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
- Arbitrary detention
- Mass detention
- Freedom of speech
- Civil liberties
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of religion
- Rule of law
- Torture
- Hate speech and hate crime
- Interpol
- Extradition
- Legal assistance
- Prisoners' rights
- Political prisoners
- Political refugees
- Internally displaced people
- Expulsions and entry bans
- Fair trial
- Political persecution
- Death penalty
- Punitive psychiatry
- Schengen Information System
- Lustration
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Rights of soldiers and veterans
- Humanitarian aid
- International law
- Magnitsky Act
- Sanctions
- Attacks on activists
- Selective justice
- Judiciary independence
- Persecution of lawyers
- Corruption
- Polish-Ukrainian relations
- Law enforcement and security services
- Enforced disappearances
- War crimes
- Financial exclusion
- privacy rights
- financial rights
- FreedomTech
Countries
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Poland
- Moldova
- Belarus
- Egypt
- Belgium
- Germany
- Italy
- USA
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Spain
- Hungary
- France
- Netherlands
- Georgia
- Ireland
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
- Austria
- US
- Great Britain
- Armenia
- Finland
- Lithuania
- European Union
- Haiti
- Estonia
- Turkey
- Azerbaijan
- Kyrgyzstan
- China
- Australia
- Uzbekistan
- Guatemala
- Canada
- Palestine
Topic: Polish-Ukrainian relations
Another visit by ‘Fair Ukraine’ to ‘Ukrainian World’
On 28 May, our friends from the Terebovlia charity organisation ‘Fair Ukraine’ once again visited us in Warsaw. President Lyubov Soltys agreed to deliver to Kiev aid, collected by the Open Dialogue Foundation during the ‘Send a package to a Ukrainian family’ appeal.
Emotions similar to those at the stadium: the showing of the Dnipro v Sevilla match in ‘Ukrainian World’
On 27 May, during the most important sporting event since Euro 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and FC Sevilla met in the Europa League final. Those who could not cheer the teams on at the stadium attended the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre in order to watch the live broadcast
Will Warsaw have the ‘Heroes of Maidan’ street? Leading Polish media on the ODF’s initiative
Spacerowa Street [which has been nominated for renaming] is located in the immediate vicinity of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, the idea is supported by renowned politicians and activists.
Chopin concerts daily at the Ukrainian World
Every day at 5:30 p.m., the Ukrainian World’s hall will resound with etudes, nocturnes and other works by Chopin performed by Polish and foreign musicians. The event is organised by the Smolna Association in cooperation with the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF).
The exhibition ‘Stories without ending’ – human rights in the North Caucasus
‘Stories without ending’, our exhibition which features the violence and rampant impunity in the North Caucasus have continued in ‘Ukrainian World since 26 May.
Night of Museums at the ‘Ukrainian World’. Not only for Ukrainians
More than 1,500 people visited the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre at 63 Nowy Swiat Street in Warsaw during Museums night on 16 May 2015. The last guests left the premises long after midnight – and these were Warsaw residents.
‘Ukrainian World’ features in a reportage by The Guardian
The news portal theguardian.com wrote about Ukrainians, exiled from their homes by war and poverty, who seek refuge in neighbouring Poland. In Warsaw, refugees find assistance at ‘Ukrainian World’, an aid centre run by the Open Dialogue Foundation.
‘Save ‘Ukrainian World!’’. Gazeta Wyborcza on the threat of closure faced by the refugee assistance centre
Gazeta Wyborcza wrote about volunteers from the Open Dialogue Foundation and the threat of closure of the centre for aid for Ukrainian immigrants.
Ukrainian World: Exhibition “I’ll go back, my brothers are there’
For over a month – from 21 May to 30 June, the exhibition ‘I’ll go back, my brothers are there’, dedicated to the wounded soldiers fighting in the east of Ukraine, will be open to visitors at ‘Ukrainian World’. The opening of the exhibition was held on 21 May 2015 at 6.00 PM.
European opportunity for Ukrainian businessmen. The ‘Chumak’ chain owners in Poland
On the invitation of the Open Dialogue Foundation and the Open Europe Group, two entrepreneurs from Ukraine visited Poland on 21-22 April. Yuriy Shatynskiy and Ihor Haras, the owners of the Chumak company, one of the leading manufacturers of high-class custom-made furniture.
In-kind donations were transferred to the refugee centres in the Lublin region
Horbów-Kolonia and Bezwola are situated in the Lublin region. The names of these villages are known to the majority of Ukrainians who fled to Poland. These are the places where gifts obtained during collections held in the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre, are taken.
Assistance for soldiers and civilians from the ODF: ‘Fair Ukraine’ visited ‘Ukrainian World’ and the Foundation’s office
Lyubov Soltys, the president of the ‘Fair Ukraine’ foundation from Terebovlia, along with two activists from the organisation, visited the ODF’s office and the ‘Ukrainian World’ centre on 27 April. Everyone benefited from the visit.
“This place is teeming with Ukrainian life’. Newsweek on immigrants and volunteers at ‘Ukrainian World’
– Sometimes they come with a bundle containing all their belongings, sometimes they arrive in good cars, with cash – that’s how Mateusz Kramek from the Open Dialogue Foundation describes newcomers addressing ‘Ukrainian World’, in an interview with a Newsweek journalist.
Pro bono legal consultations for refugees
On Mondays and Wednesdays, between 1:30-4:30 PM, the Ukrainian World centre (Warsaw, 63 Nowy Swiat Street) will host pro bono legal and civil consultations for refugees. Legal consultations will be provided by Ms. Alla Maievska.
