“It’s doesn’t matter when you die, but how and for what.” Sentsov’s address at Sakharov Prize ceremony
On 12 December 2018, the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was awarded the EU Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. He was not there to receive it, as he is serving a 20-year sentence in...
EU calls on Russia to release Sentsov and all Ukrainian political prisoners
The EU considers Russia’s case against the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov a violation of international law and elementary standards of justice and expects his release along will all illegally detained Ukrainian citizens in Russia and occupied...
French celebrities launch chain hunger strike in support of Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin
On 14 September, a collective of French filmmakers and intellectuals launched an initiative to support Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who is on day 124 of hunger strike in a Russian prison colony, demanding the release of...
EU parliament calls to release Sentsov and all Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin
By Alya Shandra; republished from Euromaidan Press The EU parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on Russia to “immediately and unconditionally” release Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and the circa 70 Ukrainian political prisoners he is...
World intellectuals implore politicians to boycott World Cup until Russia frees Ukrainian political prisoners
Fragment of poster to boycott the World Cup by Andriy Yermolenko Republished from Euromaidan Press An open letter published on Open Democracy is appealing to leaders of governments, the teams of which will play at the...
60 MEPs call on the EU to boycott FIFA-2018 over Russian wars, Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin
60 Members of the European Parliament from 16 EU countries and 5 different political groups have signed an open letter calling upon EU governments to boycott the FIFA World Cup 2018, which is planned to...
Threat to the life of political prisoner Bekir Dehermendzhy: statement of human rights defenders
On December 14, 2017, at three o’clock in the morning, 57-year-old Crimean Tatar activist Bekir Dehermendzhy, who was put in the Simferopol SIZO and accused of supposed extortion according to a fabricated...
“Say ‘Release Sentsov!’ It’s the only thing we can do to feel human”
Author: Michael MacKay, for Radio Lemberg The Ukrainian Canadian Film Festival held a screening Monday night in Ottawa of a powerful documentary called “The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov.” The film is...
Ukrainian World Congress calls to send postcards to Ukrainian political prisoners
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) calls on the international community to show its support for the many Ukrainian citizens illegally imprisoned by the Russian Federation. Join the Postcards for Prisoners Campaign and send a postcard...
Appeal regarding lack of proper medical care for Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainian political prisoners
To: H.E. Mr. Sigmar Gabriel Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany As of today, about 60 Ukrainian citizens have been detained on political grounds in the territory of the...