Emir-Useyin Kuku

Zelenskyy pleads for Muslim nations to lead efforts in freeing Crimean Tatars and other political prisoners illegally detained by Russia
News - 14 September 2024

Zelenskyy pleads for Muslim nations to lead efforts in freeing Crimean Tatars and other political prisoners illegally detained by Russia

Zelenskyy emphasised the need for pressure on Russia from all partners to establish a proper exchange system based on the principle of "everyone for everyone." Zelenskyy pointed out that, based on previous experience, releasing political prisoners has been extremely challenging

A decade of repressions: Crimean Tatars and Ukrainains targeted in Russia’s brutal crackdown on dissent
News - 22 March 2024

A decade of repressions: Crimean Tatars and Ukrainains targeted in Russia’s brutal crackdown on dissent

Amnesty International stated that with international crimes, Russia has attempted to change the ethnic makeup of Crimea while suppressing non-Russian identities on the peninsula, including through restricting education in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages, attacking religious minorities, stifling media and culture, as well as undermining representative institutions and abusing the criminal justice system

In Crimea detained human rights defender Kuku is not allowed to visit his relatives
News - 11 May 2017

In Crimea detained human rights defender Kuku is not allowed to visit his relatives

The defense believes that this one of the forms of applying pressure

Simferopol Detention Center has inhumane conditions of detention, 10 people died in a year – human rights defenders
News - 16 January 2017

Simferopol Detention Center has inhumane conditions of detention, 10 people died in a year – human rights defenders

“Guys said that there are wool and leather floating in the soup..."

“Court” in Crimea decided to leave two Crimean Muslims in custody
News - 11 January 2017

“Court” in Crimea decided to leave two Crimean Muslims in custody

The “court” rejected the appeal of Vadym Siruk and Emir-Useyin Kuku.

Occupation authorities have relocated Kuku from psychiatry hospital to detention centre
News - 10 January 2017

Occupation authorities have relocated Kuku from psychiatry hospital to detention centre

Human rights defender spent almost 11 months in detention and one months he spent in a psychiatric hospital

Ukrainian lawyer Zakrevska banned from entering Crimea
News - 23 August 2016

Ukrainian lawyer Zakrevska banned from entering Crimea

Russian border guards did not allow Ukrainian lawyer and human rights activist Yevheniya Zakrevska to enter the territory of the annexed Crimea