Announcements
June 20 – World Refugee Day
Despite the considerable improvement of the humanitarian situation by many states, the problem of refugees remains one of the most burning both on religious and global scales.
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Oleksandr Feldman: No ‘tradition’ can justify anti-Semitism in modern society | December 24, 2019
ECHR: Ukraine Must Reform Whole-Life Sentence Review Procedure | March 20, 2019
Court: Germany Can Return Refugees to EU Countries with Worse Life Conditions | March 20, 2019
European Parliament Urges to Introduce New Sanction Regime for Human Rights Violation | March 19, 2019
Eurostst: Numbers of Asylum-Seekers from Ukraine Fell in 2018 | March 19, 2019
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EU introduces sanctions against people involved in chemical weapons development in Syria | March 20, 2018
The EU adds new people in the sanction list, which includes the representatives of Syrian authorities involved in chemical weapons development and use.
UN: 12 civilians died on Donbas during three months | March 19, 2018
The OHCHR has also documented the total of 73 victims among the civil population in connection with the conflict.
Poland will accept nearly 300,000 Ukrainians every year by 2020 | March 19, 2018
According to the expectations of the National Bank of Poland, by the end of 2020, nearly 200,000-300,000 Ukrainians will fill Polish labour market every year.
Three women in Belgium sentenced to five years in jail for terrorism | March 19, 2018
The Correctional Court of Antwerp sentenced three women to five years of imprisonment and €6,000 of fine for their participation in a terrorist organization.
African countries and EU agreed measures against migrant smuggling | March 19, 2018
The range of African countries and the EU agreed to take measures aimed against migrant smuggling as the result of the conference, which took place in Niger’s capital city Niamey on March 16.
UNICEF: over 1,000 children killed or injured in Syria in 2018 | March 16, 2018
The number exceeds the total in 2017.
Hungary’s Prime Minister: Western Europe is under migrant invasion | March 16, 2018
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared that Western Europe is under a migrant invasion, and soon they will turn Europeans into a minority.
105 Ukrainians convicted in Greece for migrant smuggling – MFA | March 15, 2018
As of March 2018, 148 citizens of Ukraine were detained in Greece, including 132 persons accused of migrant smuggling.
EU allocated additional €3 billion to Turkey to support refugees | March 15, 2018
The EU allocates additional €3 billion for refugees in Turkey within the 2016 deal aimed at reducing migratory pressure on Europe.
25 journalists accused of terrorism sentenced in Turkey | March 14, 2018
Istanbul court sentenced 25 journalists to different terms of imprisonment for participation in Fethullah Gülen’s movement. The latter is accused by Ankara of the coup organization in 2016.