Mykola Semena

Journalism under siege for over a decade in temporarily occupied Crimea: How Russia has stifled freedom of the press on the Ukrainian peninsula
News - 10 June 2024

Journalism under siege for over a decade in temporarily occupied Crimea: How Russia has stifled freedom of the press on the Ukrainian peninsula

The policy of destroying independent media deprives Crimean residents of access to information from independent journalists, creating a propaganda bubble

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

Tuka suggested to gradually evacuate people from Donbas
News - 30 June 2017

Tuka suggested to gradually evacuate people from Donbas

He is convinced that people will not be able to live there for 10 years

Near Simferopol Crimean Tatar Izetov was taken to interrogation after his house was searched
News - 11 May 2017

Near Simferopol Crimean Tatar Izetov was taken to interrogation after his house was searched

This is the fourth “meeting” of law enforcers with Izetov

Once again witnesses in the case of Mykola Semena did not appear in the “court”
News - 03 May 2017

Once again witnesses in the case of Mykola Semena did not appear in the “court”

For the third time witnesses Maria Kostiuk and Serhiy Meshkovyi failed to appear at a court hearing

For the third time Ukraine is preparing to report to the countries of open world as a part of the Universal Periodic Review
News - 19 April 2017

For the third time Ukraine is preparing to report to the countries of open world as a part of the Universal Periodic Review

Ukraine began to prepare for general cleaning in the field of human rights?

Peaceful resident injured in Donetsk during the shelling
News - 02 March 2017

Peaceful resident injured in Donetsk during the shelling

The private sector of Krasnohorivka was shelled

OSCE office in USA appealed to management to protect journalist Semena
News - 16 February 2017

OSCE office in USA appealed to management to protect journalist Semena

OSCE must respond to the call of human rights defenders

27 Human rights organizations expressed their outrage day before the trial of journalist Semena
News - 16 February 2017

27 Human rights organizations expressed their outrage day before the trial of journalist Semena

Trial begins on February 17

In Russia court once again left Sushchenko under arrest – lawyer
News - 14 February 2017

In Russia court once again left Sushchenko under arrest – lawyer

Lawyer's appeal was dismissed

Militants are firing from residential areas of Donetsk to jeopardize the civilian population – Bellingcat
News - 03 February 2017

Militants are firing from residential areas of Donetsk to jeopardize the civilian population – Bellingcat

“One launch site is around 200 meters east of the hypermarket, and in fewer than 500 meters from a school..."

Russian scientists has made alternative linguistic expertise in the Semena case
News - 24 January 2017

Russian scientists has made alternative linguistic expertise in the Semena case

Defense considers it to be objective and will present in the court

37 cases of freedom of speech and expression violation happened in the second half of 2016 in Crimea – review
News - 22 January 2017

37 cases of freedom of speech and expression violation happened in the second half of 2016 in Crimea – review

Human rights defenders gathered a verified information "at first hand", from official sources and legal framework and from from other sources

80% of candidates to the Supreme Court are judges of the Supreme Administrative Court with doubtful reputation
News - 05 January 2017

80% of candidates to the Supreme Court are judges of the Supreme Administrative Court with doubtful reputation

The movement CHESNO told about the judges with doubtful reputation

Occupation authorities suppresses the Protestant community in Bakhchysarai
News - 19 December 2016

Occupation authorities suppresses the Protestant community in Bakhchysarai

In certain communities FSB officers are persuading pastors to to give information about worshippers

Activists hold rally near Russian Embassy in Kyiv, demanding to close criminal cases against Ukrainian journalists
Articles - 02 November 2016

Activists hold rally near Russian Embassy in Kyiv, demanding to close criminal cases against Ukrainian journalists

The action took place in the form of performance. People in masks of Putin showed the Russian arbitrary justice, which is the instrument of fight of authorities against all the undesirable persons

Armed Russian security officers search houses of Crimean Tatars in Crimea
News - 12 October 2016

Armed Russian security officers search houses of Crimean Tatars in Crimea

This morning the officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia have conducted searches in the houses of the Crimean Tatars

Journalists urged to support persecuted journalist Semena in Crimea
News - 01 September 2016

Journalists urged to support persecuted journalist Semena in Crimea

There is no freedom of speech in Crimea today. It is an informational ghetto