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US and Russia draft “peace plan” legitimizing Russian violations of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and internal interference
News - 19 November 2025

US and Russia draft “peace plan” legitimizing Russian violations of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and internal interference

Two of Ukraine’s security guarantors under the Budapest Memorandum -- the United States and the Russian Federation -- have drawn up a so-called peace plan that legitimizes the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and interference by Russia in its internal affairs

“The truth makes a person free, and therefore victorious”: a documentary about the oppression of priests in occupied Melitopol was shown in Kyiv
News - 31 May 2025

“The truth makes a person free, and therefore victorious”: a documentary about the oppression of priests in occupied Melitopol was shown in Kyiv

The documentary film "No God But Theirs", created by The Kyiv Independent, took place in Kyiv, which highlights the oppression of priests in occupied Melitopol

Sevastopol’s “Tauric Chersonese” museum-reserve added to EU sanctions list
News - 20 May 2025

Sevastopol’s “Tauric Chersonese” museum-reserve added to EU sanctions list

The "Tauric Chersonese" cultural site, located in temporarily occupied Crimea, has been included in the European Union's 17th package of sanctions against Russia

11 years of oppression and repression: how human rights in occupied Crimea are approaching zero
Articles - 26 February 2025

11 years of oppression and repression: how human rights in occupied Crimea are approaching zero

Read about the events, figures and trends in the field of human rights in the temporarily occupied territory in the overview material dedicated to the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of Crimea

Ukraine condemned destruction of Holy Cross Exaltation Church in temporarily occupied Yevpatoriia
News - 01 September 2024

Ukraine condemned destruction of Holy Cross Exaltation Church in temporarily occupied Yevpatoriia

The Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea has initiated criminal proceedings under Article 438, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Violation of the laws and customs of war")

Russians dismantled last Ukrainian church in temporarily occupied Crimea
News - 22 July 2024

Russians dismantled last Ukrainian church in temporarily occupied Crimea

Parishioners refused to cooperate despite constant threats and pressure to follow the so-called court ruling. Thereby the Russian-controlled authorities in Yevpatoriia filed another court appeal, this time seeking to demolish the temple on their own and make the parishioners cover the costs

Russia has been suppressing freedom of expression and religion during years of temporary occupation in Crimea – UN and Amnesty International
News - 11 April 2024

Russia has been suppressing freedom of expression and religion during years of temporary occupation in Crimea – UN and Amnesty International

In temporarily occupied Crimea, Russia has significantly curtailed the space for civil society to function, including criticizing or advocating. Media outlets have been shut down, disproportionately impacting Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian communities' rights to free expression, information access, and cultural expression

Russia is slowly killing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula – Mufti of Crimea
News - 21 October 2023

Russia is slowly killing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula – Mufti of Crimea

The Mufti of Crimea and Chairman of the Religious Administration of Muslims in Crimea, Aider Rustemov, declared that Russia is systematically oppressing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula

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…

‘Russian World’ and Religious Persecution in Donbas
Articles - 13 May 2015

‘Russian World’ and Religious Persecution in Donbas

A recent report highlights widespread and systematic persecution of all religious groups except believers linked to the Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Donbas, and the role of Russia and its armed criminal ‘crusaders’ in mounting crimes against humanity in the region

Only Orthodox Christians to be Appointed to Public Office in the “DNR”
News - 23 April 2015

Only Orthodox Christians to be Appointed to Public Office in the “DNR”

Human rights advocates are saying that the law on the state religion violates the rights to freedom of conscience and worship