Farther apart

The amalgamation of territorial communities has been chaotic. This may lead to unequal funding, abilities to support themselves and impact on local residents

Danubian Principalities

Decentralisation started in Odesa Oblast almost eighteen months ago. The initiative was sometimes successful in the north, while the south has seen a fundamentally different process

Linguistic puzzle

Legislation and bills on the state language: current status and expectations

Numbers about words

Is Ukrainian society ready for changes in language policy

A no go zone. Is there peaceful assembly in Crimea?

Human rights activists release an analytical report on the violations of the right to peaceful assembly in the occupied Crimea

The good, the bad and the ugly

How life has changed in three years in occupied and liberated Donbas

The Odesa trail

Three years after the May 2 fire at the Trade Unions’ Building in Odesa, virtually all those involved have fled Ukraine. The remaining suspects have been under trial for more than two years now

Page Not Found: Russian social nets ban

Social networks went into a rage, the President’s site was bombarded with dozens of petitions, and many began talking about censorship on the internet. The reason for this outburst was a ban on Vkontakte, a Russian version of Facebook very popular among schoolkids, Yandex, Russia’s answer to Google, and Mail.ru in Ukraine

Chase down and chase out

The Crimean Tatars faced deportation from the peninsula under Stalin in 1944. Today, they are facing a policy of quiet expulsion from their lands

Prisoners of the Kremlin: Seven circles of freedom

As of the end of March, 44 Ukrainian citizens remained in Russian captivity. What can Ukraine do to free them?

A vengeful spring?

What might cause the “Russian Spring” to make a comeback in Ukraine and where might this happen?

Why the Russian Spring froze up

What prevented Kremlin curators from realising the "Crimean scenario" in most regions of South-Eastern Ukraine?

Returning the hostages

Freeing the Kremlin's prisoners as our main assignment for the year

Persecutions in Crimea: Emil Kurbedinov arrested

One of the most proactive lawyers defending Crimean Tatars in courts ends up behind bars

All used up

Why is Russia rushing to put an end to the warlords in its self-proclaimed republics in occupied Donbas?

The Art of Maidan

A new book analyzes the revolution through the artists' eyes

Everyone gets a piece?

Where is the debate on free ownership of firearms in Ukraine today

Handmade tourism

Where to go for authentic and unusual experiences in Ukraine

Museums of enthusiasm

From a collector of pieces by Malevich and Repin that were worth less than bread during war to a representative of the soviet “hippy” and dissident culture – amateurs who could be museums themselves create noteworthy collections or art and artefacts in their hometowns

The new era of crime

In the past two years, crime rates have grown in Ukraine. Factors contributing to the general criminalization of society include economic decline and war

Ditte Marcher: “When a soldier returns home, it doesn't mean that he is at home already”

Founder of rehabilitation program for the military on forgiveness, understanding the war, and ways to learn to cope with this all

A spinoff of war

In addition to separatism with its referenda and Russian humanitarian convoys, the war in Ukraine begot a stratum of criminals consisting of war veterans, both real and fake

Expecting a restless August

The intensity of clashes in the ATO zone is increasing with each day of summer. The terrorists openly use heavy artillery

Double imprisonment

Ukrainian prisoners in Crimea are being transferred to Russia, given Russian passports and punished for rejecting them

An unwelcome host

Ukraine's place in modern migration

Geoff Wordley: “It looks like the main movements of IDPs have now stopped”

Prior to his appointment in Ukraine as Head of the UNHCR Sub-Office in Dnipropetrovsk, Geoff Wordley served in conflict-affected Rwanda, Kenya, Croatia, Kosovo, South Sudan, Sudan, and Iraq among others. He spent the past year in Eastern Ukraine, supervising support for IDPs in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Shortly before he left Ukraine in April, The Ukrainian Week spoke to Mr. Wordley about the impact of forced migration during conflicts on social and economic structures in the regions and countries where they occur, the role of UNHCR in the current crisis in Ukraine, and the problems to solve as priority issues in similar situations.