For Ukraine's far right, violence has become a source of influence and power DENYS GORBACH The recent wave of anti-Roma pogroms in Ukraine has spawned a new series of texts on right-wing violence. However, a significant part of this literature still mostly relies on discourse analysis, which cannot fully explain the actions of far right organisations on … Continue reading Entrepreneurs of political violence: the varied interests and strategies of the far-right in Ukraine
Interview: Leading Ukrainian Human Rights Activist Volodymyr Chemerys
ON THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE AND DANGER AND ILLEGALITY OF THE 'NATIONAL MILITIA’S' Volodymyr Chemerys is a leading human rights activist in Ukraine. He was a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliamentand one of the leaders of the 1990 "Revolution on granite" and "Ukraine without Kuchma" campaign in 2000-2001. He a member of NGO Institute ‘Republic’, … Continue reading Interview: Leading Ukrainian Human Rights Activist Volodymyr Chemerys
Danger of the far right: Who created the new “National Brigades” and for what?
On 4 February a small but courageous protest took place in Poshtova Square in Kyiv in protest against the new militia force created by the AZOV movement. This follows a great deal of discussion on the role of the far-right after a parade on 28 January in central Kyiv of the 600 members of a … Continue reading Danger of the far right: Who created the new “National Brigades” and for what?
The rise of Azov
The growing activity of the far-right organisation AZOV in Ukraine is an issue of serious concern, it is analysed here by DENYS GORBACH and OLES PETIK originally published in Open Democracy. War in the east, political and economic crisis in Kyiv — these are ideal conditions for Ukraine’s far right to capitalise on their frontline successes. … Continue reading The rise of Azov
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 