Crimean Tatars
Crimean activists hold resistance actions on Day of Remembrance for Victims of Crimean Tatar Genocide
Activists from the "Yellow Ribbon" movement held a resistance action in temporarily occupied Crimea on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People
Silent deportation: how the descendants of Crimean Tatars deported in 1944 are experiencing it again
What is happening to Crimean Tatars now is what they themselves call "silent deportation". The illegal authorities create such conditions that a person must either leave the peninsula if they do not like living under occupation, or if they show any resistance and are not loyal to the occupiers, they face persecution, illegal convictions and deportation far from Crimea
1.6 million children may remain in Russian occupation – Almenda human rights advocates
Researchers were unable to find precise data on access to education in Ukrainian in the Russian-occupied territories of the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kherson regions. However, it is known that the Russians announced the transition of education to Russian, and Ukrainian was only allowed to be taught as a "native" or "optional" subject for a few hours a week
Trump: “Crimea will stay with Russia”; Zelenskyy: “Only Ukrainians decide our territories”
Donald Trump's statements contain factual errors. At the time of Russia's military aggression in February 2014, Ukraine had no aspirations to join NATO. Since 2010, under President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine had adopted a non-aligned status, formally renouncing its pursuit of NATO membership
No one should ever be allowed to violate the rights of Indigenous peoples
The meeting dedicated to the theme "Discussion of the Six Mandatory Areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health, and human rights) with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous 1 Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Crimea’s future can only be determined by the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and Ukraine – Refat Chubarov
Chubarov reiterated that the Mejlis rejects any form of recognition of Russian control over Crimea, both de facto and de jure.
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
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
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
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
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
Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President
Matviichuk considers it abnormal when politicians talk about elections, minerals and concessions, but not about people. In her opinion, the human dimension must be returned to the negotiations. This must be done to stop the war and the loss of life
Russian occupiers have sent the case of Crimean Tatar Charaz Akimov to the ‘supreme Court,’ in occupied Crimea where it will be heard behind closed doors
The "Tribunal" recalled that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, at a meeting of the FSB board, called for "seriously strengthening" the work of counterintelligence. In this regard, as noted in the report, an "abnormal increase in the number of criminal cases" on charges of espionage, treason and "confidential cooperation" is expected, as well as an acceleration of the pace of their "solving."
There will be no lasting peace without liberation of Crimea – Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov
The Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov stated that any proposals for Ukraine to cede its territories must be rejected. He stressed that without the liberation of Crimea, there can be no lasting peace that will ensure freedom and security for all Ukrainian citizens
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
ECHR reaffirms in ‘Novaya Gazeta and 161 Others v. Russia’ case: Sentences from Illegally сreated by Russia ‘сourts’ are unlawful
Russia has utilised these laws as a means of punishing real or perceived dissent against individuals who reside within the territories under its control, including the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula
Why it is important to compile a blacklist of officials involved in human rights violations in Crimea
Through politically motivated persecutions, arbitrary imprisonment in trumped-up criminal cases, illegal house searches and trials in the occupied Crimea, deportations of political prisoners and ignoring their situation in detention, Russia systematically violates its obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law
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
Columns
“I hear your anger, your dreams, and your hope”: a letter to a peer under occupation from a 10th grader from the Kherson region
No one should ever be allowed to violate the rights of Indigenous peoples
What does just peace mean for Ukraine and why does Crimea remain a fundamental issue?
“The number is not answering, but I can hear you”: A letter to a peer in occupation from a 10th grade student
