temporarily occupied Crimea
Political prisoner Kostenko denied early release
Political prisoner Oleksandr Kostenko was denied early release on parole. The corresponding ruling was delivered by the Kirovo-Chepetsk District Court of Kirov region of Russia.
Political prisoner Kostenko transferred to punishment cell
Crimean activist Oleksandr Kostenko, who was convicted in Russia, has been transferred to a punishment cell
Maidan activist Kolomiets may be sentenced to 20 years in prison
The trial in case of Maidan activist Andriy Kolomiets continues in Simferopol. He is accused of assassination of two former Berkut special riot police officers during the protests in Kyiv
Klimkin asks ICRC to monitor conditions in Crimean prisons more carefully
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin has called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to monitor conditions in the Crimean prisons more carefully.
Court of occupied Crimea takes four Crimean residents into custody
The human rights activists believe that a new wave of reprisals against the Crimean Tatars has started in the Russian-occupied Crimea
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
Russian court to consider appeal of Euromaidan activist Kostenko in February
During the trial, the court refused to take into account the statements on torture and to interrogate witnesses
Electricity in Crimea used for war – Chubarov
The occupation authority provides primarily military infrastructure with electricity, not the population, Refat Chubarov says
Ukrainian Parliament recognizes deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
Mustafa Dzhemilev described this as "the first step towards the restoration of justice."
Oleh. “Crimea has always been a sought-after region. All years of Ukrainian independence”
The conversations about #“Ukrainization” of Crimea were futile. It was impossible to find a postcard in Ukrainian for our Canadian friends in 1997-1998
Russia starts transferring detained activists from Crimea
Euromaidan activist Kostenko was taken to Russia without the chance to meet with his relatives.
Euromaidan activist Kostenko not treated after being tortured – human rights defenders
The activist may become phycically challenged, if the prison administration does not give him medical treatment
Crimean Tatars continue preventing trucks with Ukrainian products from entering Crimea
The two-kilometer queue of trucks has been formed in Kherson region.
Crimean Tatars to block export of Ukrainian goods to Crimea
The representatives of the Crimean Tatars are going to launch the action "Civil blockade of Crimea."
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
Crimean Tatar Deportation Victims Commemorated on Maidan
Crimean Tatars gathered in Independence Square in Kyiv to commemorate the victims of the 1944 deportation. In Simferopol, participants of an auto rally in commemoration of the tragedy were detained
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