Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Sakharov Prize Winner To Be Announced
The European Parliament is due to announce the winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on October 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rights Group Accuses Kyiv Of Using Cluster Munitions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Ukrainian government forces of using cluster munitions in populated areas in the eastern city of Donetsk earlier this month. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Polish Ex-Minister Says Putin Offered To Divide Ukraine With Poland
Polish parliamentary speaker Radoslaw Sikorski says Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2008 proposed to Poland’s then-prime minister that they divide Ukraine between themselves. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lavrov Slams U.S. For ‘Double Standards’ Over IS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed what he calls Washington’s “double standards in order to implement geopolitical designs,” including over the fight against terrorism and the Islamic State (IS) militant group. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin ‘Cheerleaders’ To Sing At Top London Venue
Two Kremlin-friendly Russian singers will perform this week at London’s top concert hall, despite calls on Britain to bar them from entering the country. Iosif Kobzon and Valeria have actively backed Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lavrov: Russia-U.S. Ties At ‘Rock Bottom’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said relations between Russia and the United States were at ‘rock bottom’ and would remain so for some time. In a lecture on October 20, Lavrov said things would only improve when ‘unilateral sanctions’ were abandoned. The U.S. and other Western countries have imposed sanctions on...
Russian Activist Bogatenkova Released From Custody
Seventy-three-year-old Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Bogatenkova has been released from detention after two nights in jail in southern Russia, according to her lawyer. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
After Detention And Torture, Donetsk Artist’s Work Turns Grim
The Donetsk street artist best known for his satirical depiction of a suicidal separatist commander is now working on a more serious comic book based on his time as a captive of pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Rights Ombudsperson Slams EU Over Ukraine Silence
Russia’s human rights ombudsperson has sharply criticized the European Union for “ignoring human suffering” in eastern Ukraine. Ella Pamfilova said in an interview published by “Rossiiskaya gazeta” on October 20 that although Europe is “an icon in the style of human rights, democracy, and freedom of...
Moscow Activists To Protest Savchenko Treatment
By RFE/RL A group of Russian human rights activists plans to protest against the trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was captured in eastern Ukraine and was brought to Russia to face charges of participating in the killing of two Russian journalists. The protest on October 20, which will take the form of a series of one-person...
