The Council meeting was convened following the missile strikes on Sunday which damaged the centuries-old Transfiguration Cathedral, the first and foremost Orthodox church in the historic city. Other landmarks in the city centre, a protected World Heritage Site, were also damaged in the attack, which killed one person and injured several others. Culture under fire…
“The prison sentences delivered today in Belarus against four human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, are deeply troubling and indicative of the ongoing repression in the country,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has called for an end to the…
Russia has rejected the EU’s statement that Russia is not interested in peace talks with Ukraine. According to foreign media, Russia has rejected the statements of EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell, who said that Russia is not interested in peace talks with Ukraine. After which the question has been raised whether Russia has given…
