Crimea

“The father did not find out where Raim was before his death”: why Russia transfers Crimean political prisoners as far as possible from their relatives
Articles - 02 August 2024

“The father did not find out where Raim was before his death”: why Russia transfers Crimean political prisoners as far as possible from their relatives

Human rights activists consider this to be one of the Russians' methods of putting pressure on those who disagree with the occupation policy in Crimea

Kidnapped Ukrainians are subjected to torture both by the Russian military and FSB – Crimean human rights defenders
News - 16 January 2023

Kidnapped Ukrainians are subjected to torture both by the Russian military and FSB – Crimean human rights defenders

When the full-scale invasion  started, monitors of the Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) have begun to get information from the occupied settlements of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Ukrainian civilians abducted in these territories by the Russian military, the Rosguard, or the FSB are being transported to places of detention in Crimea

It’s not a problem for Russians to place Grad MLRS behind column of civilians and fire at Ukrainian positions: Story of veteran who escaped from occupied Kherson region
Articles - 30 September 2022

It’s not a problem for Russians to place Grad MLRS behind column of civilians and fire at Ukrainian positions: Story of veteran who escaped from occupied Kherson region

When Russia’s full-scale offensive began, Ruslan Zaredinov, a Crimean Tatar and ATO veteran, lived with his family in the urban-type village of Novooleksiyivka, Henichesk district, Kherson region, 25km from Chonhar. They were unable to evacuate due to the almost lightning-fast occupation of Kherson region. For five months, the 35-year-old man and his family lived in fear that the Russians would come for Ruslan as it happened to his friends and familiar veterans.