Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh released under ‘insane’ house arrest

Monday, December 4, 2017 - 4:42 (EEST) Section: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (Ukraine)

After being jailed in Russian-occupied Crimea for almost a year on flagrantly falsified charges, Ukrainian activist and farmer Volodymyr Balukh has been placed under house arrest. While Balukh’s elderly mother is, of course, overjoyed, Balukh himself called the ruling ‘insane’, since it prohibits him from leaving the house (or using the Internet). “Can you imagine it? My mother will be spreading manure, looking after the farm, while I sit at home. …read more

Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group