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Council of Europe mission visits Akhtem Chiygoz
They talked for about an hour and a half. They were assisted by an interpreter, offered by the occupying power of Crimea
CoE mission wants to attend hearing over case of February 26
The mission was invited to the court hearing by Nikolai Polozov
Crimean victims of politically motivated persecutions
The occupation authorities in Crimea use both legal and extralegal mechanisms to persecute activists.
Crimean Tatar leader to remain imprisoned on absurd charges
Akhtem Chiygoz was first arrested on Jan 29, 2015, and his detention was recently extended for a further 2 months until June 30
‘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
Whose ’mass provocation’? Crimean Tatar Deportation remembrance gathering banned
Just hours after threats from Crimea’s ‘prosecutor’ that Ukrainian ‘nationalists and radicals’ could expect to be jailed in Russian-occupied Crimea, claims have been made of ‘mass provocation’ planned around the anniversary of the 1944 Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People on May 18
Imprisoned Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader on hunger strike
Akhtem Chiygoz, Deputy Head of the Mejlis or Crimean Tatar representative assembly has gone on hunger strike in protest at being placed in a solitary confinement punishment cell
Cameraman for Silenced Crimean Tatar TV ATR Detained in Crimea
Eskender Nebiyev, cameraman for ATR, the Crimean Tatar TV channel which Russia recently forced off air in Russian-occupied Crimea, is reported to have been detained on Monday after a search was carried out of his home
Occupation Regime proposes “Day of Joy” instead of Crimean Tatar Deportation Anniversary
Top figure in Russian-occupied Crimea has proposed that the “cult” of May 18 – the anniversary of the Deportation of the entire Crimean Tatar People in 1944 should be stopped and Crimeans should instead celebrate a "day of joy"
’Ashamed’ Russian Students Ask Ukraine To ’Forgive Us’
In a new video, young people identifying themselves as university students in Moscow and St. Petersburg apologize for their country’s actions
Columns
We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
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
