Russian Human Rights Commissioner says that Savchenko is in satisfactory condition. Force-feeding is not required at the moment, – Polozov Russian Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Ella Pamfilova got acquainted with the state of health of Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko, who is on a hunger strike. 15 004 63 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
"Oleh Sentsov’s death will be a disgrace to Russia": 130 Russian scientists, celebrities call to set Ukrainian filmmaker free More than 130 scientists and celebrities have signed on to the joint statement by the Free Word Association NGO, St. Petersburg PEN Club, and Free Historical Society calling to release Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov. 16 808 60 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Prison staff tries to persuade Sentsov to stop hunger strike but he’ll never let them talk him into this, - lawyer Dinze Ukrainian political prisoner Oleh Sentsov still expects to be released but the chance is increasingly slim. 3 340 59 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Tymoshenko Continues Hunger Strike, Lawyer Says. VIDEO Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is in Ukrzaliznytsya hospital in Kharkiv right now, is not going to stop the hunger strike. 1 658 58 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case
Stephen King calls to free Sentsov: "Time is running out, and he may die for his views" Famous American writer Stephen King calls for the release of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov unjustly held in Russia for his political views. 16 511 50 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Police ban even one-man protests outside prison, Vira Savchenko says. PHOTOS Relatives and activists are again trying to hold a rally in support of Nadiia Savchenko outside the remand prison in Novocherkassk, Rostov region of the Russian Federation, where the Ukrainian servicewoman is held. Police officers prohibit doing it. 20 627 46 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
End of Sentsov's hunger strike means he is in critical condition, Ukraines' ombudsperson says Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner, Liudmyla Denisova says Oleh Sentsov has stopped his nearly five-month hunger strike. 4 618 38 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Unlawfully convicted Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov goes on hunger strike Ukrainian political prisoner Oleh Sentsov, who is serving his sentence in a Russian penal colony, went on a hunger strike demanding to release all the Ukrainians jailed in Russia and in annexed Crimea. 14 766 35 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Sentsov suffers from heart failure, rheumatism, has liver and kidney issues, - lawyer Dinze Dmitry Dinze, the lawyer of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov unlawfully convicted in Russia, says that his client suffers from heart failure and rheumatism after 142 days of hunger strike. 4 443 31 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
"I'm not sick but hunger-striking and I'm not going to stop," - Sentsov comments on motion to transfer him to Simferopol-based hospital. DOCUMENT (in Russian) Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who was unlawfully convicted in Russia, left a note on the copy of an appeal to transfer him in Simferopol for treatment. 5 233 29 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Sentsov continues hunger strike, not going to give up, - filmmaker’s sister Ukrainian political prisoner Oleh Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike since May 14, was taken to intensive care unit last Friday. He is currently in the penal colony’s infirmary but has no intent to end the hunger strike. 9 814 27 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Savchenko threatens to start dry hunger strike today Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko, who is being tried in Donetsk city court of the Rostov region, Russia, promises to go on a dry hunger strike today if she is not allowed to say her last plea during the day. 8 690 22 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Ukrainian political prisoner Balukh lost 30 kg after 80 days of hunger strike, - lawyer Dinze Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh, who was convicted by Crimea’s occupying authorities on cooked-up charges, has lost 30 kg after he went on a hunger strike in Crimea-based remand prison 80 days ago. 6 680 20 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Sentsov’s sister: "Oleh’s lost hope. He feels really sick, does not know how long he'll last" Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov unlawfully convicted in Russia does not believe he will ever be released while his health condition is really bad. 2 795 19 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Russian penitentiary agency claims Sentsov stopped hunger-striking Deputy Chief of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, Valeriy Maksimenko, said Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov stopped the hunger strike he went on May 14. 2 398 18 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Feigin confirms Savchenko's intention to start hunger strike Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko's lawyer Mark Feigin has confirmed her intention to declare a hunger strike after Russia's court delivers its verdict. 5 356 17 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
"He looks even worse than last time. He’s very pale," - lawyer visited Sentsov in prison Attorney of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleh Sentsov, Dmitry Dinze, visited his client in the Russian labor camp today. 3 543 13 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
"Political prisoner Balukh’s life in danger. We demand his release," - Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demands the release of pro-Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh as his health has deteriorated after he went on a hunger strike over 80 days ago. 4 991 12 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
"Oleh believes it would be total failure if he alone gets freedom," - cousin visits Sentsov in Russian prison Natalia Kaplan, a cousin-sister of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleh Sentsov, visited him in the Russian prison in the city of Labytnangi in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District of the Russian Federation. 5 589 10 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia