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Protest held in Kyiv against the persecution of Crimean lawyer Kurbedinov
News - 31 January 2017

Protest held in Kyiv against the persecution of Crimean lawyer Kurbedinov

Human rights defenders consider the persecution of Kurbedinov to be political persecution

Lawyer Kurbedinov, who was detained in Crimea, sentenced to 10 days of an administrative arrest
News - 26 January 2017

Lawyer Kurbedinov, who was detained in Crimea, sentenced to 10 days of an administrative arrest

The lawyer is accused of publishing photos of a protest, which took place in 2013...

In Ukraine the number of prisoners in colonies halved
News - 25 January 2017

In Ukraine the number of prisoners in colonies halved

At the same time, "Savchenko law" only temporarily unloaded the pre-trail detention centres

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

“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.

Klykh was relocated from Grozny to Chelyabinsk
News - 10 January 2017

Klykh was relocated from Grozny to Chelyabinsk

Current whereabouts of Mykola Karpyuk are unknown

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

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

FSB seized the documents of Crimean Tatar TV channel “Millet” which was created by occupants instead of ATR
News - 28 December 2016

FSB seized the documents of Crimean Tatar TV channel “Millet” which was created by occupants instead of ATR

Officers visited the channel supposedly due to “suspicion embezzlement of public funds”

Putin denies the claims of human rights defenders about the tortures of citizens of Ukraine
News - 23 December 2016

Putin denies the claims of human rights defenders about the tortures of citizens of Ukraine

Putin believes that "testimony" of detained citizens of Ukraine can be checked

People involved in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case are abused during the transportation to court in Crimea
News - 21 December 2016

People involved in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case are abused during the transportation to court in Crimea

Court has dismissed the appeal for continued detainment of the four defendants

Russian authorities put the Ukrainian citizen in a single-celling jail after he demanded medical care
News - 02 December 2016

Russian authorities put the Ukrainian citizen in a single-celling jail after he demanded medical care

Human rights defender Serhiy Mokrenyuk blames Ukrainian authorities for the standstill in case of Valeriy Makarov

Human rights activists send to ICC evidence of crimes against humanity in occupied Crimea
News - 17 November 2016

Human rights activists send to ICC evidence of crimes against humanity in occupied Crimea

The human rights activists describe the facts of 7 murders, 15 forced disappearances, 90 cases of illegal detentions in custody, 39 cases of torture and / or other forms of inhumane treatment

Two Crimean residents convicted for posts in social networks
News - 15 November 2016

Two Crimean residents convicted for posts in social networks

Russian-controlled court in the occupied Crimea has sentenced two residents of Simferopol city to several years in prison for extremist posts in social networks

Over 8,000 Crimean residents get Ukrainian passports after annexation of peninsula
News - 16 October 2016

Over 8,000 Crimean residents get Ukrainian passports after annexation of peninsula

Crimean residents prefer to have a passport in form of booklets because it is easier to cross the administrative border between the mainland Ukraine and the annexed Crimea with them

How confessions are suppressed by militants in Donbas (PHOTOS)
Columns - 14 September 2016

How confessions are suppressed by militants in Donbas (PHOTOS)

Freedom of conscience? No, haven’t heard of it…

Public religious rites are only allowed in 366 locations in Crimea
News - 14 September 2016

Public religious rites are only allowed in 366 locations in Crimea

The public religious rites are allowed to be carried out only in 366 locations in the entire occupied Crimea

Yevhen Panov brutally tortured during first three days in occupied Crimea – human rights activist
News - 09 September 2016

Yevhen Panov brutally tortured during first three days in occupied Crimea – human rights activist

Yevhen Panov, a resident of Enerhodar town in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, was brutally tortured during his first three days of staying in Crimea