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Crimean political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev has begun losing consciousness due to significant deterioration of his health condition
News - 08 January 2026

Crimean political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev has begun losing consciousness due to significant deterioration of his health condition

The Crimean Tatar is being held in solitary confinement, so if he becomes unwell, there is no one to help him

Human rights activists have identified 25 individuals involved in the persecution of citizen journalist Remzi Bekirov
News - 04 January 2026

Human rights activists have identified 25 individuals involved in the persecution of citizen journalist Remzi Bekirov

Those implicated in Bekirov’s persecution include Russian judges, prosecutors, and Federal Security Service (FSB) officers. A journalist and activist with the "Crimean Solidarity" movement, Bekirov has faced harassment since 2017. Following his arrest in 2019, he was held in Russian pretrial detention centers and penal colonies under inhumane conditions, subjected to forced transfers and psychiatric evaluations, and denied the full right to a legal defense

Occupation authorities violate at least 18 articles of U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Crimea — CrimeaSOS
News - 06 December 2025

Occupation authorities violate at least 18 articles of U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Crimea — CrimeaSOS

Violations range from forced assimilation and displacement to the destruction of cultural heritage, media censorship, and the obstruction of Crimean Tatar representative bodies, particularly the Mejlis

In Russia, parents of illegally arrested Crimean Tatars were detained five times on their way to the ombudsman
News - 31 October 2025

In Russia, parents of illegally arrested Crimean Tatars were detained five times on their way to the ombudsman

All the detentions occurred over two incomplete days

Russia detains four Crimean Tatar women after mass raids in occupied Crimea
News - 15 October 2025

Russia detains four Crimean Tatar women after mass raids in occupied Crimea

Russian security forces raided the homes of Crimean Tatars and detained four women in temporarily occupied Crimea on the morning of October 15, 2025, Refat Chubarov, chair of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, stated

Crimean political prisoner Lenur Khalilov, who was released from a Russian penal colony due to his health condition, has been taken into custody again
News - 14 October 2025

Crimean political prisoner Lenur Khalilov, who was released from a Russian penal colony due to his health condition, has been taken into custody again

The Crimean Muslim had been diagnosed with several illnesses, including primary liver cancer with metastases to the lymph nodes, chronic hepatitis C, Stage II hypertension, small liver cysts, a cyst on the left kidney, and kidney stones

Crimean political prisoner Emil Ziyadinov has been held in AdSeg of a Russian colony for a year
News - 13 October 2025

Crimean political prisoner Emil Ziyadinov has been held in AdSeg of a Russian colony for a year

Crimean Tatar activist and children's coach Emil Ziyadinov, who was illegally sentenced by the occupying authorities to 17 years in prison, has been held for one year in administrative segregation (AdSeg) at correctional colony No. 5 in Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk region, the Russian Federation

Russia tortures Crimean Tatar prisoner Mamut Belyalov again – human rights defenders
News - 04 October 2025

Russia tortures Crimean Tatar prisoner Mamut Belyalov again – human rights defenders

26-year-old Mamut Belyalov, who is already serving a 12-year sentence on fabricated charges, has been brought back to occupied Crimea and subjected to so-called ‘interrogation’ in the form of savage beatings, without a lawyer present

Crimean Muslim political prisoner endures harsh conditions for over three years in Russia’s Bashkortostan colony
News - 01 October 2025

Crimean Muslim political prisoner endures harsh conditions for over three years in Russia’s Bashkortostan colony

One reason cited was that he did not interrupt his prayers when the colony chief entered the cell. Aliyev sent a complaint about his placement in solitary confinement to the Salavat City Court, but the situation did not change

Number of missing women rising in Crimea – “Crimea SOS”
News - 24 March 2025

Number of missing women rising in Crimea – “Crimea SOS”

"Crimea SOS" emphasizes that enforced disappearances constitute a gross violation of human rights and are used by the occupying administration as a means of intimidating the local population

Blind political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov sent to tuberculosis hospital for examination
News - 09 March 2025

Blind political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov sent to tuberculosis hospital for examination

Sizikov has been using a blood pressure monitor more frequently, indicating that he has high blood pressure. Doctors prescribed him medication for hypertension and promised to provide him with the pills he brought with him

Kremlin’s prisoner, journalist Remzi Bekirov, reports violations of Muslims’ rights in Russian colony
News - 09 March 2025

Kremlin’s prisoner, journalist Remzi Bekirov, reports violations of Muslims’ rights in Russian colony

For now, Bekirov manages to eat iftar during the general mealtime in the dining hall at 7:00 p.m. However, the lawyer noted that due to the increasing daylight hours, he will no longer be able to eat with the rest of the prisoners in the evening by the end of March

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

Reclaiming Crimea: the path to restoration and unity
Columns - 24 October 2023

Reclaiming Crimea: the path to restoration and unity

All foreigners or stateless persons who have settled in the occupied Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have deliberately committed a crime and must immediately leave Crimea, Refat Chubarov says

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

Over the past two years, 10 mass detentions of Crimean Tatars registered in Crimea
News - 30 August 2023

Over the past two years, 10 mass detentions of Crimean Tatars registered in Crimea

Since the beginning of 2021, at least 10 mass detentions have occurred in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Most incidents occurred near the buildings of Russia’s government institutions

Political prisoner Rustem Seytmemetov’s health deteriorates
News - 23 August 2023

Political prisoner Rustem Seytmemetov’s health deteriorates

Zera and Rustem Seytmemetov’s daughters came to see him in prison No. 1 in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region, Russia. The youngest daughter, Beyan, has not seen her father since his arrest in 2020 when she was two and a half years old. Now the girl is six