The Anti-Corruption Action Centre requests that the US Treasury Department designate Andriy Portnov for sanctions. Portnov is a former Ukrainian official who fled to Russia in 2014 and has strong ties to Russian interests. He conspired with sanctioned Russian agent Andriy Derkach to interfere in the 2020 US presidential election and spread their anti-US disinformation campaign. Portnov also continues undermining Ukrainian democratic institutions by disseminating Russian propaganda and using his influence over the judiciary to advance pro-Russian policies. Based on these actions, the organization requests that Portnov be added to the OFAC sanctions list.
Statement of Criminal Offenses Committed by Officials of the National Anti-Co...NABU Leaks
Statement of Criminal Offenses Committed by Officials of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to Deputy Prosecutor General - Head of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnitskii (translation)
NewsOne Journalist Attacked, Search for "Kremlin Agents" and Prohibition of Parties.
Review of Violations of Civic and Political Rights in Ukraine 17-23 September 2018
The report on the observance of political and civil rights and freedoms was prepared by the Ukrainian human rights platform "Uspishna varta" (“Successful Guards”) and covers the period from May 25th, 2014 to May 25th, 2018.
This period of monitoring is due to the fact that on May 25th, 2014 in Ukraine early
presidential elections were held. Accordingly, from this period, responsibility for the
observance of rights and freedoms in Ukraine is assigned to the elected President Petro
Poroshenko and the team that was appointed by him or elected with his support to senior
positions in the state.
The monitoring assesses the observance of rights and freedoms in the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine. The human rights platform "Uspishna varta" has no mandate to operate on the territories of Crimea and Donbass that are not under the control of the government of Ukraine to make an objective assessment of the human rights situation in these territories.
The report is based on the monitoring of the observance of key political rights and
freedoms, namely:
The right to freedom of speech and opinion
Article 34 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 10 of the European Convention on
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 18, 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of thought
Article 35 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 9 of the European Convention on Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights.
The right to freedom of association
Article 36-37 of the Constitution of Ukraine; Article 11 of the European Convention on
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 22 of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights.
Right to freedom of assembly
Article 39 of the Constitution of Ukraine; Article 11 of the European Convention on
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 21 of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights.
Right to political participation
Article 38 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights.
In the framework of the report there is analysis of legislative regulation and law enforcement
practices in the context of government policy, as well as the status of social respect for these
rights and freedoms in Ukraine in 2014-2018.
The report is based on data obtained by the human rights platform "Uspishna varta" through
conducting detailed interviews with victims and witnesses of human rights violations and
infringements, experts and human rights defenders, as well as through carrying out activities
to assist in the protection of human rights in documented cases. Among them - the
monitoring of trials, the advocacy of work with the duty bearers on the observance of
human rights, non-governmental organizations, and the media.
In March 2018, another presidential election took place in the Russian
Federation. For the fourth time Vladimir Putin won the election by a large majority of
votes. Alexei Navalny – an opposition candidate who had been preparing his election
campaign since the end of 2016 – was not allowed to stand in the election. Regardless
of his elimination from the election, Navalny remained an active member of Russian
political life before and after the election; he carried out a boycott of the election,
and organized post-election protests. Without a doubt, despite the ban on running in
the election, Navalny was one of the main figures in the electoral process. Thus, the
aim of this article is a detailed analysis of Navalny’s preparations for the campaign
– the authors focused not only on the candidate’s opposition activity, but also on his
unique measures and methods of running a campaign (Internet, social media, crowdfunding). The article examines the campaign preparations, as well as the reasons for
the rejection of Navalny’s registration as an election candidate, social support index,
relationships with other candidates and the change of strategy after the Central Election Commission’s decision. The analysis is based on Russian law, Central Election
Commission’s decisions, opinion poll results and information from the Russian and
international media.
Monitoring "What is happening to freedom of speech in Ukraine. State censorship and crackdown on dissent"
In Ukraine, people are judged for dissent.
You can get acquainted with the situation with freedom of speech in Ukraine, state censorship and crackdown on dissent, which was prepared by a human rights group "Uspishna Varta".
Statement of Criminal Offenses Committed by Officials of the National Anti-Co...NABU Leaks
Statement of Criminal Offenses Committed by Officials of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine to Deputy Prosecutor General - Head of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnitskii (translation)
NewsOne Journalist Attacked, Search for "Kremlin Agents" and Prohibition of Parties.
Review of Violations of Civic and Political Rights in Ukraine 17-23 September 2018
The report on the observance of political and civil rights and freedoms was prepared by the Ukrainian human rights platform "Uspishna varta" (“Successful Guards”) and covers the period from May 25th, 2014 to May 25th, 2018.
This period of monitoring is due to the fact that on May 25th, 2014 in Ukraine early
presidential elections were held. Accordingly, from this period, responsibility for the
observance of rights and freedoms in Ukraine is assigned to the elected President Petro
Poroshenko and the team that was appointed by him or elected with his support to senior
positions in the state.
The monitoring assesses the observance of rights and freedoms in the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine. The human rights platform "Uspishna varta" has no mandate to operate on the territories of Crimea and Donbass that are not under the control of the government of Ukraine to make an objective assessment of the human rights situation in these territories.
The report is based on the monitoring of the observance of key political rights and
freedoms, namely:
The right to freedom of speech and opinion
Article 34 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 10 of the European Convention on
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 18, 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of thought
Article 35 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 9 of the European Convention on Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights.
The right to freedom of association
Article 36-37 of the Constitution of Ukraine; Article 11 of the European Convention on
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 22 of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights.
Right to freedom of assembly
Article 39 of the Constitution of Ukraine; Article 11 of the European Convention on
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 21 of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights.
Right to political participation
Article 38 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights.
In the framework of the report there is analysis of legislative regulation and law enforcement
practices in the context of government policy, as well as the status of social respect for these
rights and freedoms in Ukraine in 2014-2018.
The report is based on data obtained by the human rights platform "Uspishna varta" through
conducting detailed interviews with victims and witnesses of human rights violations and
infringements, experts and human rights defenders, as well as through carrying out activities
to assist in the protection of human rights in documented cases. Among them - the
monitoring of trials, the advocacy of work with the duty bearers on the observance of
human rights, non-governmental organizations, and the media.
In March 2018, another presidential election took place in the Russian
Federation. For the fourth time Vladimir Putin won the election by a large majority of
votes. Alexei Navalny – an opposition candidate who had been preparing his election
campaign since the end of 2016 – was not allowed to stand in the election. Regardless
of his elimination from the election, Navalny remained an active member of Russian
political life before and after the election; he carried out a boycott of the election,
and organized post-election protests. Without a doubt, despite the ban on running in
the election, Navalny was one of the main figures in the electoral process. Thus, the
aim of this article is a detailed analysis of Navalny’s preparations for the campaign
– the authors focused not only on the candidate’s opposition activity, but also on his
unique measures and methods of running a campaign (Internet, social media, crowdfunding). The article examines the campaign preparations, as well as the reasons for
the rejection of Navalny’s registration as an election candidate, social support index,
relationships with other candidates and the change of strategy after the Central Election Commission’s decision. The analysis is based on Russian law, Central Election
Commission’s decisions, opinion poll results and information from the Russian and
international media.
Monitoring "What is happening to freedom of speech in Ukraine. State censorship and crackdown on dissent"
In Ukraine, people are judged for dissent.
You can get acquainted with the situation with freedom of speech in Ukraine, state censorship and crackdown on dissent, which was prepared by a human rights group "Uspishna Varta".
According to the results of monitoring in April-August 2018, the human rights platform «Uspishna Varta» recorded 99 violations of political rights and freedoms. From these, 62 cases (63%) were related to the violation of the right to freedom of speech and opinion.
28% of all recorded violations of political rights and freedoms involved right-wing radical organizations, primarily C14, “National Druzhina”, “Bratstvo”, “Right Sector”, etc. In general, the collective actions of law enforcement agencies (SBU, the Prosecutor General’s office, the State Border Service, and the National Police) led to the violation of political rights and freedoms in 26% of recorded cases.
41% of the recorded cases (40) violated the rights of journalists – both Ukrainian and foreign; in addition, the rights of some media companies were also violated (15 cases, 16%). Among the categories of persons whose rights are violated it is also necessary to mention political parties and/ or individual politicians (mainly the left-wing ideological agenda), as well as public activists (13% and 10% of the recorded facts, respectively).
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 15 June 2014DonbassFullAccess
The present report is based on findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) covering the period of 7 May – 7 June 2014. It follows two reports on the human rights situation in Ukraine released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 15 April and 16 May 2014.
The next presidential election in Ukraine is scheduled for March 31st, 2019. The electoral campaign was launched on December 31st 2019, in accordance with the legislation.
On January 18th 2019 the “Uspishna Varta” human rights platform received permission from the CEC to have its official election observers. Observation is carried out through the work of more than 50 long-term and short-term observers in constituencies; interviews with representatives of candidate headquarters, election commissions, the media community, and the public sector; the collection of information from public sources of information.
This report was formed on the basis of observation during the period from December 31st 2018 to February 28th 2019 with the aim of informing the Ukrainian and international community about the electoral process in Ukraine and violations that may affect the free will of citizens and the results of elections.
One of the possible tools for achieving this goal should be a new TV channel for non-controlled and annexed territories, which will be based on the platform of broadcasting in a foreign language
George Floyd Murder Trials: Official Evidence Handbook. Free Book.The Free School
https://journalistethics.com/george-floyd/
Free book available at this link.
This book is about what this author neutrally terms the
‘George Floyd event’. A tragedy. It contains four parts.
Section One is an inventory of official state and federal
government agencies such as County Sheriff websites. Part
Two provides a listing of privately owned databases. The
segment on page 2 offers a list of official databases that will
publicize new material about the George Floyd murder trials
in forthcoming weeks, months, and years. A handful other
additional databases are listed in this book’s body.
It is possible that some, most or all official evidence are
partially or entirely flawed. Please take nothing for granted.
This book urges readers to mostly consult official original
evidence sources direct in their full unedited format. Fake
news crime agencies such as CNN and The New York Times
may exclude, edit, sequence, and fabricate ‘evidence’ to suit
their transparent Order out of Chaos toxic R Card agenda.
This book provides a link to official evidence that concerns the George Floyd murder trials. This inventory may aid novice researchers to avoid analyzing corrupt fake ‘factcheck ‘ sites such as Snopes.
george perry floyd jr, george floyd, tou thao, thomas kiernan lane, alexander kueng, minnesota, Minneapolis, police, arrest, choke, neck, murder, manslaughter, second degree murder, black, white, race, racism, riots, civil liberties, FBI, president donald trump, black lives matter, derek chauvin, derek michael chauvin, darnelle frazier, 17, seventeen, coroner, medical report,, Ben crump law, national guard, martial law, autopsy, minnesota police department, attorney general, civil rights, hennepin county, plea deal, plea bargain, trial, false flag, fake
Claims of some officials at the state as well as local levels are perceived as state policy directions. However, some messages of state representatives do not correspond to the social and political situation and do not support public reconciliation in the frontline zone.
This report on the observance of political and civil rights and freedoms was prepared by the Ukrainian human rights platform "Uspishna Varta" for the period April-June 2018.
This report includes an analysis of legislative regulation and law enforcement practices in the framework of government policy, as well as the status of social respect for the following rights and freedoms in Ukraine in 2014-2018.
The right to freedom of speech and opinion
Article 34 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Articles 18 and 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of thought
Article 35 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of association
Articles 36 and 37 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of assembly
Article 39 of the Constitution of Ukraine; Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to political participation
Article 38 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
This report assesses the observance of rights and freedoms on the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine. The human rights platform "Uspishna Varta" has no mandate to operate on the territories of Crimea and Donbass that are not under the control of the government of Ukraine in order to make an objective assessment of the human rights situation on these territories.
This report is based on data obtained by the human rights platform "Uspishna Varta" via conducting detailed interviews with victims and witnesses of human rights violations and infringements, experts and human rights defenders, as well as via carrying out activities to assist in the protection of human rights in documented cases. Among them - the monitoring of trials, advocacy work with the duty bearers on respecting human rights, non-governmental organizations, and the media.
071214 eng i_vox ukraine_press release political_v1.1iVOX Ukraine
Press release upon the results of the recent public opinion survey in Ukraine. Topic: Ukrainian population's attitude towards recent events in Ukraine and around it. Done at 04-06 th of Dec.2014.
The paper presents the contemporary information policy implemented by
the Ukrainian government. The survey answers the question about the new role of information policy in the state authorities’ activities. The research focuses on the executive branch of power, due to its impact on the internal and external image of Ukraine.
The analysis was conducted at the strategic, institutional and operational levels, and
concerned the content of messages.
According to the results of monitoring in April-August 2018, the human rights platform «Uspishna Varta» recorded 99 violations of political rights and freedoms. From these, 62 cases (63%) were related to the violation of the right to freedom of speech and opinion.
28% of all recorded violations of political rights and freedoms involved right-wing radical organizations, primarily C14, “National Druzhina”, “Bratstvo”, “Right Sector”, etc. In general, the collective actions of law enforcement agencies (SBU, the Prosecutor General’s office, the State Border Service, and the National Police) led to the violation of political rights and freedoms in 26% of recorded cases.
41% of the recorded cases (40) violated the rights of journalists – both Ukrainian and foreign; in addition, the rights of some media companies were also violated (15 cases, 16%). Among the categories of persons whose rights are violated it is also necessary to mention political parties and/ or individual politicians (mainly the left-wing ideological agenda), as well as public activists (13% and 10% of the recorded facts, respectively).
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 15 June 2014DonbassFullAccess
The present report is based on findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) covering the period of 7 May – 7 June 2014. It follows two reports on the human rights situation in Ukraine released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 15 April and 16 May 2014.
The next presidential election in Ukraine is scheduled for March 31st, 2019. The electoral campaign was launched on December 31st 2019, in accordance with the legislation.
On January 18th 2019 the “Uspishna Varta” human rights platform received permission from the CEC to have its official election observers. Observation is carried out through the work of more than 50 long-term and short-term observers in constituencies; interviews with representatives of candidate headquarters, election commissions, the media community, and the public sector; the collection of information from public sources of information.
This report was formed on the basis of observation during the period from December 31st 2018 to February 28th 2019 with the aim of informing the Ukrainian and international community about the electoral process in Ukraine and violations that may affect the free will of citizens and the results of elections.
One of the possible tools for achieving this goal should be a new TV channel for non-controlled and annexed territories, which will be based on the platform of broadcasting in a foreign language
George Floyd Murder Trials: Official Evidence Handbook. Free Book.The Free School
https://journalistethics.com/george-floyd/
Free book available at this link.
This book is about what this author neutrally terms the
‘George Floyd event’. A tragedy. It contains four parts.
Section One is an inventory of official state and federal
government agencies such as County Sheriff websites. Part
Two provides a listing of privately owned databases. The
segment on page 2 offers a list of official databases that will
publicize new material about the George Floyd murder trials
in forthcoming weeks, months, and years. A handful other
additional databases are listed in this book’s body.
It is possible that some, most or all official evidence are
partially or entirely flawed. Please take nothing for granted.
This book urges readers to mostly consult official original
evidence sources direct in their full unedited format. Fake
news crime agencies such as CNN and The New York Times
may exclude, edit, sequence, and fabricate ‘evidence’ to suit
their transparent Order out of Chaos toxic R Card agenda.
This book provides a link to official evidence that concerns the George Floyd murder trials. This inventory may aid novice researchers to avoid analyzing corrupt fake ‘factcheck ‘ sites such as Snopes.
george perry floyd jr, george floyd, tou thao, thomas kiernan lane, alexander kueng, minnesota, Minneapolis, police, arrest, choke, neck, murder, manslaughter, second degree murder, black, white, race, racism, riots, civil liberties, FBI, president donald trump, black lives matter, derek chauvin, derek michael chauvin, darnelle frazier, 17, seventeen, coroner, medical report,, Ben crump law, national guard, martial law, autopsy, minnesota police department, attorney general, civil rights, hennepin county, plea deal, plea bargain, trial, false flag, fake
Claims of some officials at the state as well as local levels are perceived as state policy directions. However, some messages of state representatives do not correspond to the social and political situation and do not support public reconciliation in the frontline zone.
This report on the observance of political and civil rights and freedoms was prepared by the Ukrainian human rights platform "Uspishna Varta" for the period April-June 2018.
This report includes an analysis of legislative regulation and law enforcement practices in the framework of government policy, as well as the status of social respect for the following rights and freedoms in Ukraine in 2014-2018.
The right to freedom of speech and opinion
Article 34 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Articles 18 and 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of thought
Article 35 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of association
Articles 36 and 37 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to freedom of assembly
Article 39 of the Constitution of Ukraine; Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right to political participation
Article 38 of the Constitution of Ukraine, Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
This report assesses the observance of rights and freedoms on the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine. The human rights platform "Uspishna Varta" has no mandate to operate on the territories of Crimea and Donbass that are not under the control of the government of Ukraine in order to make an objective assessment of the human rights situation on these territories.
This report is based on data obtained by the human rights platform "Uspishna Varta" via conducting detailed interviews with victims and witnesses of human rights violations and infringements, experts and human rights defenders, as well as via carrying out activities to assist in the protection of human rights in documented cases. Among them - the monitoring of trials, advocacy work with the duty bearers on respecting human rights, non-governmental organizations, and the media.
071214 eng i_vox ukraine_press release political_v1.1iVOX Ukraine
Press release upon the results of the recent public opinion survey in Ukraine. Topic: Ukrainian population's attitude towards recent events in Ukraine and around it. Done at 04-06 th of Dec.2014.
The paper presents the contemporary information policy implemented by
the Ukrainian government. The survey answers the question about the new role of information policy in the state authorities’ activities. The research focuses on the executive branch of power, due to its impact on the internal and external image of Ukraine.
The analysis was conducted at the strategic, institutional and operational levels, and
concerned the content of messages.
Fighting in the “Grey Zone”: Lessons from Russian Influence Operations in Ukr...Alireza Ghahrood
Chairman Ernst, Ranking Member Heinrich, members of the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats and Capabilities, thank you for the opportunity to speak about the lessons learned from
Russian influence operations in Ukraine.
Russia’s unconventional war against Ukraine has revealed a formidable toolkit of measures for
fighting in the so-called “grey zone,” from world-class cyber and electronic warfare capabilities
to sophisticated covert action and disinformation operations. Russia has used propaganda,
sabotage, assassination, bribery, proxy fronts, and false-flag operations to supplement its
considerable conventional force posture in eastern Ukraine, where several thousand Russian
military intelligence advisors, unit commanders, and flag officers exercise command and control
over a separatist force consisting of roughly 30,000-40,000 troops.
Moscow has been doing its homework. Recognizing that Russia’s conventional military
capabilities lag behind those of NATO, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov
called in 2013 for investing in asymmetric capabilities to enable Russia to fight and win against
conventionally superior Western militaries. Gerasimov’s call for more emphasis on
unconventional warfare also coincided with a subtle but important shift in Russian foreign
policy. After Mr. Putin’s return to the Kremlin in 2012, Moscow dispensed with its post-Cold
War foreign policy of cooperating with the West where possible and competing where necessary.
Instead, the Kremlin now actively seeks to corrode the institutions of Western democracy,
undermine the transatlantic alliance, and delegitimize the liberal international order through a
continuous and sustained competition short of conflict that takes place across all domains.
However, even with Russia’s well-honed unconventional warfare capabilities, the United States
and its NATO Allies can prevail in this competition if we recognize the Kremlin’s goals for what
they are, develop smart strategies to counter them, properly align our institutional structures, and
invest in the right capabilities.
I will briefly discuss six areas where Russia has invested in significant unconventional or “new
generation warfare” capabilities, and suggest some responses the United States should consider.
All of the capabilities I will highlight were used during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and
remain on display as Russia continues to wage its unconventional war against the government in
Kyiv.
Journalists and media in Ukraine - Reporters Without Borders - 2016DonbassFullAccess
The Ukrainians’ trust in the media increased slightly in 2015 compared to 2014. A survey carried out by the Institute of Sociology at the National Academy of Sciences in 2015 showed that 32.3 percent of Ukrainians trusted the media while 38.9 percent didn’t. The survey from the previous year showed that only 25.2 percent trusted the media while 45.4 percent said they didn’t.
During the research for this report most of the people Reporters Without Borders (RSF) talked to expressed concern that faced with the triple challenge of the war in the east of the country, the economic crisis and the digitization of mass media.
This report is based on approximately 30 interviews conducted by RSF Germany board member Gemma Pörzgen in January/February 2016 with journalists, media experts and observers in Kiev, Lviv and Odessa. It deals with the situation of journalists and the media in those areas of Ukraine over which the Ukrainian government has sovereignty. The situation in Crimea, annexed by Russia in March 2014, and in the separatist-controlled areas of Eastern Ukraine is not dealt with here. It deserves its own separate report, particularly since access to these areas is extremely difficult for foreign observers at present.
Freedom of Expression in RussiaAs much as the fre.docxhanneloremccaffery
Freedom of Expression in Russia
As much as the freedom of expression is a right in most if not all countries, the enjoyment of this right has been very limited in Russia especially for the critics of the government. Freedom of information in Russia has been of concern to many human rights activists. Russia violates people’s human right to freedom of information and expression by controlling the media, by jailing dissenters, and by killing journalists who write or report anything that is against the government or Putin.
Russia controls the media by controlling the internet, television and the newspapers. There is widespread self-censorship in the media. Those who give views that are unwelcome but the officials and authorities in the government quickly get pressured by the state or private individuals that have links to the government. Satellite and cable channels are trying to avoid this pressure and most of them are remaining apolitical and are choosing to focus more on entertainment. The National TV and various other mainstream media are under the control of the Russian government and are used to speak ill of opposition political leaders.
New legislation was passed in Russia that stifles freedom of expression by controlling the media.
Print and broadcast media are increasingly closed if they allow views that are critical of the government or Putin.
Most people turn to the internet to express their views or get information. However, even this platform came under the control of the government. According to Amnesty International various laws were passed in the country that gave power to the government to restrict the information that was being posted on the internet and how activities were being organized on the Internet (Amnesty International, 2014). So Russia violates its people’s human right to express themselves and know what is going on in the world around them.
Another way that Russia violates people’s freedom of expression and information is by jailing and even killing opposition leaders and dissenters. Since Putin took office, the opposition has been under the government’s attack. People who think to oppose Putin is either sentenced to a long jail term or assassinated. Some opposition leaders have been killed. Among them is Alexander Litvinenko who was a former officer of the Russian secret police, and he had been poisoned with a radioactive substance in 2006. Natalia Estemirova was one of the leading human rights defenders in Russia. She investigated cases of grave human rights violations in Chechnya. In 2009, she was murdered.
(Sky News, 2015). Many of the people in opposition have chosen not to protest but rather to leave Russia or just ignore what is happening and move on with their lives.
Not only does Russian violate people’s human right to expression by killing dissidents but Russia also controls the freedom of expression in the country by assassinating journalists who write or report anything that is against the gove ...
A set of recommendations for combating Russian propaganda in the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries, which has been distributed among the Members of the European Parliament and the EU officials with regard to the European Council conclusions of 20 March 2015 calling for preparation of an action plan to counter Russia’s disinformation campaigns.
Synthesis and Foreign Policy Debates, Nr. 6, June 2016Lina Grau
The Newsletter Synthesis and Foreign Policy Debates is produced by the Foreign Policy Association of Moldova in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). The programme is part of the FES/APE “Foreign Policy Dialogues” Project. The content can be reproduced by mentioning the source. The materials are realized by Lina Grau, foreign policy expert and programme coordinator with APE.
Topics of the edition:
1. Signe Burgstaller: The systemic high level corruption is a major obstacle for the political and economic development
2. Nicu Popescu: Brexit - any internal weakening of the EU has a negative effect on the Eastern European geopolitics
3. Iulian Groza: The current political climate is not favouring an advancement in the relations with the EU
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 February to 15 May 2015DonbassFullAccess
This is the tenth report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, based on the work of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). It covers the period from 16 February to 15 May 2015.
Trends in 2017 in districts of donetsk and luhansk regions. overview of major...DonbassFullAccess
The Russian-Ukrainian hostilities in Donbas has been going on for more than three years and is a major factor affecting the lives of people in the uncontrolled territory of Donetsk region.
Everyday life of Ukrainian citizens and social processes in this territory require careful study to form relevant state policy that would help to preserve ties with of uncontrolled territories
residents and facilitate their future integration into Ukrainian common political, informational, cultural, economic, and historical space. An analytical group of the NGO “Donetsk Institute of
Information” (hereinafter - DII) summed up the results of 2017 for the territories which are under the “DPR” control.
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
Welcome to the new Mizzima Weekly !
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1. Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury Annex
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
May 11, 2021
RE: Request to designate Andriy Portnov to the OFAC sanction list
Dear Colleagues,
The Anti-corruption Action Centre, Ukrainian civil society organization aimed at
tackling grand political corruption, would like to express to you our sincere respect in
your work towards sanctioning individuals and legal entities posing threat to the
democratic institutions in Ukraine and facilitating Russian interests to destabilize our
country.
We believe that the US sanctioning regime is a powerful tool against dangerous
individuals who aim to undermine the democratic institutions and destabilize
relations between the US and Ukraine in favor of Russia. We would like to present the
facts confirming connections of Ukrainian politician Andriy Porntov with Russian
agent Andriy Derkach and Portnov’s activities as pro-Russian actor aimed at
advancing Russian policies and undermine democratic institutions in Ukraine.
Facts
Andriy Portnov is former deputy head of Administration of President of Ukraine Viktor
Yanukovych (2014). In 2007-2010, he was Member of Parliament of Ukraine. In 2009-
2014, he was a member of the High Council of Justice. Portnov was actively involved
in the illicit control over law enforcement and judiciary on behalf of Yanukovych. In
2014, he was included in the EU sanction list for misappropriation of state funds, then
fled from Ukraine to Russia. Portnov returned to Ukraine in May 2019 and resumed his
active media and political presence.
Portnov is acting as agent of Russian interests in Ukraine. He advances the messages
of Russina propaganda through his accounts in social media and appearances
on Russian state-owned TV channels or pro-Russian TV channels in Ukraine. Portnov
2. uses his connections within Ukrainian law enforcement and judiciary to advance
Russian political agenda in Ukraine.
Attempt to meddle with US election campaign 2019-2020
In 2019-2020, Andriy Portnov conspired with Andriy Derkach in a public campaign
aimed at interfering with the presidential election campaign in the US. On September
10, 2020, Andriy Derkach was designated to the OFAC sanctions list for “his efforts to
influence the 2020 U.S. presidential elections”. Portnov has an active role in the
campaign.
In Ukrainian media Portnov was one of the most active speakers and supporters of
the so-called “Derkach tapes” (recordings aimed at smearing US presidential
candidates and alleging him in illicit activities in Ukraine). He was especially active on
the media channels belonging to Viktor Medvedchuk (close friend of Vladimir Putin,
Russian agent in Ukraine, under US sanctions since 2014) and using his social media
accounts. His role was to explain and legitimize the substance of the so-called
“recordings”.
Portnov prepared the “Plan of investigation of the tapes” and published it on his
website. His publication then was actively spread by Ukrainian and Russian media. It
suggested to start criminal investigation against former President Poroshenko and
use the tapes as the main evidence against him. Later, the tapes would have been
recognized in the Ukrainian court as substantive evidence. Having this court
legitimization they would have been used as proof in the US to intervene with
disinformation campaign in the US elections. He voiced the supposed course of action
in numerous media appearances. He suggested the course of action to the
representatives of the government as a way to persecute former President
Poroshenko. If they agreed for his plan, he would use his influence within law
enforcement and courts to guarantee the necessary decisions.
Dissemination of Russian Propaganda
Portnov and his associates are actively disseminating Russian propaganda in Ukraine.
He is making persisting appearances at Russian state-owned media channels and the
Medvedchuk’s TV channels in Ukraine – 112, Newsone, Zik. Their goal is to promote
Ukraine as “failed state”, “external governance”, failure of reforms in Ukraine and
Ukrainian illegal action on the Eastern frontline.
In June 2019, Portnov launched his own show on Medvedchuk’s NewsOne channel. In
Nobember 2019, Portnov launched similiar show on Medvedchuk’s 112 TV channel.
Portnov used his affialiation to 112 channel to harass the investigative journalists of
Radio Free Europe.
In summer 2018, Portnov briefly owned News One channel, presumably to serve as an
intermediary during the change of control over the TV channel to Taras Kozak
(associate of Viktor Medvedchuk).
3. Obstruction of justice in Ukraine
Although Portnov has leaved a public office in 2014, he still retains significant influence
over law enforcement and judiciary in Ukraine. During Yanukovych’s presidency,
Portnov was an architect of the politically loyal, dependent and corrupt system. He
also personally appointed loyal people to the courts, investigative bodies, and
prosecutor offices. Many of this people owe their wealth, power and positions to him
until now. He uses his connections acting as an intermediary to influence law
enforcement officers or judges to guarantee necessary actions or court decisions for
pro-Russian political forces, Ukrainian public officials or oligarchs.
In 2009-2013, Portnov helped Yanukovych and his family to capture the power in
Ukraine and undermine democratic institutions. Portnov formed a loyal and
dependent system that would easily follow political instructions. He lobbied
establishment of the system of judicial self-governance that seemingly followed the
international standards, but in fact established the system of captured judiciary
controlled by “judicial clans” and promoting corruption within the system.
In 2013-2014, during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, Andriy Portnov used judiciary
as one of the tools of the government to suppress peaceful protests. Judges decided
en masse to ban peaceful assemblies, deprive participants of driving licences for their
trip to Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya residence, and detain protesters. For instance, in
2015, the judges testified that in 2014 they received instructions from the Presidential
Administration to make the most severe decisions against protesters.
Portnov continues to maintain control over the judiciary even at the present moment.
For instance, in January 2020, Judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv Svitlana
Volkova illegally ruled that Andriy Portnov, who fled to Russia with Yanukovych in
2014, had lived in Ukraine for the last 5 years. Volkova owes her position to Portnov. In
2007, the Parliament dismissed her for violating the oath, but she quickly returned to
the judiciary. In 2014, Svitlana Volkova released from detention ex-Berkut (riot police)
officer, suspected of shooting 39 protesters. Consequently, he has managed to escape
from Ukraine, he is still hiding from the investigation. In August 2020, Volkova made
another decision in favor of Portnov. She denied the driver of the investigation
program "Schemes" to satisfy the claim against Portnov for disclosure of personal data
.
Since 2019, Andriy Portnov is initiating series of lawsuits on various politically
significant matters and illegally secures decisions of doubtful legality in his favour in
courts, which had a wide media coverage and were aimed to polarize, anger general
public in Ukraine and develop Russian propaganda narratives. In January 2021, the
Kyiv District Administrative Court upheld Portnov's lawsuit and banned the
celebration of the birthdays of prominent Ukrainian figures. At the same time, this
court granted another Portnov’s claim obliging the Ministry of Education to rewrite
the history textbook in the part describing the events of the Revolution of Dignity.
The fact that Portnov continues to have an informal influence on the judiciary is also
stated by the former head of the Department of Special Investigations of the
4. Prosecutor’s General Office, commenting on the criminal cases investigated by the
department.
Request
Andriy Portnotv has conspired with Andriy Derkach and attempted to influence the
US presidential election campaign in 2019-2020. He undermines the democratic
institutions in Ukraine as well as attempts to harm the external policies of the US and
advance Russian political agenda.
Therefore, we request the US Treasury Department to designate into the OFAC
list Andriy Volodymyrovych Portnov, born on October 27, 1973.
Sincerely,
Daria Kaleniuk,
Executive Director