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MFA Ukraine once again calls on Russia to release Sentsov
Today the Ukrainian filmmaker marks his 43rd birthday.
15:58, 13 July 2019
Dozens of cultural figures from different countries call for Sentsov's release
A rally demanding the release of film director Oleh Sentsov will be held in Paris on November 10.
16:20, 10 November 2018
Over 100 Western filmmakers call on Russia to free Sentsov
In their letter, the authors compare Sentsov with Soviet dissidents, such as writers Vasily Grossman and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who were persecuted for their ideas.
17:45, 13 August 2018
Sentsov writes letter from Russian colony
On May 14, 2018, Sentsov went on a hunger strike demanding the release of all Ukrainian political prisoners.
17:50, 07 July 2018
Ivan Drach, prominent Ukrainian poet, dies at 81
The poet bequeathed to bury him in his native village of Telizhyntsi, next to the grave of his son Maksym.
16:13, 19 June 2018
Kira Muratova, renowned Ukrainian filmmaker, dies at 83
Her fame transcended the Soviet era, and her works influenced a new generation of Russian and Ukrainian filmmakers.
13:15, 07 June 2018
Police see suicide as major theory behind Ukrainian film director Kanter's death
He left a suicide note.
16:09, 05 June 2018
Sentsov's sister says her brother's condition stable
Ukrainian citizen convicted in Russia declared hunger strike on May 14 indefinitely.
20:55, 26 May 2018
Sentsov's sister says doctor visits him every day
Sentsov declared hunger strike on May 14 indefinitely.
10:38, 23 May 2018
Ukraine's Loznitsa wins The Best Director prize at Cannes Festival (Video)
Loznitsa has been in Competition at Cannes three times.
21:50, 18 May 2018
Kremlin's hostage Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov writes five scripts – Seitablaiev
<p>Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who is jailed in Russia over his opposition to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, continues his professional activities, according to Crimean Tatar actor and film director Axtem Seitablaiev, RFE/RL's Krym-Realii media project reports.</p>
10:58, 30 October 2017
