international crimes
Crimean court refuses to accept complaint of Akhtem Chiygoz about video conference
The ruling on rejection of complaint was issued before the court hearing on August 2
‘Memorial’ human rights centre recognizes four Crimean Tatars as political prisoners
Memorial points to the lack of evidence of commission or preparation of terrorist attacks by the participants in this organization anywhere in the world
Rally in support of Crimean Muslims held in Kyiv
Investigation has no evidence pointing to the preparation of acts of terrorism or other violent actions by the suspects in the case
Ukrainian Justice Ministry sends Russia request for extradition of Stanislav Klykh
Russia has not responded to request yet
31 Ukrainian citizens more held in Russia – human rights activist
At least 31 Ukrainians, including 16 Crimean Tatars, have been still held in Russian prisons
Ukrainian Ombudsperson asks Russian colleague to assist in investigation into tortures against Karpyuk
Ukrainian Ombudsperson Lutkovska has appealed to her Russian colleague Moskalkova with a request to promote the effective investigation into tortures against Ukrainian citizen Mykola Karpyuk
Custodial term of Akhtem Chiygoz prolonged until July 22
The Russian-controlled court in Crimea has prolonged the custodial term of Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Akhtem Chiygoz until July 22
Chechen court finds Ukrainians Karpyuk, Klykh guilty
The Supreme Court of Chechnya in Grozny has found Ukrainians Mykola Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh guilty of crimes committed during the Chechen war
Key witness in Karpyuk, Klykh case could not fight in Chechnya as he was in prison then – lawyers
A key witness for the prosecution in the case of Mykola Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, Oleksandr Malofeyev, could not fight in Chechnya in 2000 as he was serving sentence in a prison then
Number of people convicted of extremism grows threefold in Russia
In 2015, the Russian courts convicted 414 persons under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (extremism); the number is three times higher than in 2011 (137 persons)
Another case against Klykh opened in Chechnya
A criminal case over insulting an official has been opened against Ukrainian political prisoner Stanislav Klykh in Chechnya
Chechnya court finds legal extension of arrest of Karpyuk, Klykh
The court in Grozny dismissed the appeal against extension of custodial term of citizens of Ukraine Mykola Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh
Court of occupied Crimea takes four Crimean residents into custody
The human rights activists believe that a new wave of reprisals against the Crimean Tatars has started in the Russian-occupied Crimea
Council of Europe mission visits Akhtem Chiygoz
They talked for about an hour and a half. They were assisted by an interpreter, offered by the occupying power of Crimea
CoE mission wants to attend hearing over case of February 26
The mission was invited to the court hearing by Nikolai Polozov
Court in Chechnya rules that Stanislav Klykh undergo psychiatric examination
According to his lawyer, Stanislav Klykh disrupted two court hearings
Russian air strikes kill about 200 Syrian civilians – Amnesty International
The human rights activists say that Russia launched airstrikes on the territories where there were no nearby military targets
Russia, Syria use cluster munitions – Human Rights Watch
The human rights activists claim that the cluster munitions have been used at least 20 times on the territory of Syria since September 30.
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