On July 10th in the Kirsanov district court of Tambov region, his lawyer Sergey Loktev will bring before the court a review of his appeal to reduce Evgeny Vitishko’s sentence. Vitishko, an environmental prisoner, has been imprisoned since Februrary 2014 for “defacing” a fence around the summer home of the former governor of Kransodar region and current Minister of Agriculture of Russia, Alexander Tkachev.
Fire at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field
Western Kazakhstan News Portal “My City” reported a transformer fire June 6, 2015 at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field
International Environmental Activists Denied Visitation with Evgeny Vitishko at Sadovaya Prison Colony
Vitishko is serving three years in the penal colony for allegedly writing graffiti on an illegal fence in a protected forest in Krasnodar region. An outspoken critic of the Sochi Olympics, about which EWNC wrote a comprehensive report cataloging the numerous environmental violations associated with the construction of the Olympic village and surrounding infrastructure, Vitishko has been unjustly targeted by the Russian authorities for his environmental activism. Denied parole in April 2015, he has served one year and three months of his three year sentence.
150 Human Rights and Non-Governmental Organizations Petition Russia to Free Evgeny Vitishko
One hundred fifty human rights and environmental NGOs from all over the world petition the Russian authorities to free Evgeny Vitishko immediately. On 15 April …
Karachaganak: Children in Exchange for Oil
The film “Karachaganak:Children in Exchange for Oil” deals with tragedy that occurred in the Kazakh village of Berezovka on 28 November 2014. Emissions from the …
Global Day of Solidarity for Russian Environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko
Crude Accountability participated in a global day of solidarity for Russian Environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko on February 18, 2015. 47 international non-governmental organizations and individuals …
Authorities tell Berezovka, “No!” (Photo, video, timeline)
On January 20 in the village of Berezovka in Burlin District of Western Kazakhstan Oblast the authorities met with local residents and told them …
More Illness in Berezovka, Kazakhstan near the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has put together video coverage of the current situation in Berezovka, Kazakhstan, where more children were struck ill today. The village …
80% of children from Berezovka village suffer from lung diseases – Regional Department of Health
The Regional Department of Health published results from medical examinations of Berezovka’s residents. According to the Regional Department of Health, half of adult residents suffer from various diseases. This was reported by a news agency Uralsk.info
A half of Berezovka’s residents suffer from various pathologies
Medical examinations indicated that respiratory diseases were identified in 30.7% (206 people) of 670 people; 80% of 206 people are children