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EU Council extends sanctions on 72 individuals for repressions in Russia

The EU Council has extended sanctions for one year against 72 individuals and one entity over human rights violations, repression, and the undermining of “democracy” in Russia, the bloc's press agency announced on May 26.

27 May, 08:40 AM

How Russian priests and FSB dismantle religious freedom in occupied Ukraine

Destroyed religious communities, tortured priests, banned books — NV uncovered these and other facts about the work of Russian clergy and the FSB on occupied Ukrainian territory.

18 November 2025, 09:54 AM

EU approves 17th sanctions package against Russia

European Union ambassadors approved the 17th package of sanctions targeting Russia, Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent, reported on X on May 14.

14 May 2025, 12:21 PM

Over 11,000 complaints on human rights violation filed in March — Ukrainian Ombudsman

The Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights received 11,139 complaints from citizens regarding their rights violations, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on April 7.

8 April 2025, 08:07 AM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry outlines key guarantees for protecting soldiers' rights

Ukraine's Defense Ministry continues systematic efforts to protect the rights of soldiers and their families, Serhii Melnyk, Deputy Defense Minister and Brigadier General of Justice said on March 28.

2 April 2025, 01:33 PM

Ukrainian soldier shares shocking weight loss after nearly three years in Russian captivity

Ukrainian defender Ivan Petrovskyi returned from Russian captivity, where he spent 1037 days, on March 19 as part of one of the largest prisoner exchanges to date, he wrote on Instagram and showed his photo on March 23.

24 March 2025, 02:38 PM

Unacceptable and escalating: Lubinets warns of rising enlistment office violations

The number of reported rights violations during mobilization activities by territorial recruitment center staff has risen in 2025, with the nature of these violations changing, Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in a Telegram post on March 21.

21 March 2025, 02:42 PM

European Parliament slams Belarus elections as illegitimate

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the repressive environment and illegitimate elections in Belarus under dictator Alexander Lukashenko. The resolution was approved by 567 MEPs, with 25 voting against and 66 abstaining, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Jan. 22.

22 January 2025, 06:30 PM

UN unveils widespread Russian tortures of Ukrainian detainees

Russian torture of Ukrainian prisoners is carried out as part of a coordinated state policy, Pablo de Greiff, Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine representative, said, Ukrainform reported on Jan. 14.

14 January 2025, 07:59 AM

Occupiers ban mobile top-ups without Russian passport on occupied territories

People on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories can no longer top up their mobile phone balances without Russian passport, marking yet another step in the forced Russification of local populations, National Resistance Center (NRC) wrote on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 08:46 AM

Syrian human rights group uncovers mass burial site with over 100,000 bodies

A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, was discovered in Syria, according to Mouaz Moustafa, the head of a U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force, Reuters wrote on Dec. 17

17 December 2024, 03:23 PM

Railway workers in occupied Ukraine go months without pay - NRC

Russian forces are delaying payments to railway workers, leading to increasing wage arrears, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Nov. 11.

12 November 2024, 08:52 AM

UN report exposes widespread torture of Ukrainian prisoners by Russia

Russian forces have been regularly torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war at all stages of their captivity, according to an official report from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

2 October 2024, 05:50 PM

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