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Over 10,000 residents of Mariupol imprisoned by occupiers – city council.
More than 10,000 Mariupol residents are in "prisons" of the so-called "DPR," Mariupol City Council reported on Saturday.
"Peaceful, civilian residents were detained by the occupiers and sent to places of deprivation of liberty. It is known about four such prisons: two in Olenivka, Donetsk pretrial detention facility and one in Makiyivka. People are in terrible and inhuman conditions, like in a concentration camp. They are closed in cramped cells 2 by 3 meters for 10 people. Mariupol residents almost do not receive water and food. They are not taken outside. They have no access to normal medical care and are subjected to various forms of torture, from psychological to physical" the city council said on Telegram.
The occupiers have created real concentration camp conditions in which peaceful Mariupol residents are forced to survive.
"I call on the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN to pay attention to the illegal detention of city civilians. Use all possible tools to obtain lists of prisoners. Ensure that they receive decent living conditions. And work together on the release of every Mariupol resident," Mayor Vadym Boichenko said.
U.S. Dept of State includes national TV Marathon in report on human rights violations in Ukraine
The U.S. Department of State presented a report on human rights compliance in Ukraine in 2023. According to the text of the report, in Ukraine last year there were cases of violation of the right to freedom of expression, including for the press a...
In 2023, some 85 cases of war-related sexual violence recorded in Ukraine – UN report.
In 2023, the number of cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50% compared to 2022. This was stated by Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, speaking at a UN Security Cou...
Zelenskyy thanks U.S. Senate for approving vital aid to Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the Senate of the U.S. Congress for today's approval of vital assistance to Ukraine.
Biden to urgently sign Ukraine aid legislation to begin sending weapons, equipment this week.
U.S. President Joe Biden will sign the Ukraine Assistance Act to begin sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week, according to a statement published on the White House website.
U.S. Senate supports Ukraine aid bill
The Upper House of the U.S. Congress (Senate) supported the bill to provide assistance to Ukraine, with 79 votes.
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Stalking victims: New measures announced for police to protect victims of stalking.
New measures have been announced to make it easier for police to protect victims of stalking, after ministers admitted too many are slipping through the net. Sky's Tamara Cohen has spoken to a woman who was stalked for eight years by someone she'd...
Climate report: Europe is set to become 'more intense'.
According to the 2023 European State of the Climate report by Copernicus Climate Change Service, Europe is the fastest-warming continent in 2023. Sky's science and technology editor, Tom Clarke has travelled to a farm in Lincolnshire where extreme...
Calls for Met Police chief to resign - Antisemitism row.
Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley will meet the home secretary and policing minister this week to discuss antisemitism, Sky News understands. The Met commissioner is facing calls to quit over his force's handling of pro-Palestinian protests after a...
Minister: 'Lessons to be learned' over Met Police antisemitism row.
Foreign minister Andrew Mitchell MP says there are "lessons to be learned" over the antisemitism row involving a Met Police officer calling a man "openly Jewish" during a pro-Palestinian march. Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley will meet the home s...
In full: Gideon Falter goes head-to-head with organiser of march he joined in London.
Gideon Falter, the campaigner at the centre of controversy surrounding a pro-Palestinian protest in London, says any Jewish person should be able to "go for a walk in the vicinity of marches". He spoke to Sky's Kay Burley after footage showed a po...