an insane asylum prior to the appellate hearing?
Ukranian pilot, Nadiya Savchenko has been transferred from the detention facility in Voronezh, Russia to the Moscow detention centre for women ‘SIZO-6 Pechatniki’. A hearing in which the court will consider the appeal of the defence, who did not agree to the forced psychiatric examination of their
Another Mission concerning Savchenko
On 14th September, another international mission was launched concerning the Ukrainian female pilot N. Savchenko who was abducted by the Russian Federation’s special services.
Statement of the Open Dialog Foundation regarding the participation of the defendant N. Savchenko in the election race
The Open Dialog Foundation provides defence for Nadiya Savchenko, the pilot kidnapped by the RF, by funding the works of a team of counsels as well as by providing objective coverage of the proceedings globally through the organisation of international observation missions.
Relying on information from the ODF, Ukraine’s Pravda reported on the course of the hearing in the case of N. Savchenko
Relying on information from the Open Dialog Foundation, the Ukrainian Pravda reported on the course of the hearing in Nadyia Savchenko’s case of 12th September.
The Ombudsman of Ukraine took part in a meeting with representatives of civil society and advocates of N. Savchenko
The meeting was devoted to the discussion of kidnappings in Ukraine with the assistance or omission of Ukrainian secret services.
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.
TVN 24: Ukrainian navigator to be sent to psychiatric ward
Quoting the sources of the Open Dialog Foundation, TVN 24 informed of the decision of the Voronezh court, which extended the detention of Nadiya Savchenko and ordered the Ukrainian pilot to undergo a “stationary psychiatric expert examination“.
Ukrainian pilot N. Savchenko to go to psychiatric hospital
The court in Voronez has decided to extend the detention of the pilot N. Savchenko until 30 October and ordered, at the same time, that the Ukrainian lieutenant is to undergo so-called stationary expert psychiatric examination in the Serbsky Institute in Moscow.
Invited by ODF, Sister of N. Savchenko in Poland
Since the beginning of the week, Vira Savchenko – the sister of the lieutenant of the Ukrainian Army, Nadiya Savchenko, who is currently being detained in a Russian prison, has been staying in Warsaw.
Sister of N. Savchenko in Poland
Following her receipt of an invitation from the Open Dialog Foundation Vira Savchenko visited Warsaw – the sister of the lieutenant of the Ukrainian Army, Nadiya Savchenko, who is currently being detained in a Russian prison, has been staying in Warsaw.
Report: The case of Nadiya Savchenko
According to all international legal norms, the Russian Federation has no right to detain, arrest, present charges to or try the citizens of Ukraine for alleged crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine.
Second international monitoring mission to the Russian Federation underway
On August 11th, an international mission was launched by the Open Dialog Foundation in cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Rescue N. Savchenko – Press Conference with M. Feygin
On 7 August, at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre, a press conference was held regarding the case of Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko
Second observation mission concerning N. Savchenko – 24-27 July
Between 24th and 27th July, the Open Dialog Foundation organised its second observation mission concerning the abducted officer of the Ukrainian army Nadiya Savchenko.
Meeting with Vera Savchenko and Rebecca Harms
A delegation from the Open Dialog Foundation met with the German politician and MEP, Rebecca Harms; and Vera Savchenko – the sister of the Ukrainian pilot, Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko.
First international observation mission concerning Lieutenant N. Savchenko
The Open Dialog Foundation, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organised the first international observation mission concerning Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko, detained by pro-Russian terrorists on the territory of Ukraine, abducted and taken to Russia, and accused of murder
Urgent: Briginets arrested in Belarus
Ukrainian MP, Aleksandr Briginets has been arrested at the airport in Minsk. Now he remains in custody in the airport’s transit zone.
IAR: Russia: Polish MPs not allowed to visit the Ukrainian pilot
Radio News Agency informs that the Russian authorities did not allow Polish MPs and representatives of the Open Dialog Foundation to visit the Ukrainian lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko, who is being detained in the Russian prison of Voronezh.
Abducted pilot talks about her kidnapping and hunger strike
Yesterday (16 July, 2014) the consul of Ukraine in the Russian Federation received permission to visit Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian army pilot arrested by pro-Russian terrorists in Ukraine and taken to Russia.
MPs and human rights advocates banned from visiting Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko in prison
Polish and Ukrainian MPs and human rights activists were not allowed to enter the Voronezh prison, where the Ukrainian army officer, Nadiya Savchenko, is being held.
International observation mission to Moscow and Voronezh on the case of Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko 16-18 July, 2014
The Open Dialog Foundation. in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has organised the first international observation mission to Lieutenant Nadiya Savchenko, Ukrainian army pilot arrested by pro-Russian terrorists in Ukraine and abducted to Russia, and charged with the murder