Today, anyone in the world can see the events in Bucha through the lenses of Ukrainian TV channels. However, Russia still tries to attract as many as possible social media users from different countries. In this publication, we will have a look at how the Russian propaganda machine attempts to influence foreign citizens.

In Ukraine, a national referendum on the issues of a security treaty can be called only by a popular initiative. For the referendum to be in accordance with the national legislation and democratic standards, Russian troops should withdraw from Ukraine, necessary infrastructure should be restored, and Ukrainian internal migrants and refugees should be given the possibility to vote.

The President of Ukraine may proclaim an all-Ukrainian referendum on a security agreement solely on the people's initiative and only if at least 3 million signatures are collected to support it, in two-thirds of Ukraine's Oblasts. The current initiative of the government complies with the provisions of the law on the possibility of bringing a question of national importance to a referendum initiated by the Ukrainian people. Neither the Head of State, nor the Verkhovna Rada have the legal capa...

After the resumption of the full-scale aggression of russia against Ukraine, Civil Network OPORA, as a non-governmental organization with huge experience in election monitoring in Ukraine and taking record of electoral fraud, also focused on support to proper documentation of international crime committed during the russian invasion. OPORA team created a web resource https://russiancrime.org and encourages citizens to add the information they have about the war crimes they eye-witnessed. The ...

At the same time, a draft law was registered in the Parliament. If adopted, it would allow MPs to hold meetings remotely. Read about the key points of the initiative, international experience, and its advantages and disadvantages in the new piece by the Civil Network OPORA.

Almost 50 people's deputies propose to decolonize the toponyms and streamline the use of geographical names in the settlements of Ukraine. The relevant bill was registered in the Verkhovna Rada on April 5.

OPORA is restoring its website, which we temporarily closed after the full-scale Russian aggression in Ukraine. However, we do not disclose some information, including regional news, blogs, articles, and the "Team" section, as they contain personal data of our colleagues who live in temporarily occupied territories. For security reasons, this data will remain hidden.

On March 18, 2022, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine suspended all activities of the following political parties in Ukraine during the martial law: "Opposition Platform - For Life", "Shariy Party", "Nashi", "Opposition Bloc", "Left Opposition", Union of Left Forces, Derzhava, the Progressive Socialist Party, the Socialist Party, the Party of Socialists, and Volodymyr Saldo Bloc.