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In this week’s bulletin: Ukrainian refugees in Europe/ Ukrainian debt: an instrument of pressure/Religious persecution in Crimea/ Russian torture/ murder of civilians/ New US sanctions on Russian oil ships
News from the territories occupied by Russia:
Kyiv Independent identifies high-ranking Russian officer, officials involved in looting of museums in southern Ukraine (Kyiv Independent, January 26th)
Over 1200 religious organizations closed or driven out of Russian-occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, January 24th)
Ukrainian POW tortured and ‘sentenced’ to 24 years for Russia’s rewrite of the facts about its bombing of Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, January 24th)
Russia’s 2025 “anti extremism” strategy is new threat to Ukrainians under occupation (Crimea Human Rights Group, 23 January)
Russia imprisons at least 50 Crimean Tatars, other Ukrainians in revenge for Crimean civic blockade (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, January 23rd)
More Crimean towns are joining the celebration of the Day of Unity (Yellow Ribbon, X, January 22nd)
Crimea activist’s case goes to Rostov court (Crimea Human Rights Group, 21 January)
DNA used to identify Ukrainian civilians abducted and murdered by the Russian invaders (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, January 20th)
Huge sentences without a crime. 10 years of Russia’s conveyor belt of religious and political persecution in occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, January 20th)
The situation at the front:
Weekly war summary: clashes in Kursk (The Insider, 25 January)
Russian army tries to break through: fate of Donbas in the balance (Meduza, 22 January)
News from Ukraine – general:
ZMINA raises awareness of human rights defenders about EU standards: training in Kyiv (Zmina, January 23rd)
Solidarity School by Freedom House: ZMINA shared its experience of supporting the LGBTIQ+ community (Zmina, January 17th)
Ukraine’s Debt: an instrument of pressure and spoliation in the hands of creditors (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt, January 16th)
War-related news from Russia:
Doves at heart: Sociologists discover most Russians want a ceasefire (The Insider, January 24th)
Russia charges Memorial head with ‘justifying terrorism’ for calling persecuted Ukrainian POWs political prisoners (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, January 23rd)
Russian propagandists call for Ukrainian PoWs to be executed (Crimea Human Rights Group, 23 January)
New US sanctions affect vessels that transported one-fifth of Russian oil (iStories, 22 January)
Inside a Russian military club for schoolchildren (Meduza, 22 January)
Aleksandr Skobov tells Russian court: “Putin’s dictatorship must be routed militarily” (People & Nature, 21 January)
Russian contract soldiers: “Who wants to be a ruble millionaire” (The Russian Reader, 21 January)
“Washing the shame away.” Why Russian volunteers fight for Ukraine (The Insider, 30 December)
Analysis and comment:
Ukrainian women refugees in Europe (Posle.Media, 22 January)
How Ukraine should act to protect people affected by the war: 13 key steps for the state in 2025 (Zmina, January 21st)
Solidarity actions:
Our cooperation with Ukrainian trade unions continues (Solidarity Collectives, X, January 24th)
Support fundraiser for Boris Goncharenko’s defence (Solidarity Zone, 22 January)
Upcoming events:
Wednesday 29th January, 7pm. On-Line Forum: The Reality of Russian occupation – Why we must support a united Ukraine. Speakers: LYDIA GALKINA, Chairman of NGPU (Independent Union of Mineworkers of Ukraine) at Toshkivska mine, Luhansk region. VERA YASTREBOVA, Eastern Human Rights Group. HALYA KOYNASH, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. Register for zoom link here: http://bit.ly/ukraine29jan
Saturday 15th February, 11.0 am — 4.0 pm, Conference: End the Russian invasion and occupation. National Education Union, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD. Register here.
Saturday 22nd February, 12.00, Demonstrate at the Russian embassy. Assemble 12 noon – St Volodymyr statue, W11 3QY Rally 1pm – Russian embassy, W8 4QP
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