political prisoners
Children of Crimean political prisoners need mental rehabilitation and recognition — Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
he exhibition will run for two weeks, until November 5, at the Museum of Outstanding Figures of Ukrainian Culture, located at 93 Saksahanskoho Street, Kyiv (the building of the L. Ukrainka Museum). Admission is free
Crimean political prisoner Emil Ziyadinov has been held in AdSeg of a Russian colony for a year
Crimean Tatar activist and children's coach Emil Ziyadinov, who was illegally sentenced by the occupying authorities to 17 years in prison, has been held for one year in administrative segregation (AdSeg) at correctional colony No. 5 in Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk region, the Russian Federation
Russian occupiers hold 220 Crimean political prisoners, issue 12,000 illegitimate ‘court decisions’ on deportation from peninsula – the Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is currently aware of 220 political prisoners from the peninsula being held by Russia. Separately, the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has statistical data on 12,000 "court decisions" by the occupying authorities ordering the deportation of civilians from Crimea
Mother of the youngest political prisoner of the Russian Federation, Crimean Tatar Appaz Kurtamet, petitioned the European Parliament
She, along with other Crimean Tatar activists, is demanding an international response to the Russian Federation's mass repressions against Crimean Tatars
Among civilians released in the “1000 for 1000” exchange, one political prisoner, 15 inmates, and the remaining were Ukrainians who had already served their sentences in Russia
The civilians released during the "1000 for 1000" exchange, there was one political prisoner, 15 inmates, and Ukrainians who had already completed their sentences in Russia
Ukrainians in Belarusian prisons: persecution, repression and sentences
In this article, we briefly tell the stories of the detention and imprisonment of 15 Ukrainian citizens in Belarus
Russians illegally detain Crimean activist Yunus Masharipov in a psychiatric hospital for five years
Russian security forces also use compulsory psychiatric treatment and commitment to psychiatric hospitals to persecute Crimean Tatars in temporarily occupied Crimea
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."
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
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
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
The main problem that political prisoners face behind bars is that they are systematically denied medical care; in particular, prisoners with disabilities, the elderly, and those who have chronic diseases or have been tortured and have acquired serious illnesses as a result of inhuman conditions of detention, ZMINA human rights advocate Viktoria Nesterenko states
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
Refat Chubarov urged continued use of the Ukrainian Peace Formula to increase political and diplomatic pressure on dictator Putin and his supporters
Ukraine sanctions 11 more illegitimate “judges” in Russian-occupied Crimea for persecuting residents and indigenous people
The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea views these sanctions as a crucial tool in disrupting repressive mechanisms in the temporarily occupied territories and limiting the occupation administration's ability to continue persecutions
Ukraine to give Vatican list of journalists illegally held by Russia – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy and the Pope agreed that Ukraine would provide a list of journalists currently held captive in Russia and would discuss the release of civilians and deported children
Kremlin’s forgotten political prisoners in Crimea: Human rights advocates urge global focus on Ukrainian hostages at the Crimea Platform
In this article, ZMINA reveals what was debated on the sidelines of the summit, the potential prerequisites for peace, the scale of the crisis involving Crimeans persecuted by Russia, and why raising awareness is crucial to achieving justice
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Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
