Disinfo: The Istanbul Convention bans Easter

Summary

The Istanbul Convention introduces compulsory education for boys and adult men on issues of gender roles, with 50% representation of men and women in institutions, organizations, clubs, sports clubs, cultural and other (and private) institutions. Also, it prohibits Easter.

Disproof

The Istanbul Convention (the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence) is a treaty of the Council of Europe that opens the path for creating a legal framework at pan-European level to protect women against all forms of violence, and prevent, prosecute and eliminate violence against women and domestic violence. It does not mention banning Easter. rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168008482e,

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  • Reported in: Issue 114
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29/06/2018
  • Outlet language(s) Czech
  • Keywords: Council of Europe, European values, Europe
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Jun 28, 2018
Disproof

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Jun 28, 2018
Disproof

No evidence given. Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets regularly spread disinformation about Ukrainian Armed Forces and special forces in order to undermine support for EU policies towards Ukraine. euvsdisinfo.eu/dehumanizing-disinformation-as-a-weapon-of-the-information-war/,

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Jun 28, 2018
Disproof

Sentsov was born in Crimea, which was invaded by Russian soldiers in 2014 and annexed by Russia following a vote the United Nations called invalid. Sentsov remains a citizen of Ukraine. Russian authorities are well aware of this and have repeatedly admitted this. For example, the indictment document for Sentsov from 2015 lists him as a citizen of Ukraine, with information from his Ukrainian passport and no references to a Russian passport. More importantly, the administration of the prison where Sentsov is currently held identified him as a Ukrainian citizen in an official notice sent to Ukraine’s consulate in Russia. Further debunking by Polygraph.info