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Ukrainian government signs law introducing criminal penalties for antisemitism

The legislation, known as Law No. 2037-IX, incorporates antisemitic offenses directly into Ukraine’s criminal code for the first time.

Ukraine names Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation

Ukraine and Europe's designation of the branch as a terrorist group follows the Iranian government's brutal crackdown on the recent anti-regime protests that erupted across the country.

After 84 years, researchers identify 1,000 Babi Yar massacre victims

The names, uncovered through newly opened archives in Ukraine, were revealed at a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem organized by the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv and March of the Living.

Ukraine recognises Rabbi Nachman’s grave in Uman as national heritage site

The decision designates the site as a historic location preserving the memory of the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. As a result, the grave will now receive the country’s highest level of protection granted to national landmarks.

UNESCO launches project aimed at preserving and promoting the rich documentary heritage of Jewish communities in Ukraine

The two-year initiative will focus on digitising at-risk and damaged documents from ten memory institutions, training over 50 culture professionals in preservation techniques.

Ukraine commemorates 83rd anniversary of Babyn Yar tragedy

The Babyn Yar tragedy was a mass murder of nearly 34,000 Jews by Nazi forces over two days in September 1941, near Kyiv, as part of the Holocaust.
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