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Russia: jailing of journalist Maria Ponomarenko condemned
… to six years in a penal colony and barred from journalism for a further five years Ponomarenko had written about civilian deaths in Mariupol theatre attack ‘In Russia telling the truth, denouncing a war crime and
Ukraine: banned anti-personnel mines litter territory occupied by Russian forces
A mine warning sign in Kalynivka in the Kharkiv region © Amnesty International
… New briefing suggests that anti-personnel mines may have been used throughout the formerly Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine Investigation needed into possible war crimes and international community must provide
USA: Government must cancel plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine
… been banned by 111 countries  ‘Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate weapons which have caused untold harm to civilians across the world’ - Patrick Wilcken Responding to reports that the US government is set to announce plans
Ukraine: evidence of Russian war crimes must be preserved as territory regained
… ‘We are calling on the international community to provide resources that will assist Ukraine’s efforts’ - Marie Struthers Responding to the discovery of new evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces
Ukraine: older people unable to access housing as winter grips - new report
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… for older people with disabilities, while at least thousands placed in state institutions after losing their homes    ‘Russia’s devastating invasion is having a disproportionate impact on older people in Ukraine’ -
Ukraine: Russian attacks on Kyiv and cities across the country are an attempt to 'spread terror'
A view of total devastation after a playground was hit by several explosions in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv
A view of the a playground after several explosions rocked the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv © Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
… Reacting to Russia's mass strikes carried out on Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said:  “This is yet another day of petrifying news from Ukraine
Northern Ireland: call for Stormont to ‘step up’ to welcome refugees from Ukraine
Refugees Welcome Here March London 2016 © Marie-Anne Ventoura - Amnesty International
… Amnesty International has called for Stormont to be ready to ‘step up’ to welcome refugees from Ukraine following the Russian military attacks on the country. Addressing a rally outside Belfast City Hall this evening
Ukraine: cluster munitions kill child and two other civilians taking shelter at a preschool
False-colour infrared imagery highlights the fire visible in imagery captured at 0849 UTC on 26 February 2022. Environmental sensors aboard NASA/NOAA satellites also twice detected hotspots in Chernihiv on 26 February 2022. One hotspot is near the geoloca © 2022 Planet Labs
… turning ... Plain and simple, this should be investigated as a war crime.’- Agnès Callamard A preschool in north-eastern Ukraine was hit on Friday morning (25 February) with widely-banned cluster munitions while civilian
Ukraine: mounting evidence of war crimes and Russian involvement - new satellite images
Image showing military build-up on 27 August © Digital Globe for Amnesty International
… Amnesty International today accused Russia of fuelling separatist crimes, as it revealed satellite images indicating a build-up of Russian armour and artillery in eastern Ukraine. Amnesty also said
Ukraine: Mariupol theatre attack was 'a clear war crime' - new investigation
Serhii Zabohonskyi, an actor who used to perform at the theatre and a survivor of the attack, stands outside the rear of the theatre soon afterwards © Amnesty International
… her name, because she felt she was dying’ - Dmytro Symonenko, who was with Luba Sviridova who died from her injuries ‘Russian forces have been on a well-documented and deliberate killing spree of civilians in