Stanislav Aseyev Станіслав Асєєв | |
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| Born | 1 October 1989[1] Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Pen name | Stanislav Vasin |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Notable works | The Torture Camp on Paradise Street |
| Notable awards | |
Stanislav Volodymyrovych Aseyev[a] (Ukrainian: Станіслав Володимирович Асєєв; born 1 October 1989) is a Ukrainian writer and journalist, human rights activist, and founder of the Justice Initiative Fund.[2] Serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His best-known work is the novel The Torture Camp on Paradise Street (2020). In May 2014 his native city of Donetsk fell under the control of Russian militants and he remained there. From 2015 through 2017 Aseyev published his reports (writing under the pen name Stanislav Vasin) for the Mirror Weekly newspaper and other Ukrainian media. On 2 June 2017, he disappeared. On 16 July, an agent of the Ministry of State Security of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) confirmed that he was kidnapped by militants from the DPR.[3][4][5]
Despite overwhelming international support, Aseyev was sentenced to 15 years[6] and spent 962 days in Izolyatsia prison. He was released as part of a prisoner exchange and handed over to Ukrainian authorities on 29 December 2019.[7]
- ^ Журналіст Асєєв вже другий день народження відзначає в полоні бойовиків
- ^ "Justice Initiative Fund". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Serhiy, Rahmanin. "The land of Stas" (in Ukrainian). Mirror Weekly. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Ukraine Journalists Union Asks OSCE For Help Locating Missing Blogger". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Urgent Action: Imprisoned Journalist Must Be Released" (PDF) (Press release). Amnesty International. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Ukrainian Journalist Stanislav Aseev Sentenced to 15 Years in Occupied Donbas". en.hromadske.ua. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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