https://civicmonitoring.org Monitoring of human rights violations in eastern Ukraine Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:38:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://civicmonitoring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-DRA-Icon-1-32x32.jpg https://civicmonitoring.org 32 32 https://civicmonitoring.org/developments-in-eastern-ukraine-22-december-2022-23-march-2023-newsletter-109/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:28:00 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=2293 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary While the military battle for Donbas continued, the annexatoin and integration of the “People’s Republics” into Russia’s political system progressed with the beginning of election preparations – with peculiar differences between Donetsk and Luhansk....

The post Developments in eastern Ukraine: 22 December 2022 – 23 March 2023 (Newsletter 109) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/war-and-annexation-the-peoples-republics-of-eastern-ukraine-in-2022/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:36:55 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=2291 The history of the “People’s Republics” before 24 February 2022 is both an important prequel to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression and a showcase of what awaits those Ukrainian regions who came under Russian occupation thereafter. The eight-year reign of...

The post War and Annexation. The “People’s Republics” of eastern Ukraine in 2022 first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/war-and-winter-monitoring-of-problems-and-needs-in-east-and-south-east-ukraine/ Sun, 15 Jan 2023 05:27:00 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=2286 The general situation in the war-affected territories of the Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions is neither homogenous nor steady. On the contrary, it shows various characteristics that differ in intensity from area to area. Whereas the Russian occupation lasted...

The post War and Winter. Monitoring of problems and needs in East and South-East Ukraine first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter86/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:16:26 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=2043 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The Donetsk separatists arrested a number of prominent pro- and anti-regime figures while in Luhansk they quietly installed a new deputy “prime minister”. Both regimes played down the COVID-pandemic despite signs that it is...

The post Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 18 December 2020 -19 January 2021 (Newsletter 86) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter85/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 12:33:38 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=2029 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Amid ongoing economic gloom, separatist leaders painted a bright future for the coming years and claimed that the COVID-pandemic was under control. While official birth statistics revealed a spiraling downward trend, the “DNR” announced...

The post Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 24 November – 17 December 2020 (Newsletter 85) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter84/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:57:21 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=2023 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary As the coronavirus crisis continues, there is mounting evidence that the “People’s Republics” are preparing massive industrial reorganization whilst they are going through the worst economic crisis of their short existence. Hopes about the...

The post Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 4 – 23 November 2020 (Newsletter 84) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter82/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:43:48 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1979 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The coronavirus crisis deepened considerably and both “People’s Republics” reported medical shortcomings. The “DNR” admitted a severe shortage of tests and medicines and massive rises not just in COVID-19 cases but also in pneumonia....

The post Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 5 – 19 October 2020 (Newsletter 82) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter81/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:31:44 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1975 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Massive rises in coronavirus infections prompted the “People’s Republics” to close schools, universities and recommend working from home where possible. The last functioning crossing point with Ukraine proper, Stanytsia Luhanska, was practically closed before...

The post Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 15 September – 5 October 2020 (Newsletter 81) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter80/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:46:40 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1972 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary While the ceasefire has largely been holding, marred only by accusations by the separatists that Ukraine is building illegal trenches, the coronavirus pandemic got worse, according to official separatist statistics. The economic situation also...

The post Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 16 August – 14 September 2020 (Newsletter 80) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter79/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:01:23 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1968 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The latest ceasefire was holding better than initially expected, but that did not stop the separatists heaping accusations against Ukraine. The numbers of coronavirus infections remained high in the “DNR”, but the separatists blamed...

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