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      Kremlin Launches Attack On Freedom Of Expression
      Jul18

      Kremlin Launches Attack On Freedom Of Expression

      Russia has introduced significant restrictions to online speech and invasive surveillance of online activity and prosecutes critics under the guise of fighting extremism, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today (18 July). The 83-page report, “Online and On All Fronts: Russia’s Assault on Freedom of Expression,” documents Russian...

      Ukraine wins Vitebsk Song Contest 2017 first prize
      Jul18

      Ukraine wins Vitebsk Song Contest 2017 first prize

      Vlad Sytnik from Ukraine became the first prize winner of the 26th International Song Contest Vitebsk 2017. The winners were announced during the gala closing concert of the Slavianski Bazaar 2017 festival in Vitebsk on 17 July. …read more Source:...

      Sofia worried by migratory pressure towards Italy
      Jul18

      Sofia worried by migratory pressure towards Italy

      At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva expressed concern over the migratory pressure towards Italy in recent weeks and demanded that the EU put in place effective policies for the return and readmission of illegal immigrants, including by continuing the efforts for concluding the...

      Poland abstains in Ukrainian trade preferences vote
      Jul18

      Poland abstains in Ukrainian trade preferences vote

      Agriculture ministers from EU Member States have voted to adopt the trade preferences for Ukraine, aimed at strengthening the country’s economy. Polish and Latvian representatives abstained from voting. Poland’s deputy agriculture minister Ryszard Zarudzki explained that Poland has reservations as to the competitive pressures the...

      MH17 anniversary: Australian families attend unveiling of memorial for victims
      Jul18

      MH17 anniversary: Australian families attend unveiling of memorial for victims

      Relatives vow to keep fighting for truth as 2,000 friends and relatives attend emotional ceremony near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport Three years after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile over Ukraine, friends and relatives of the 38 Australian citizens and residents who died were among the 2,000 people who...

      On the front line of Ukraine’s ceasefire
      Jul18

      On the front line of Ukraine’s ceasefire

      The BBC’s Fergal Keane has been to see whether the ceasefire is working in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Slovak police officers to study English, Russian, and Ukrainian
      Jul17

      Slovak police officers to study English, Russian, and Ukrainian

      Police officers from border units in the east of Slovakia and those serving at Slovak airports will be trained in languages. …read more Source: The Slovak...

      Dutch memorial unveiled to victims of MH17 flight shot down over Ukraine
      Jul17

      Dutch memorial unveiled to victims of MH17 flight shot down over Ukraine

      The Netherlands unveiled a national monument on Monday in memory of the 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner in 2014 …read more Source:...

      Memorial forest unveiled on third anniversary of MH17 crash
      Jul17

      Memorial forest unveiled on third anniversary of MH17 crash

      Three years after a missile shot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers on board, families and loved ones attended the unveiling of a “living memorial” in honour of their loved ones. …read more Source: France...

      They never came back
      Jul17

      They never came back

      Some 2,000 relatives attend a memorial for the 298 who died when their plane was hit by a rocket in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...