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In this week’s bulletin: “Intersection of the peripheries” discussion/ What Ukrainian polling on peace talks means/ miners’ leader interviewed/ Dniprorude Mayor tortured to death/ Digital warfare/ Persecution of journalists/ Manipulation of children and their forcible transfer to Russia
News from the territories occupied by Russia:
Young Crimean sentenced to 16 years for circulating video on resistance to Russian occupation (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 6th)
Russian court blocks Crimean Tatar political prisoners from ‘dragging out the trial’ by challenging fake prosecution witness (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 6th)
A deadly graduation: one in four Donetsk cadets died in war (iStories, 5 December)
Intimidation, torture, abduction of relatives: Russia’s persecution of Ukrainian journalists in occupied areas (Ukrainska Pravda, December 5th)
Trials of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in Russia and occupied territories are a war crime – human rights defenders (Zmina, December 5th)
Russians torture Mayor of Dniprorudne Yevhen Matveyev to death (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 5th)
Russia brings ‘spying’ charges after abducting and torturing young Ukrainian with serious psychiatric condition (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 4th)
Ukraine collects evidence on war criminal who trains Crimean schoolchildren for war against Ukraine (Ukrainska Pravda, December 3rd)
Three Ukrainian teenagers face possible life sentences in latest Russian show trial (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 3rd)
More than 1000 cases of ‘discrediting Russian army’: a chronicle of persecution of pro-Ukrainian Crimeans (Crimea Human Rights Group, 2 December)
Russian teachers trained to ‘reform’ Ukrainian children in occupied Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 2nd)
Long sentences for Ukrainians tortured into confessing to fake Crimean assassination plot (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 2nd)
The situation at the front:
Weekly war summary: fighting near Pokrovsk, Russians encircle Kurakhove (The Insider, 7 December)
A thousand people trapped (Tribunal for Putin, December 5th)
News from Ukraine – general:
Trials of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in Russia and occupied territories are a war crime – human rights defenders (Zmina, December 5th)
Human rights activists demand preservation of ministry for war victims (Zmina, December 6th)
12 Ukrainian hromadas will participate in the SUN4Ukraine project (Cedos, December 5th)
In Ukraine, Real Desire to Sacrifice Oneself for State is Very Weak (Socialist Project, December 4th)
Meeting with NGO representatives at the Office of the President: steps to return deported Ukrainian children discussed (Zmina, December 3rd)
New EU leadership met with Ukrainian NGOs (Zmina, December 2nd)
“Our strength is in building networks”: an event dedicated to the Day of Protection for Women Human Rights Defenders took place in Kyiv (Zmina, December 1st)
War-related news from Russia:
Half-reward, half-trial: Putin appoints political veteran as Kursk governor (Meduza, 6 December)
Neo-Nazi attacks make a comeback, thanks to nostalgia, internet and war (Meduza, 6 December)
Weaponised patriotism: Russian doctors keep quiet about war and politics (Meduza, 5 December)
How Russia targets digital infrastructure: War and network control (Posle.Media, 4 December)
Even after doubling sign-on bonus, Russia’s army recruitment is falling (Meduza, 4 December)
Analysis and comment:
The need for a ministry of national unity (Crimea Human Rights Group, 6 December)
Do a majority of Ukrainians want to stop fighting? (South London Socialist, 5 December)
Yevhen Zakharov: ‘…And that’s when we created KHPG’ (Kharkiv HRG, December 5th)
Statement on the death of the mayor of the city of Dniprorudne, Yevhenii Matvieiev, in Russian captivity (Zmina, December 4th)
Open Letter on Improving the Anti-Corruption Infrastructure in Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, December 3rd)
Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine leader Yuriy Samoilov: ‘More than war fatigue, what we have is apathy. Most people no longer expect anything.’ (Links, December 2nd)
Intersections of the Peripheries: sessions from a conference organised by Commons journal, Ukraine (Commons.com.ua, November 12th)
Trade unions and social dialogue: an interview with Vitaly Dudin (Commons.com.ua, 12 November)
Research of human rights abuses:
Review of human rights situation in Crimea, Jul-Sep 2024 (Crimea Human Rights Group, 5 December)
Russia forcibly transferred at least 314 Ukrainian children to Russian families: new Yale Lab report (Zmina, December 3rd)
International solidarity:
Support Ukraine’s Resilient Workers: Provide Generators (Ukraine Solidarity Network US, December)
Winter Without Darkness: autonomous energy for fighters (Solidarity Collectives, 6 December)
Support the fundraiser for Alexey Rozhkov (Solidarity Zone, 5 December)
Upcoming events:
Saturday 15 February 2025 11AM — 4PM, Conference: End the Russian invasion and occupation. National Education Union, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD. Register here.
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