31 May 2023

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Occupation authorities in Ukrainian Crimea accused of using administrative resources to justify Russia’s war

Occupation authorities in Ukrainian Crimea accused of using administrative resources to justify Russia’s war

The occupying authorities regularly receive plans to collect "voluntary" aid for the Russian military, which are often funded by Crimean entrepreneurs. Representatives of businesses fear to disapprove of the imposed support for the Russian army due to potential repercussions from occupying bodies

European human rights court will review a complaint on the illegal detention of a Crimean journalist Iryna Danylovych

European human rights court will review a complaint on the illegal detention of a Crimean journalist Iryna Danylovych

For almost ten days, Danylovych’s family did not know about her whereabouts, and she did not have any access to a lawyer

Human rights crisis in occupied Crimea: wave of persecution targeted voices against Russia and its war in 2022

Human rights crisis in occupied Crimea: wave of persecution targeted voices against Russia and its war in 2022

Crimean human rights defenders characterized the crackdown on dissent in the occupied Crimean Peninsula as part of a broader campaign by the Russian authorities to silence all opposition to their policies in the region

Volunteer Yaroslav Zhuk stated that he was tortured in the Rostov pre-trial detention center

Volunteer Yaroslav Zhuk stated that he was tortured in the Rostov pre-trial detention center

Yaroslav Zhuk made a statement about torture with a shocker and brutal beating by officials of the Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center as soon as the court hearing in his case based on trumped-up charges began in early June of this year. Zhuk is a car mechanic and a resident of Melitopol, a city in the Zaporizhzhia region occupied by Russian forces since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russian occupying forces detained at least 18 Crimeans to check their involvement in subversive actions during the last months

Russian occupying forces detained at least 18 Crimeans to check their involvement in subversive actions during the last months

Human rights defenders in Crimea suspect that the number of enforced kidnappings and detentions among Crimean Tatars, in fact, is much higher. People may conceal these incidents, fearing further repressions