The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the 22.5 and 20 year sentences imposed on the two Ukrainians despite testimony extracted under torture being retracted.
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Nadiya Savchenko Resumes Dry Hunger Strike
Ukraine Day 779 – Nadiya Savchenko, an illegally jailed Ukrainian military officer, has declared a dry hunger strike as her sentence comes into effect in Russia.
Day 764: Savchenko Verdict Finally Due Today
LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlinâs Dirty War in Ukraine As Poroshenko Offers Exchange, Savchenko Says She Will Resume Dry Hunger Strike In 10 Days 2016-03-22 16:03:51 Lawyers for Nadiya Savchenko say that she […]
Day 750: World Leaders Speak Out in Defense of Imprisoned Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko on Dry Hunger Strike
LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlinâs Dirty War in Ukraine 39 Arrested at Action in Support of Savchenko in Moscow 2016-03-08 22:04:57 As we reported earlier, dozens of Muscovites were arrested today at pickets […]
Day 746: Nadezhda Savchenko Begins Dry Hunger Strike, Lawyers Say She Will Not Be Dissuaded
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Day 744: As Show Trial Nears End, Prosecution Demands 23-Year Sentence For Nadezhda Savchenko
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Ukraine Live Day 695: Savchenko Returns To Court On 27th Day Of Hunger Strike
Nadezhda Savchenko has returned to court today while on the 27th day of her renewed hunger strike. The court has once again rejected defence submissions. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For […]
Ukraine Live Day 668: Savchenko To Go On Hunger Strike As Court Extends Detention Until April
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Ukraine Live Day 582: Trial of Nadezhda Savchenko Underway in Donetsk, Russia
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The Bolotnaya Case: Half a Year Later
In the case of the riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, the discovery of evidence stage hasn’t been completed yet: only 40 out of 453 declared witnesses have been questioned. However, according to the Bolotnaya prisoners’ attorneys, “the court began to ‘push’ the participants in the trial ‘to make sure everything is completed […]