Appeal for the release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk

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My friend who is an art critic send me a message to sign an appeal for the release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk. Pavel or Pavlo Yurov is a theatrical director. He appears to support Maidan revolution in his doings on stage. I said i will check the subject and respond immediately. I quickly did research, since i knew nothing about them. What i found first were posts on "euromaidan PR" site and similar. So i responded, that i have doubts. First of all if it's true, that they are being held by separatists, second - if he supports maidan fascists why did he go to Sloviansk knowing how people hate them there for Odessa Masacre even if only, third-there's possibility of a flase flag event, fifth-nothing is known beyond maidan is good, separatists are bad - from the sites which hold the appeal. Then i said the appeal looks ridiculous and pitiful (i regret that now) and she called me an thoughtless ignorant and so on.
If anybody here, Ukrainian and Russian readers, know anyting about the case, please let me know.
Here are few links:

http://www.eepap.org/web/english/eepap.pl

http://www.colta.ru/news/3175
http://www.newizv.ru/culture/2014-05-12/201279-svjazi-s-nimi-nikakoj-net.html?fb_action_ids=868818853135408&fb_action_types=og.recommends

http://www.ardmediathek.de/das-erste/morgenmagazin/wie-der-krieg-im-osten-kiew-erreicht?documentId=21187772
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcEL85b_Z4I&noredirect=1

http://www.e-teatr.pl/pl/artykuly/182165.html

English text of the appeal (from eepap.org):


Appeal for the release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk
5/1/14

Dears,

Please, read the appeal for the release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk. We would appreciate if you could help and sign an appeal. Pavel Yurov, our friend and cooperator, a theatre director based in Kiev, is being detained by separatists in Sloviansk, Ukraine. There is NO CONTACT WITH HIM SINCE FRIDAY. We are worrying so much.

If you wish to sign our appeal, please send your name + position (+ institution)+ country to the address FREEPAVLO@GMAIL.COM
We are going to send the appeal to all possible international and Ukrainian organizations and institutions.

We do believe that this global appeal will be effective and that Pavel and Denis will be able to safely return to their homes.
Thank you for your help.

Best regards,

Pavel's Friends
Pavlo Yurov
source: http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/04/26/7023734/

Appeal for the release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk

We appeal for release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk, two Ukrainian citizens that are being detained by separatists in Sloviansk, Ukraine.

Pavlo Yurov (b. 1980), a theatre director and Denis Hryshchuk (ur. 1985), volunteer in the arts, came to Sloviansk on Friday, April 25. On the same day they were supposed to start their journey back to Kiev. In the afternoon of the 25th they stopped answering phone calls. By Monday, April 28 their families were informed that Pavlo and Denis had been detained by separatists. There is no way of contacting them, no information when they will be released or what provoked their detention.

Pavlo Jurov is a renowned theatre director, cultural operator, winner of the Kyiv Pectoral award, creator of "DramPortal" - a project promoting new world drama, a well-recognised artist at the most important Ukrainian theatre festivals and a cooperator of the East European Performing Arts Platform.

We call for the instant release of Pavlo Yurov and Denis Hryshchuk.

We believe that this global appeal by international cultural operators will be effective and that Pavel and Denis will be able to safely return to their homes and continue their artistic work.