In this week’s bulletin
⬤ “Being left means being on the side of the oppressed.”
⬤ Russia’s political imperialism.
⬤ report on Russian cultural policy in occupied areas, and indoctrination of children.
⬤ UN human rights agency report.
⬤ targeting of civilians.
News from the territories occupied by Russia
Russian ‘justice’ in occupied Crimea - 17-year sentence and shattered childhoods for discussing a book in 2015 (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, October 4th)
Schoolkids in Russia and occupied Ukraine forced to ‘celebrate’ Russian annexation as ‘reunification’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, October 4th)
The Last of Us: How the Karaites, Crimea's smallest indigenous people, survive under occupation (The Insider, October 2nd)
Human rights activists called for the release of Crimean political prisoners at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (Zmina, October 2nd)
Protecting the Rights of Prisoners Deported from the Occupied Territories of Ukraine: Challenges and Solutions (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, October 2nd)
Russia uses surreal charges and crippling fines to silence veteran Crimean Tatar newspaper (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 30th)
Relentless torment and 14-year sentences because Russia needed another 'Crimean saboteur' show trial (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 30th)
Russia’s cultural policy in occupied territories: “The biggest mistake is to assume that Russia's actions are accidental or sporadic” (Opora, September 27th)
The situation at the front
IHL and Hostilities in the Kursk Region: What Obligations Does Ukraine Have? Key Takeaways from the Embassy Briefing (Centre for Civil Liberties, October 4th)
Russians executed 93 Ukrainian POWs on battlefield (Ukrainska Pravda, October 4th)
The fall of Vuhledar and what it could mean for the war’s future (Meduza, 2 October)
‘Human safari’ – Kherson civilians hunted down by Russian drones (Kyiv Independent, October 2nd)
News from Ukraine – general
Russia’s war made Ukraine the most heavily mined country in the world (Meduza, 2 October)
Dmytro Vovk: What awaits Ukraine after the law banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church? (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, October 2nd)
Between despair and hope: 89 families from the Kyiv Region are waiting for their nearest and dearest from captivity (Tribunal for Putin, October 1st)
“Evidence-based Recovery and Cohesion Lab” — launch of new project (Cedos, September 28th)
Desertion From Ukraine’s Armed Forces – Will Mobilization Law Help? (Kyiv Post, September 27th)
Level Up: How Politicians And Parties Can (Not) Campaign Among Ukrainians Abroad (Opora, September 24th)
Ukraine's budget crisis: Government seeks funds for defense (Hromadske, September 10th)
War-related news from Russia
Deafening success: Precision equipment for electronic warfare continues flowing to Russia from the West despite sanctions (The Insider, October 4th)
Igor Paskar’s story: “What did each of us do to stop this nightmare?” (Solidarity Zone, 3 October)
Ukrainian sentenced to life for attempt to kill notorious Russian pro-war propagandist Zakhar Prilepin (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, October 1st)
My habibi Sergey: How a Urals-based firm uses the promise of citizenship and pay to recruit Arab mercenaries for the Russian army (The Insider, September 30th)
Analysis and comment
“Being left means being on the side of the oppressed” (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, October 4th)
Political imperialism, Putin’s Russia, and the need for a global left alternative: Interview with Ilya Matveev (Links, September 28th)
Social Reproduction, Destruction and Adaptation: Care Infrastructure and Networks in Ukraine during the War (Commons.com, September 27th)
Ukraine must be able to strike legitimate military targets in Russia – resolution to the European parliament (19 September)
Research of human rights abuses
How to overcome impunity for torture committed by the occupiers: ZMINA at a side event at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (Zmina, October 4th)
Probe launched into mass execution of Ukrainian POWs as UN documents Russia’s systematic torture (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, October 3rd)
Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine and Treatment of Prisoners of War (UN Commission on Human Rights, 1 October)
International solidarity
Report on fund-raising for anti-authoritarian fighters (Solidarity Collectives, 1 October)
We keep raising funds: €670 needed in October (Solidarity Zone, 4 October)
From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime – follow our web site for updates
Upcoming event
Monday 18 November, 6.0pm: Queen Mary University, London, Centre for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies panel discussion: “Political prisoners in Russia and the Occupied Territories of Ukraine”. Register here.
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