Stanislav Aseev, a Ukrainian freelance journalist who the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk have kept in detention on spurious charges since June 2017, has declared a hunger strike. The de facto authorities claim the journalist committed “espionage”- a trumped up accusation, based solely on his legitimate, peaceful work as a journalist.
Stanislav Aseev, a Ukrainian freelance journalist who the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk have kept in detention on spurious charges since June 2017, has declared a hunger strike. The de facto authorities claim the journalist committed “espionage”- a trumped up accusation, based solely on his legitimate, peaceful work as a journalist. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:- Immediately release Stanislav Aseev;
- Pending his release, allow him to be visited by the UN Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and ensure that he has regular access to adequate medical care;
- Ensure that Stanislav Aseev and other journalists are able to carry out legitimate journalist activities without interference, including when travelling in and out of the territories affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine;
- Remind them that under international humanitarian law, which is binding on all parties in conflict, arbitrary, abusive and prolonged detention of civilians is prohibited.
Contact these two officials by 17 August, 2018: Head of the Donetsk Peoples’ Republic (DNR) Aleksandr Zakharchenko Artyoma St., 68, Donetsk, Ukraine Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Head of DNR
Ambassador Valeriy Chaly, Embassy of Ukraine 3350 M St NW, Washington DC 20007 Phone: 1 202 349 2963 I Fax: 1 202 333 0817 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @UKRintheUSA Salutation: Dear Ambassador
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