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Two Crimean Tatars detained in Crimea
News - 18 April 2016

Two Crimean Tatars detained in Crimea

Two Crimean Tatars were arrested in Russian-annexed Crimea

Donbas conflict already kills 50, wounds over 100 children in Donetsk region
News - 15 April 2016

Donbas conflict already kills 50, wounds over 100 children in Donetsk region

Currently, more than 312,000 children live in the government-controlled territory of Donetsk region and nearly every fifth is an internally displaced person

Political prisoner Kostenko denied early release
News - 14 April 2016

Political prisoner Kostenko denied early release

Political prisoner Oleksandr Kostenko was denied early release on parole. The corresponding ruling was delivered by the Kirovo-Chepetsk District Court of Kirov region of Russia.

Council of Europe calls for constant monitoring of situation in Crimea
News - 14 April 2016

Council of Europe calls for constant monitoring of situation in Crimea

The Council of Europe states there is a need for constant monitoring of the human rights situation in the occupied Crimea

Over 150 Crimean Tatars called up for military service, occupation authorities state
News - 07 April 2016

Over 150 Crimean Tatars called up for military service, occupation authorities state

The occupation authorities in Crimea called up more than 150 Crimean Tatars for military service last year

Another court hearing in case of ban on Mejlis starts
News - 07 April 2016

Another court hearing in case of ban on Mejlis starts

The court hearing in the case of ban on the Mejlis has started in Simferopol, Crimea

Ukraine bans Crimean cars with Russian number plates from entering mainland territory
News - 06 April 2016

Ukraine bans Crimean cars with Russian number plates from entering mainland territory

Ukraine will not allow the Crimean cars registered under the Russian law to cross the administrative border with Crimea

Court to consider Dzhemilev’s lawsuit against FSB in two weeks
News - 01 April 2016

Court to consider Dzhemilev’s lawsuit against FSB in two weeks

April 14, a Russian court will consider the lawsuit filed by leader of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev appealing against the ban on entry to the occupied Crimea

Maidan activist Kolomiets may be sentenced to 20 years in prison
News - 31 March 2016

Maidan activist Kolomiets may be sentenced to 20 years in prison

The trial in case of Maidan activist Andriy Kolomiets continues in Simferopol. He is accused of assassination of two former Berkut special riot police officers during the protests in Kyiv

Crimean drivers to be punished for Ukrainian number plates
News - 29 March 2016

Crimean drivers to be punished for Ukrainian number plates

The prosecutor’s office of the Russian de facto authorities in Crimea has developed the procedure for holding liable the drivers for not changing Ukrainian number plates into Russian ones before April 1

EU Delegation slams Ukrainian bill on special confiscation
News - 28 March 2016

EU Delegation slams Ukrainian bill on special confiscation

The EU Delegation to Ukraine has slammed the bill on special confiscation of property (No. 4057), passed by the lawmakers in the first reading

Russia recognizes Ukrainian citizenship of Sentsov, Kolchenko
News - 24 March 2016

Russia recognizes Ukrainian citizenship of Sentsov, Kolchenko

Russia has officially recognized that political prisoners Oleg Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko are the citizens of Ukraine

A hundred armed men come to demolish houses of Crimean Tatars in Sudak
News - 23 March 2016

A hundred armed men come to demolish houses of Crimean Tatars in Sudak

About a hundred armed men came to Alchak residential area in Sudak (Crimea), where they planned to demolish six houses of Crimean Tatars

Houses of Kurultai delegates in Crimea searched
News - 22 March 2016

Houses of Kurultai delegates in Crimea searched

Russian law enforcement officers searched the house of head of the Kurman regional Mejlis Uchkun Devletshaev

41 UN countries condemn human rights violations in Crimea
News - 22 March 2016

41 UN countries condemn human rights violations in Crimea

41 UN countries have condemned the systematic human rights violations and abuses by the Russian authorities in the occupied Crimea

Judge decides to arrest Chiygoz ‘for indefinite term’ – lawyer
News - 11 March 2016

Judge decides to arrest Chiygoz ‘for indefinite term’ – lawyer

The lawyer of Ahtem Chiygoz, the key defendant in the "case of February 26" filed the motion to challenge the judge, but the court rejected it

Defendants in ‘case of February 26’ held in detention without court ruling – lawyer
News - 10 March 2016

Defendants in ‘case of February 26’ held in detention without court ruling – lawyer

Defendants in the "case of February 26" Ahtem Chiygoz, Ali Asanov and Mustafa Degermendzhi are unlawfully held in detention for two days already

Does ‘Savchenko’s law’ really free murderers and rapists?
Columns - 29 February 2016

Does ‘Savchenko’s law’ really free murderers and rapists?

Зrior to this lawб the penitentiary service released on parole half of the convicts in 2015 - more than 10,000!