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Russian occupiers detain abducted Crimean woman Lenora Dzhemilova in a Simferopol detention facility, accuse her of high treason
News - 03 April 2025

Russian occupiers detain abducted Crimean woman Lenora Dzhemilova in a Simferopol detention facility, accuse her of high treason

Controlled by Moscow media outlets only reported Dzhemilova's detention in March of this year. For 10 months, Russian security forces denied any involvement in her disappearance and held the woman in complete isolation

At least 164 archaeological artifacts removed from temporarily occupied Crimea by the Russian occupiers
News - 24 March 2025

At least 164 archaeological artifacts removed from temporarily occupied Crimea by the Russian occupiers

Since 2022, Russian museums have been actively engaged in propaganda activities in the occupied territories, organizing exhibitions, lectures, and educational programs aimed at legitimizing the occupation. The goal of these actions is to integrate Ukrainian museums into the Russian cultural space and destroy Ukrainian identity

Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail
News - 21 March 2025

Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail

Ultimately, following instructions, the schoolgirl constructed an explosive device and placed it under a car parked near the police administration building. The girl was apprehended, and the device was neutralized before it could detonate

Occupied Luhansk resident Kateryna Korovina imprisoned in Russia for an alleged donation to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
News - 18 March 2025

Occupied Luhansk resident Kateryna Korovina imprisoned in Russia for an alleged donation to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

During the trial, the accused repeatedly retracted her testimony, explaining that she had given it under physical and psychological pressure. Korovina concluded her final statement with a poem titled "Horror in My Home."

Russians illegally detain Crimean activist Yunus Masharipov in a psychiatric hospital for five years
News - 11 March 2025

Russians illegally detain Crimean activist Yunus Masharipov in a psychiatric hospital for five years

Russian security forces also use compulsory psychiatric treatment and commitment to psychiatric hospitals to persecute Crimean Tatars in temporarily occupied Crimea

Russian occupiers sentence Nataliia Shulha, employee of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, to 15 years for alleged sabotage in Enerhodar city
News - 06 March 2025

Russian occupiers sentence Nataliia Shulha, employee of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, to 15 years for alleged sabotage in Enerhodar city

The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, later expressed his conviction that the recording was staged by Russian security forces after the woman's detention

Moscow weaponizes terror laws against civilians in occupied Crimea – CrimeaSOS
News - 18 February 2025

Moscow weaponizes terror laws against civilians in occupied Crimea – CrimeaSOS

Russian authorities began using the international terrorism article after February 24, 2022. This provision, introduced through the "Yarovaya anti-terrorist package" in 2016, serves as a tool to target pro-Ukrainian activists in newly occupied territories

Crimea SOS reports 66 cases of enforced disappearances in Crimea since Russia’s attempt of annexation
News - 10 January 2025

Crimea SOS reports 66 cases of enforced disappearances in Crimea since Russia’s attempt of annexation

The latest victim of enforced disappearances, according to Yaroshenko, was the editor-in-chief of the Crimean Tatar children's magazine "Armanchyq," Ediye Muslimova, who was abducted on November 21, 2024

Editor of Crimean Tatar children’s magazine Edie Muslimova abducted in temporarily occupied Crimea (updated)
News - 22 November 2024

Editor of Crimean Tatar children’s magazine Edie Muslimova abducted in temporarily occupied Crimea (updated)

"Armanchyq" has been published in Crimea since 2011 and is released monthly

“Unpunished evil grows”: Human Rights Center ZMINA calls for new mechanism to free Crimean political prisoners
News - 24 July 2024

“Unpunished evil grows”: Human Rights Center ZMINA calls for new mechanism to free Crimean political prisoners

To advocate for personal sanctions, ZMINA is also gathering information about Russian officials involved in the illegal persecution of Crimean residents, including FSB officials and illegal 'judges' who have made unlawful decisions

CrimeaSOS calls for sanctions against Russian and illegitimate judges in occupied Crimea for violations of the right to a fair trial in fabricated criminal cases against Ukrainian citizens
News - 08 November 2023

CrimeaSOS calls for sanctions against Russian and illegitimate judges in occupied Crimea for violations of the right to a fair trial in fabricated criminal cases against Ukrainian citizens

Crimea SOS emphasizes that Russian judges and illegal “judges” in the temporarily occupied Crimea shall be held liable for the abovementioned violations within the Ukrainian jurisdiction, the International Criminal Court or under the mechanism of universal jurisdiction and shall be subjected to personal sanctions

Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula is a good basis to start discussions for ending the war
Columns - 25 October 2023

Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula is a good basis to start discussions for ending the war

At the beginning of her speech, Annita Demetriou emphasized that Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and its attempts to annex Ukrainian territory cannot be legitimized or justified

Experts call for a new global security paradigm against the Russian threat
News - 17 October 2023

Experts call for a new global security paradigm against the Russian threat

Klishch emphasized the importance of implementing an exclusively Ukrainian formula for peace, as only Ukraine has the right to determine the conditions for ending the war. He believes that reevaluation of many aspects of the international order is inevitable to ensure the interaction of security and development

States from all continents urged to join the coalition to create a special tribunal for Russia
News - 16 October 2023

States from all continents urged to join the coalition to create a special tribunal for Russia

Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Anton Korynevych stresses the need to join forces to demonstrate that dictatorial regimes are responsible for their crimes, and thus, together with international partners, the world needs to prevent future conflicts and wars

A story of a man spent two months in captivity in the Russian pre-trial detention center with other civilians and volunteers
Articles - 03 July 2023

A story of a man spent two months in captivity in the Russian pre-trial detention center with other civilians and volunteers

Yevhen Yamkovyi, a resident of Kahovka, a city in the Kherson region on the left bank of the Dnipro river occupied by Russian forces, was detained at the checkpoint “Armyansk” in the northern part of the Crimean peninsula on January 6, 2023. Then, he was transferred to the pre-trial detention center No. 2 in Simferopol, […]

OHCHR documented widespread practices of torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian civilian detainees by Russian armed forces
News - 25 October 2022

OHCHR documented widespread practices of torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian civilian detainees by Russian armed forces

Of 38 released civilians (34 men, 4 women) interviewed by OHCHR in the mentioned period, 33 individuals reported having various forms of torture or ill-treatment inflicted on them while in detention, in order to force them to confess to having cooperated with the Ukrainian armed forces, to force them to cooperate with Russian armed forces or affiliated armed groups, or simply to intimidate them

In Crimea a new criminal case was opened against Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh
News - 29 August 2017

In Crimea a new criminal case was opened against Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh

Head of the Rozdolnensky isolator filed a complaint

Human rights defenders consider crimes committed by Crimean paramilitary formations as war crimes
News - 16 August 2017

Human rights defenders consider crimes committed by Crimean paramilitary formations as war crimes

They published an analytical report after analyzing the impact of Russian militarization on the situation with human rights in Crimea