places of detention

Three stories of women taken by Russians as civilian hostages from Kherson
Articles - 05 November 2023

Three stories of women taken by Russians as civilian hostages from Kherson

Olha and Svitlana told ZMINA about how Russian occupying forces took prisoners, hastily prepared new cells for them, and held civilian hostages on the occupied left bank of the Kherson region

A typical day in a Russian prison (a diary of a civilian hostage)
Articles - 08 September 2023

A typical day in a Russian prison (a diary of a civilian hostage)

ZMINA has obtained a diary written by one of the Kremlin’s prisoners, Dmytro (name changed for security reasons), which he secretly kept throughout his imprisonment. We also spoke with Yevgen Yamkovyi and Viacheslav Zavalnyi, who learned firsthand what the modern Russian penitentiary system is like

A resident of Nova Kakhovka, abducted three times, was found in one of the Simferopol detention centers
News - 26 July 2023

A resident of Nova Kakhovka, abducted three times, was found in one of the Simferopol detention centers

Russian occupying forces tortured the man and tried to find out whether Leonid Adolfovych Kondratsky was the great-grandson of Adolf Hitler

A witness account of abduction and torture in Hornostaivka village, Kherson region
Articles - 26 June 2023

A witness account of abduction and torture in Hornostaivka village, Kherson region

Read a full witness testimony of Serhii, a Kherson region resident, about his abduction and torture experience. Due to safety concerns, ZMINA changed the name of the torture survivor

Torture as a policy of suppressing Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion – Report
Articles - 23 June 2023

Torture as a policy of suppressing Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion – Report

The analytical report, prepared by ZMINA, provides a detailed account of documented policies, locations, profiles of main targets among civilians, and portraits of typical perpetrators of Russian occupying forces in Ukraine who brutally mistreated people from the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions

Ukrainian authorities should release journalist Muravitsky: the Committee to Protect Journalists
News - 28 August 2017

Ukrainian authorities should release journalist Muravitsky: the Committee to Protect Journalists

Muravitsky, a reporter and columnist based in Zhytomyr, has been detained since August 1 on anti-state charges brought by the Security Service of Ukraine

In Marinka a man was injured and houses were damaged as a result of shelling
News - 25 April 2017

In Marinka a man was injured and houses were damaged as a result of shelling

The victim was hospitalized in Pokrovsk hospital

Ukraine leads the European countries in the number of suicides – human rights defenders
News - 19 April 2017

Ukraine leads the European countries in the number of suicides – human rights defenders

There is a stable tendency of prevalence of death rate over birth rate in Ukraine

Video evidence in Chiygoz case denies testimony of crown witness
News - 16 February 2017

Video evidence in Chiygoz case denies testimony of crown witness

The videos, which were reviewed by the “court”, shows that Ahtem Chiygoz has not given out any orders

“Crimean saboteur” Dudka complains about lack of medical aid in SIZO
News - 10 February 2017

“Crimean saboteur” Dudka complains about lack of medical aid in SIZO

After Volodymyr's detainment several chronic diseases aggravated

Prisoner of the Lukyanivska SIZO died from the lack of medical aid
News - 27 January 2017

Prisoner of the Lukyanivska SIZO died from the lack of medical aid

General Prosecutor's Office is looking for the guilty

Stereotypes about violence: 45% of Ukrainians believe that he man must remain silent if he was raped
News - 23 January 2017

Stereotypes about violence: 45% of Ukrainians believe that he man must remain silent if he was raped

85% of respondents have a negative attitude towards violence, but a significant amount shares the stereotypes associated with the various forms of violence

Two Ukrainians died in the Crimean prisoners, after being denied medical treatment
News - 09 December 2016

Two Ukrainians died in the Crimean prisoners, after being denied medical treatment

According to the report, the inhabitant of Henichesk Valery Kerimov was taken from a correctional facility in Crimea to a prison №1 Adygea Republic, where he died on September 8.

Another one Crimean Muslim is punished by psychiatry
News - 01 December 2016

Another one Crimean Muslim is punished by psychiatry

This is the fifth example of compulsory inpatient psychiatric examination against the Crimean Muslims

Police comment on disruption of LGBT film screening: ‘People expressed their view, no crime’
News - 24 October 2016

Police comment on disruption of LGBT film screening: ‘People expressed their view, no crime’

"We had no experience in response during such events and we were not ready..."

The Supreme Court filed an appeal against judicial reform in the Constitutional court
News - 03 October 2016

The Supreme Court filed an appeal against judicial reform in the Constitutional court

In its submission, the Supreme Court asked the Constitutional Court to recognize unconstitutional provisions of the new law "On the Judicial System and the Status of Judges"

Ukraine’s National Police to remove illegal cages from subway at request of human rights defenders
News - 05 September 2016

Ukraine’s National Police to remove illegal cages from subway at request of human rights defenders

Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Kostiantyn Bushuyev has promised to immediately remove the illegal cages

Illegal cages for detention of people must be dismantled – NPM monitors
News - 02 September 2016

Illegal cages for detention of people must be dismantled – NPM monitors

The conditions of detention in these places do not meet either national or international standards