Team – Menschenrechte Osteuropa – News & Konflikte

Andrzej Poczobut: Jailed for Reporting in Belarus

Team — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:49:25 +0000

Andrzej Poczobut The 51-year-old journalist Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus was arrested on 25 March 2021 and sentenced to eight years in prison on 8 February 2023. He is currently held in a high-security penal colony in Navapolatsk. Despite serious health issues, his access to medical care remains limited. Case facts: Date of birth: 16 April

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Pakistan – Christliche Familie aus Schuldknechtschaft befreit

Team — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:16:24 +0000

A First Happy Christmas for Eight-Year-Old Neha Eight-year-old Neha can celebrate a very special Christmas with her parents, Nadeem Masih and Sumera. For the first time, the family has time for each other and can enjoy peaceful and joyful moments together. “Today, the family has been freed from debt bondage. All debts have been paid.

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Putin punishes his critics into the next generation

Team — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:08:57 +0000

Russia — helping those driven to complete poverty by state repression In modern Russia, not only critics of the authorities are persecuted, but also those who try to defend them. The story of lawyers Aleksei Liptser, Vadim Kobzev and Igor Sergunin is a vivid example of how far repression can go. All three represented Alexei

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Abducted Without a Trace: The Story of Vitaliy Gvozdenko

Team — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:11:55 +0000

Vitaliy Gvozdenko The 46-year-old Vitaliy Gvozdenko from Melitopol was abducted by Russian soldiers on April 29, 2022. His whereabouts remain unknown, and his health condition is unclear. Case facts: Identity: Ukrainian driver Date of Birth: 7 August 1979 Last known Location: Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Region Abducted: 29 April 2022 Report On the morning of 29 April 2022,

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Imprisoned in Rostov: The Story of Oleksandr Irkha

Team — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:00:05 +0000

Oleksandr Irkha The 43-year-old tractor driver Oleksandr Irkha from Mariupol was abducted by Russian forces on April 12, 2022. He is currently unlawfully detained in Detention Center No. 5 in Rostov-on-Don. His health has severely deteriorated due to mistreatment. Case facts: Identity: Ukrainian civilian, illegally detained in the Luhansk region Date of birth: November 29, 1997 Last

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Abducted for His Beliefs: The Story of Serhii Cherniaie

Team — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:30:51 +0000

Serhii Cherniaiev The 57-year-old psychiatrist Serhii Cherniaiev from the Kherson region was abducted by the Russian FSB on May 16, 2023. He is still being unlawfully held in a penal colony in Horlivka. His health has deteriorated significantly during his detention. Case facts: Identity: Ukrainian psychiatrist Date of Birth: June 30, 1966 Abducted since: May

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Abducted for His Beliefs: The Story of Kyrylo Moriev

Team — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:07:45 +0000

Kyrylo Moriev 27-year-old Kyrylo Moriev from Khrustalnyi was abducted by occupation forces, tortured, and sentenced to 19 years in prison on fabricated charges of “espionage.” He is currently held in a high-security penal colony in the Luhansk region. His health condition remains alarming. Case facts: Identity: Ukrainian civilian, illegally detained in the Luhansk region Date

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Abducted for the Truth: The Story of Leonid Popov

Team — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:07:15 +0000

Leonid Popov 24-year-old Leonid Popov from Melitopol was abducted by FSB officers for photographing Russian military equipment. After a fabricated trial, he was sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment and later transferred to a detention center in Donetsk, where he remains unlawfully held. His fate and health condition are still unknown. Case Facts: Identity: Ukrainian civilian,

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Day of Political Prisoners in Russia

Team — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:10:02 +0000

On the occasion of Political Prisoners' Day in Russia, the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) condemns the imprisonment and torture of Ukrainian and Russian civilians and calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners. Day of Political Prisoners in Russia Thousands tortured and dehumanised Electric shocks, rape and cruel torture are

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Humanitarian bridge: Aid transport connects Wittlich and Panevėžys

Team — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:05:47 +0000

Humanitarian bridge: Aid transport connects Wittlich and Panevėžys Panevėžys, 15 September 2025 - On Monday morning at 8 a.m., an aid transport from the ISHR Wittlich working group arrived in Panevėžys, the third largest city in Lithuania. The delivery was unloaded by a team of young volunteers within two hours, despite the rain and cool

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