In this week’s bulletin
⬤ Kyiv solidarity with Palestine,
⬤ Iranian feminists back Ukraine.
⬤ Russian uses children as human shields.
⬤ Bombing of civilian infrastructure.
News from the territories occupied by Russia
Russia’s highest court approves abduction and breathtakingly lawless 10. 5-year sentence against Ukrainian patriot Iryna Horobtsova (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 19th)
Ukrainian journalists identify key perpetrators of horrific Russian war crimes in Yahidne (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 19th)
The face of resistance: the story of activist Ivan Yatskin (Crimea Platform, Sept 19th)
Russia bombs hospitals, schools and apartment blocks, while building more prisons in occupied Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 18th)
Crimean sentenced to 17 years for Russia’s latest ‘thwarted Ukrainian sabotage plot’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 17th)
The occupiers held another pseudo-election in Crimea (Crimea Platform, September 17th)
Weekly update on the situation in occupied Crimea (Crimea Platform, September 16th)
Russia upholds ‘foreign agent’ label and fines Lutfiye Zudiyeva for exposing its repression in occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 16th)
Crimean artist sentenced to 15 years for anti-war protest renounces foisted Russian citizenship (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 15th)
News from Ukraine
Is the Government Developing a Policy for Victims of War? A coalition of human rights organisations held a press conference in Kyiv (Zmina, September 18th)
‘I should never have just hoped for the best.’ Russian airstrike kills 25 civilians (Meduza, 16 September)
25 years without Georgiy Gongadze: Kyiv honours the memory of the journalist and all the deceased media workers (Zmina, September 16th)
War-related news from Russia
Three years of mobilisation: what one region has endured (iStories, 19 September)
‘They forgot about him.’ The fate of Siberian conscripts (Meduza, 19 September)
‘Nothing short of delightful.’ Corruption scandal shakes the Z-blogosphere (Meduza, 17 September)
Local elections: a small victory for Russian ultranationalists (Meduza, 16 September)
Russian city unveils monument to Feliks Dzerzhinsky (Meduza, 16 September)
Family values: FSB chief’s nephew tied to corrupt businessmen (The Insider, 16 September)
Support Nadin Geissler! (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 15th)
Speaking up for the voiceless: Russian activists defend migrants in wartime (The Insider, 15 September)
Analysis and comment
Unwavering support for Ukraine (Anticapitalist Resistance, September 20th)
Interview with Frieda Afary: Why some Iranian feminists support Ukraine (Posle.Media, 17 September)
Bjarke Friborg (Red-Green Alliance, Denmark): ‘There is no contradiction between military support for Ukraine and criticising NATO and the arms industry’(Links, September 16th)
How Fascist Is Putinism? (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, September 16th)
Research of human rights abuses
The case of the 18. Russian “terrorism” prosecution of Ukrainian PoWs (Mediazona, 19 September)
Trust and Strategic Communication in Times of Crisis (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 17th)
Ukraine's Stolen Children: Inside Russia's Network of Re-education and Militarization (Yale School of Public Health, September 16th)
Russian ‘judges’ rubberstamp huge conveyor belt sentences on insane ‘terrorism’ charges against Ukrainian POWs (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 15th)
International solidarity
In Kyiv, Ukrainian left-wing activists held a solidarity rally with the people of Palestine. Also here and here (Facebook, September 20th)
Stand with Ukraine – motion to Green Party autumn conference 2025 (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, September 18th)
Video: Ukraine Solidarity Campaign speech at Stop Trump rally in London (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, September 18th)
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