https://civicmonitoring.org Monitoring of human rights violations in eastern Ukraine Sat, 30 Nov 2019 15:29:52 +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/newsletter60/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 04:08:15 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1779 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Despite the momentous ceasefire agreement and the pledge to restore the bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska, reached during the Minsk talks, separatist leaders and their media continued to focus on accusations against Ukraine. A further...

The post Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“: 29 June – 19 July 2019 (Newsletter 60) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter57/ Mon, 27 May 2019 15:12:11 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1769 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Separatist leaders were largely silent about the inauguration of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy and his speech in the Rada. Instead, the „People’s Republics“ were again dogged by rumours that Vladislav Surkov, their chief architect in...

The post Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“:13 – 27 May 2019 (Newsletter 57) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter53/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:56:45 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1734 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Two years after Ukraine imposed a trade blockade and the separatists seized businesses in the “People’s Republics”, fresh reports suggest that the economy is sliding into deeper crisis. Meanwhile, political leaders and official media...

The post Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“: 1 – 20 March 2019 (Newsletter 53) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter52/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:18:08 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1729 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary In another move towards political russification, both “People’s Republics” announced to create assemblies that already exist in Russia. A spat between Ukraine and the separatists about the Minsk negotiations highlighted the different interpretations of...

The post Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“: 13. – 28. February 2019 (Newsletter 52) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]> https://civicmonitoring.org/newsletter51/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:08:24 +0000 https://civicmonitoring.org/?p=1589 Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Ukrainian media have unearthed some details about Alexander Ananchenko, the “DNR” secretive “Prime Minister”. Meanwhile, Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin made fresh promises about economic integration with Russia and the “LNR”, while the Donetsk Foreign...

The post Developments in “DNR“ and “LNR“: 16. January – 12. February 2019 (Newsletter 51) first appeared on Civicmonitoring.]]>