A contribution to the special campaign at the Children's Hospital in Odessa, June 3, 2024 Since an IGFM Christmas campaign in 2022 for sick and war-disabled children, the IGFM has repeatedly received calls for help from the central children's hospital in Odessa/Ukraine. In April 2024, an IGFM member, at high personal risk, delivered 10,000 venous catheters financed by donations to the hospital in a small truck and in May the
OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 March – 31 May 2024) The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and subsequent hostilities continued to have a devastating impact on the civilian population in the period between 1 March and 31 May 2024. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) documented that the cross-border offensive by Russian armed forces in Kharkiv region alone
The German government opposes the deportation of Ukrainians who do not want to work, according to a representative of the German Federal Foreign Office. Photo: Ukrainians in Germany (gettyimages.com) He reminded that Russia attacks targets across Ukraine daily and also tries to destroy infrastructure in the western part of the country. "Therefore, I don't know where there can be a safe place in Ukraine," emphasized the representative of
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine: Russian military captures civilians in the northern part of the city of Vovchansk Until 16 May, the Ukrainian police helped residents evacuate the affected part of the city, but now the Russian military is not allowing people to evacuate or leave the city. "According to the latest information, the Russian military did not allow the residents to leave: People were abducted and herded into
Humanitarian aid in Ukraine Video report, Bonn, 20. April 2024 Anton Alexeyev is the chairman of our Ukrainian section, Anton Alexeyev is the executive director of the Ukrainian section of the ISHR and head of the Information and Analysis Centre of the ISHR Ukraine, or IAC for short. As he is of course unable to travel so easily at the moment, he has sent us a video that gives us
"They subject our people to terrible torture and force them to confess to fictitious crimes. Crimes they did not commit" Transcript from the 20.04.2024 Hello and thank you for your invitation. My name is Liusiena Zinovkina. I came to Germany two years ago when my home town of Melitopol was occupied by Russian soldiers. My husband's name is Kostiantyn Zinovkin, he is 34 years old and has been in Russian
Demonstrations in support of Ukraine in Germany On the 24th and 25th of February, large demonstrations in support of Ukraine will take place in Germany. A list of cities and locations of the demonstrations can be found below. Let's not forget Russia's war crimes! Support Ukraine together! Augsburg. 4:30pm. Rathausplatz Baden-Baden. 3pm. Fieser-Brucke [25th Feb] Berlin. 1pm. Brandenburger Tor Bielefeld. 1pm. Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof Bonn. 6pm. Marktplatz Bremen. 3pm. Marktplatz Bremerhaven.
The Ukrainian freedom movements have emphatically declared that Ukraine's future lies in Europe. In line with this vision, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is set to host another edition of "Cafe Kyiv" on 19 February 2024, themed "The Future of Ukraine in Europe". Building on the success of last year's event, this edition will blend art, history, film screenings, along with culinary and creative elements. Our commitment remains unchanged: We continue to stand
Stanislav Asseyev was able to report from the areas occupied by separatists and Russian secret service forces in eastern Ukraine for two years. Ein erschütterndes Protokoll des Ausgeliefertseins und der Demütigung: Stanislaw Assejew. In 2017, he was abducted, imprisoned and tortured. He wrote a harrowing report about this time. His articles from the Donbass were cult. Stanislav Asseyev's writing was concise and clear, his tone young and fresh,
OHCHR: Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine (1 August – 30 November 2023) This thirty-seventh report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the human rights situation in Ukraine covers the period from 1 August to 30 November 2023. From 1 August to 30 November, OHCHR documented 2440 civilian casualties (576 killed and 1864 injured), with the majority (86 per cent) occurring in