temporarily occupied Crimea

Occupation authorities have relocated Kuku from psychiatry hospital to detention centre
News - 10 January 2017

Occupation authorities have relocated Kuku from psychiatry hospital to detention centre

Human rights defender spent almost 11 months in detention and one months he spent in a psychiatric hospital

President of Ukraine wrote to the Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and occupied Crimea (updated)
News - 05 January 2017

President of Ukraine wrote to the Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and occupied Crimea (updated)

Everyone can join the New Year’s marathon

Another Crimean Tatar got sent to psychiatric hospital
News - 30 December 2016

Another Crimean Tatar got sent to psychiatric hospital

The expertise, which lasts less than 2 hours, turned into forced hospitalization that lasts almost a month

During the court hearing Chiygoz expressed his distrust in the Prosecutor
News - 28 December 2016

During the court hearing Chiygoz expressed his distrust in the Prosecutor

For “blatantly biased approach and unwillingness to see the obvious”

Umerov’s protection was refused to provide copies of the examination on his case
News - 19 December 2016

Umerov’s protection was refused to provide copies of the examination on his case

This significantly violates the right for defense

Crimean Tatars are systematically pursued after the annexation of Crimea – Amnesty International
News - 16 December 2016

Crimean Tatars are systematically pursued after the annexation of Crimea – Amnesty International

Crimean Tatar people have been deliberately targeted by the de facto local and Russian authorities

Mutual support of Crimean Tatars scares Russian investigators, said lawyer Sabinin about the Emir-Useyin Kuku case.
News - 13 December 2016

Mutual support of Crimean Tatars scares Russian investigators, said lawyer Sabinin about the Emir-Useyin Kuku case.

If there are Muslims in Crimea then it is possible that there is Muslim terrorism why not investigate this?

Court extended arrest of Chiygoz until April 2017
News - 12 December 2016

Court extended arrest of Chiygoz until April 2017

Mykola Polozov, Chiygoz’s lawyer, informed about this on his Facebook page

In Crimea, the human rights defender Emir-Useyin Kuku was involuntarily sent to a psychiatric examination
News - 08 December 2016

In Crimea, the human rights defender Emir-Useyin Kuku was involuntarily sent to a psychiatric examination

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine protested against a psychiatry examination, used against Ukrainian citizens

Panov and Zakhtiy are forced to abandon their lawyers in “Lefortovo”
News - 07 December 2016

Panov and Zakhtiy are forced to abandon their lawyers in “Lefortovo”

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs demands to let the consuls visit them

Another one Crimean Muslim is punished by psychiatry
News - 01 December 2016

Another one Crimean Muslim is punished by psychiatry

This is the fifth example of compulsory inpatient psychiatric examination against the Crimean Muslims

In Crimea, security officers surreptitiously placed a pamphlet, for which an imam was summoned
News - 28 November 2016

In Crimea, security officers surreptitiously placed a pamphlet, for which an imam was summoned

“Fortress of the Muslim” was included to the “Federal list of extremist literature”

Two more Crimean Tatars can be forcefully sent to psychiatric expertise
News - 24 November 2016

Two more Crimean Tatars can be forcefully sent to psychiatric expertise

Crimean advocate Emil Kurbedinov wrote on his Facebook account

Defendant in ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir case’ forcibly sent to psychiatric hospital
News - 17 November 2016

Defendant in ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir case’ forcibly sent to psychiatric hospital

One of the six people arrested in the "case of Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Yalta was sent to a psychiatric hospital for a forced examination

Russian Security Service instructs to subject six Crimean Tatars to forced psychiatric examination
News - 03 November 2016

Russian Security Service instructs to subject six Crimean Tatars to forced psychiatric examination

These Crimean Tatars supported Ilmi Umerov...

Russian lawyers not allowed to visit Panov in Lefortovo remand prison
News - 03 November 2016

Russian lawyers not allowed to visit Panov in Lefortovo remand prison

Investigator was given the order to let only one certain person

Umerov handed updated charges to, ‘invited’ for questioning
News - 03 November 2016

Umerov handed updated charges to, ‘invited’ for questioning

Russian Federal Security Service handed an updated resolution on charges against Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Ilmi Umerov

Panov not receives letters, packages from relatives in Moscow’s remand prison
News - 31 October 2016

Panov not receives letters, packages from relatives in Moscow’s remand prison

The Crimean Human Rights Group has learned this from Ihor Kotelianets