Section: Africa&ME
Procedure to extradite Ukraine’s Savchenko from Russia launched: RIA
A procedure to extradite jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from Russia has begun, RIA news agency quoted her lawyer as saying Wednesday …read more Source: The Daily...
News24.com | Pregnant woman among 4 killed in east Ukraine
Four civilians including a pregnant woman have been killed and eight others wounded when their cars came under mortar fire in war-torn eastern Ukraine, rebel officials say. …read more Source:...
5 civilians killed on front line in eastern Ukraine
At least five people including a pregnant woman were killed and more than 10 injured early Wednesday on the front line in eastern Ukraine in the worst civilian loss of life there in months, separatist officials said …read more Source: The Daily...
Turkey condemns outlawing of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
Turkey has condemned a Crimean court decision to ban the Mejlis, the governing body of the Crimean Tatar community, calling it part of a continued campaign of “intimidation” and “suppression” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey condemns outlawing of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The decision is part of a pressure campaign against Tatars using intimidation and suppression, says Foreign Ministry …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU slams ban on Crimean Tatar Mejlis
‘The decision represents a grave attack on the rights of Crimean Tatars as a whole,’ says EU foreign policy chief Mogherini …read more Source: World...
EU slams ban on Crimean Tatar Mejlis
‘The decision represents a grave attack on the rights of Crimean Tatars as a whole,’ says EU foreign policy chief Mogherini …read more Source: Anadolu...
Watchdog Report: World Press Freedom Hits 10-Year Low
Freedom of the press declined across the globe last year to its lowest point in more than a decade, a Washington watchdog group has concluded. Freedom House, which advocates for the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world, said in a new report Wednesday that only one in seven people across the globe lives in countries where coverage...
Ukraine marks Chernobyl catastrophe
CHERNOBYL: Ukrainians held candle-lit vigils on Tuesday to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. Church bells rang and mourners laid flowers at Chernobyl’s memorial square as the clock turned 1:23 am — the moment when the...
Russian court bans Crimean Tatar governing body
The ruling brands Tatar community extremist organisation in latest move against Ukrainian peninsula’s ethnic minority. …read more Source: AL...
