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Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Completes Its Work in Chernihiv Region

On December 10, 2013, the Chernihiv Regional Universal Library named after V.G. Korolenko hosted the closing of the 10th Traveling International Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights DOCUDAYS.UA in Chernihiv Oblast.

The events were of particular value in connection with the All-Ukrainian Law Week, as well as the celebration of the December 10 proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human…

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Hostages of Euromaidan: 47 passengers of the Gomel-Chernihiv bus were “captive” by the SBU and border guards for over a day

Citizens of Belarus and Ukraine – passengers of the Gomel-Chernihiv regular bus, including women and the elderly, spent 28 hours in a cold bus, without food and access to the toilet, on the territory of the Ukrainian border checkpoint “Novi Yarylovichi” in the Chernihiv region. The reason is that a “package with a narcotic substance” was allegedly found under the…

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Chernihiv border guards and SBU do not allow Belarusian activists to Euromaidan

The troubles of Belarusian activists who went to Kyiv to support Ukrainians on Euromaidan continue, Charter’97 reports. After the detention of a bus with activists by Belarusian police on December 6, the problems of Belarusians did not end with crossing the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Now they have new difficulties – already on Ukrainian territory, at the checkpoint across the state border…

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Standards for respecting the rights of asylum seekers in the activities of border and migration services

On November 29, 2013, a seminar was held in Chernihiv for representatives of the border and migration services of the Chernihiv region on the topic “Observance of the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. International and national standards”.

The main purpose of the event was to discuss the features of Ukrainian legislation on free legal aid in terms of their…

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The 10th Docudays UA Traveling Human Rights Documentary Film Festival has begun in Chernihiv

On November 29, 2013, a press conference was held at the Chernihiv Regional Library named after Korolenko, dedicated to the official opening of the film screenings of the Tenth Traveling Documentary Film Festival on Human Rights Docudays UA in the Chernihiv region.

The event was attended by: Igor Chaika – a famous Ukrainian director; Ruslana Burova and Olena Trubenok –…

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DocudaysUA Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Chernihiv

From November 29 to December 10, 2013, the 10th Docudays UA Traveling Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will visit the Chernihiv region. This year’s festival program includes the winning films of the 10th DocudaysUA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which took place in Kyiv in March of this year, as well as prize-winning films from the most famous international…

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