Brussels, 26/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On 26 February, the European Union called for female Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savtchenko to be released “urgently” and “on humanitarian grounds” as Savtchenko has been on hunger strike for 75 days.
On 25 February, a Moscow law court rejected Savtchenko's appeal against her pre-trial detention, which has been extended until 13 May. This rejection “carries heavy consequences, as she has now spent 75 days on hunger strike to protest against her...