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EU Adds 6 to Global Sanctions Regime for Arrest of Journalist Yesypenko

The EU added six individuals to its Global Sanctions Regime for their role in perpetuating "serious human rights violations" in Russia and Ukraine, the European Council announced. The individuals include prosecutors and judges in Russia-occupied Crimea who participated in the…

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"politically motivated court proceedings" against journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko. The council also sanctioned two members of the Russian Federal Security Service who either tortured Yesypenko or investigated him.