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Russia continues the Soviet-era practice of destroying Ukrainian identity at the state level – human rights advocates
News - 18 May 2025

Russia continues the Soviet-era practice of destroying Ukrainian identity at the state level – human rights advocates

Human rights activists are certain that in this way, the Russian authorities are committing not only a war crime but also a crime against humanity with elements of genocide

Crimean activists hold resistance actions on Day of Remembrance for Victims of Crimean Tatar Genocide
News - 18 May 2025

Crimean activists hold resistance actions on Day of Remembrance for Victims of Crimean Tatar Genocide

Activists from the "Yellow Ribbon" movement held a resistance action in temporarily occupied Crimea on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People

Petition calls on German Bundestag to recognize Soviet crimes against Crimea’s Indigenous people – Crimean Tatars
News - 03 October 2024

Petition calls on German Bundestag to recognize Soviet crimes against Crimea’s Indigenous people – Crimean Tatars

Over 46% of the Crimeans (Crimean Tatars) perished from hunger, disease, forced labour, and inhumane living conditions within the first few years following the deportation 1944

Kremlin’s forgotten political prisoners in Crimea: Human rights advocates urge global focus on Ukrainian hostages at the Crimea Platform
Articles - 23 September 2024

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

Ukrainian parliament calls for global recognition of 1944 Crimean Tatar deportation as genocide
News - 12 September 2024

Ukrainian parliament calls for global recognition of 1944 Crimean Tatar deportation as genocide

Ukraine, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, and Poland have already officially recognised the deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide

80 Years of Pain: Ukraine calls for recognition of 1944 Crimean Tatar genocide on 80th anniversary
Articles - 10 May 2024

80 Years of Pain: Ukraine calls for recognition of 1944 Crimean Tatar genocide on 80th anniversary

ZMINA explains how the deportation of Crimean Tatars took place, what the Ukrainian parliament is calling for, and why it is important

India’s Trapped Sons: Duped by Russia, Indian citizens forced to fight on the front in Ukraine
News - 05 May 2024

India’s Trapped Sons: Duped by Russia, Indian citizens forced to fight on the front in Ukraine

BBC News told the stories of affected persons, including David Moothappan, 23, from the Indian village of Pozhiyoor in Kerala

Liberation of Crimea essential for lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe
Columns - 25 October 2023

Liberation of Crimea essential for lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe

Expert at International Crimea Platform, Expert on Foreign and Security Policy, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Strategic Black Sea Studies Olexandr Khara expressed his gratitude to all the nations taking part in this summit and for their support of Ukraine

Reclaiming Crimea: the path to restoration and unity
Columns - 24 October 2023

Reclaiming Crimea: the path to restoration and unity

All foreigners or stateless persons who have settled in the occupied Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have deliberately committed a crime and must immediately leave Crimea, Refat Chubarov says

Ukraine commemorates Holodomor victims today
News - 28 November 2015

Ukraine commemorates Holodomor victims today

Many people could not get to the Memorial in Kyiv due to the methods of work of the state guard.

Author of report on Holodomor included in Russia’s list of ‘extremists’
Articles - 27 November 2015

Author of report on Holodomor included in Russia’s list of ‘extremists’

The lawyer presented the report "Soviet genocide in Ukraine" in New York in September 1951. Since then, the report has been published in 28 languages.