DEFENDING
DEMOCRACY IN EXILE
Policy Responses to
Transnational Repression
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Relevant information at the 19-minute mark. “Новости от 06.02.2015”
[News June 2, 2015], YouTube, Accessed May 1, 2022, https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=K_DAUVMSEYI.
President signed a decree on measures to attract IT specialists
from Belarus], October 4, 2020, https://president.gov.ua/news/
prezident-pidpisav-ukaz-pro-zahodi-iz-zaluchennya-it-fahivci-64249.
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“Freedom in the World 2021: Russia,” Freedom House, https://freedomhouse.
org/country/russia/freedom-world/2021.
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Borys Zakharov, human rights activist quoted in “Russian-Origin Muslims in
Ukraine,” International Crisis Group, July 8 2021, https://www.crisisgroup.org/
russian-origin-muslims-ukraine.
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“Russian-Origin Muslims in Ukraine,” International Crisis Group, July 8 2021,
https://www.crisisgroup.org/russian-origin-muslims-ukraine.
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Halya Coynash, “Defender of Ukraine sentenced to 18 years after being
treacherously handed over to Russia,” Kharkiv Human Rights Protection
Group, June 27, 2019, https://khpg.org/en/1561552673.
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“Turkish Journalist Extradited from Ukraine in Covert Operation,”
Hromadske International, July 21, 2018, https://en.hromadske.ua/posts/
turkish-journalist-extradited-from-ukraine-in-covert-operation.
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Boris Zakharov, “Security in Ukraine of the victims of persecution by the
Russian state: A brief review,” Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, https://
khpg.org/en/1521886179#_ftn36.
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United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances;
the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; the Special Rapporteur on the
human rights of migrants; the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion
or belief; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of
human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism;
and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment. Document reference AL UKR 3/2020
(November 11, 2020), https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/
DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=25684.
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President of Ukraine, “Президент підписав указ про
заходи із залучення ІТ-фахівців з Білорусі,” [The
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“UNIAN: Rada calls for Protasevich’s release, condemns Lukashenko’s
regime,” Kyiv Post, June 3, 2021, https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/
unian-rada-calls-for-protasevichs-release-condemns-lukashenkos-regime.html.
Palina Brodik, coordinator of the Free Belarus Center, quoted in Hanna
Belovolchenko, “Сім кіл пекла. Чому білоруські мігранти не
можуть оселитися в Україні й до чого тут міграційна служба,”
[Seven circles of hell, Why Belarusian migrants cannot settle in Ukraine and
why there is a migration service here], Zaborona, November 18, 2020, https://
zaborona.com/chomu-biloruski-migranty-ne-mozhut-oselytysya-v-ukrayini/.
“Втеча від режиму Лукашенка: як білоруси шукають
прихистку в Україні,” [Escape from the Lukashenko regime: how
Belarusians seek refuge in Ukraine,] Deutsche Welle, October 8, 2021, https://
www.dw.com/uk/vtecha-vid-rezhymu-lukashenka-yak-bilorusy-shukaiutprykhystku-v-ukraini/a-58816390.
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“Belarusian activist facing deportation from Ukraine for criticizing
the police,” Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, July 21, 2021, https://
ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org/2021/07/21/belarusian-activist-facingdeportation-from-ukraine-for-criticizing-the-police/; “«Оскорбление
полиции угрожает нацбезопасности». Суд разрешил СБУ
выдворить из Украины беларуса Алексея Боленкова,” [“Insulting
the police threatens national security.” The court allowed the SBU to expel
Belarusian Aleksey Bolenkov from Ukraine], Grati, June 23, 2021, https://graty.
me/news/oskorblenie-policzii-ugrozhaet-naczbezopasnosti-sud-razreshil-sbuvydvorit-iz-ukrainy-belarusa-alekseya-bolenkova/.
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“Суд задовольнив скаргу білоруського активіста Олексія
Боленкова, якого збиралися видворити з України,” [Court
upholds complaint of Belarusian activist Oleksiy Bolenkov, who was about
to be deported from Ukraine], Zmina, July 21, 2021, https://zmina.info/news/
sud-zadovolnyv-skargu-biloruskogo-aktyvista-oleksandra-bolenkova/.
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