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Writers under attack: the cases of Ukraine, Nicaragua, Myanmar, and Egypt - with PEN International

Explaining Ukraine

CHAPTER

The Crimes of Vladimir Wakuenkor

Russian propaganda knows very well that it is Russia who is making these horrible crimes. And in order to change this pyramid, to change the angels and the devils to replace their places, they accuse these people. I'm particularly talking about Maxime Goodcovitch, also my friend, one of the prominent Ukrainian human rights activists. He's now sentenced to 13 years of colony in prison, 13 years in Russian occupied territories of Ukraine. Another important case is the writer who was killed by the Russians because he has an autistic son called Vitalik. We know all the story because we visited Wakuenkor family when we go to the front line. But such people who are actually anti-

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