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In this week’s bulletin: Kremlin perfect storm/ The coming bad peace/ More evidence of Russian torture/ Russia’s use of chemical weapons/ Repression numbers game/ The tale of Yermak/ Kremlin trolls on the march
News from the territories occupied by Russia:
Death sentence without witnesses in Russia’s latest conveyor-belt trial of Crimean Tatar political prisoners (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 22nd)
Ukrainian sentenced to five years for writing that Russian-occupied territory is part of Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 21st)
Russia passes life sentence on ‘treason’ charges against Ukrainian accused of acts of resistance (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 20th)
Weekly update on the situation in occupied Crimea (Crimea Platform, May 19th)
71-year-old Ukrainian patriot Halyna Dovhopola unbroken after 7 years in Russian captivity, but “won’t survive another such winter” (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 19th)
55-year-old Crimean seized at Russian airport and tortured to fabricate treason charges over donations to Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 18th)
Russia’s fake ‘secret witness’ exposes fabricated charges against five Crimean Tatar political prisoners (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 18th)
Suspect in the deportation of children from occupied Kherson region becomes an ombudsperson in Russia (Zmina, May 14th)
News from Ukraine:
Mass protests, hundreds of pages of amendments – what comes next? Human rights defenders and media professionals call for revisions to the draft Civil Code (Zmina, May 20th)
The tale of Yermak: How Zelensky’s former right-hand man ended up under arrest on corruption charges (The Insider, May 16th)
“Good customs” vs human rights: ZMINA brought together more than 60 participants to discuss the risks of the new Civil Code (Zmina, May 15th)
War-related news from Russia:
“I Don’t Want to Get Used to the War” (Russian Reader, May 23rd)
Russia stages third ‘trial’ of Ukrainian POW, adds 2 years to illegal 18-year sentence for comments about Russian war crimes (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 22nd)
Institute of Philosophy raids target Aristotle translation project (Meduza, 22 May)
Azov Brigade chief medic tortured to death in Russian captivity (Ukrainska Pravda, May 22nd)
Trolls on the March on Kremlin’s Orders (Posle.Media, May 20th)
Inner Emigrants (Russian Reader, May 20th)
Ukrainian ex-prisoners in Russia remain in detention (iStories, 20 May)
The cold shoulder, instead of a “time for heroes”: Russian policy on war veterans (iStories, 19 May)
Political Repression Is a Numbers Game in Russia (Moscow Times, May 18th)
Analysis and comment:
The political economy of Ukraine’s war and the politics of a coming bad peace (Europe Solidaire Sans Frontieres, May 21st)
Kyiv says war has reached a pivotal moment (Meduza, 22 May)
The Kremlin’s Perfect Storm (Posle.Media, May 19th)
«Civil Society is the Backbone of Democratic Resilience». Center for Civil Liberties at the OSCE Civil Society Parallel Conference (Centre for Civil Liberties, May 15th)
War in Ukraine: How Has Our Analysis Changed? (September Collective, May 5th)
Research of human rights abuses:
Memory that shapes the future: ZMINA joined the “Generation Nika” Award Ceremony in honour of Veronika Kozhushko (Zmina, May 20th)
How Russia Uses Chemical Agents Against Ukrainian Military Personnel (Tribunal for Putin, May 19th)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Situations of Armed Conflict: human rights defenders made a submission (Zmina, May 18th)
International solidarity:
Ukrainian on flotilla now out of Israeli captivity (Facebook, May 20th)
Upcoming events:
Tuesday, 26th May, 19.00, Edinburgh. Voices Against Putin’s War: An Evening in Solidarity with Ukraine.Lighthouse Bookshop, 43-45 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB. More information here.
Wednesday 27 May, 19.00, Glasgow. Voices Against Putin’s War at Mount Florida Books, Glasgow. With Simon Pirani & Fellow Readers More details here.
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