temporarily occupied Crimea

68% of Ukrainians support lustration as a tool for restoring justice – poll
News - 04 May 2025

68% of Ukrainians support lustration as a tool for restoring justice – poll

In achieving justice, 68% of Ukrainians consider lustration an effective tool for restricting access to state institutions for individuals who have compromised themselves by collaborating with the Russian occupiers

Trump: “Crimea will stay with Russia”; Zelenskyy: “Only Ukrainians decide our territories”
News - 26 April 2025

Trump: “Crimea will stay with Russia”; Zelenskyy: “Only Ukrainians decide our territories”

Donald Trump's statements contain factual errors. At the time of Russia's military aggression in February 2014, Ukraine had no aspirations to join NATO. Since 2010, under President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine had adopted a non-aligned status, formally renouncing its pursuit of NATO membership

No one should ever be allowed to violate the rights of Indigenous peoples
Columns - 25 April 2025

No one should ever be allowed to violate the rights of Indigenous peoples

The meeting dedicated to the theme "Discussion of the Six Mandatory Areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health, and human rights) with reference to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous 1 Peoples and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

What does just peace mean for Ukraine and why does Crimea remain a fundamental issue?
Columns - 25 April 2025

What does just peace mean for Ukraine and why does Crimea remain a fundamental issue?

What does a just peace mean for Ukraine, and why does Crimea remain a fundamental issue? In his video commentary for the Crimea Platform, the deputy head of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatar People, Nariman Dzhelyal, outlined the key principles, analyzed international positions, and emphasized the importance of maintaining a clear legal framework in resolving the conflict

Crimea’s future can only be determined by the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and Ukraine – Refat Chubarov
News - 22 April 2025

Crimea’s future can only be determined by the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and Ukraine – Refat Chubarov

Chubarov reiterated that the Mejlis rejects any form of recognition of Russian control over Crimea, both de facto and de jure.

Hromadske Radio seeks 700,000 hryvnias to broadcast along the frontline
News - 21 April 2025

Hromadske Radio seeks 700,000 hryvnias to broadcast along the frontline

The funds are needed for content production, transmitter fees, and the functioning of the editorial office

Russian occupiers detain abducted Crimean woman Lenora Dzhemilova in a Simferopol detention facility, accuse her of high treason
News - 03 April 2025

Russian occupiers detain abducted Crimean woman Lenora Dzhemilova in a Simferopol detention facility, accuse her of high treason

Controlled by Moscow media outlets only reported Dzhemilova's detention in March of this year. For 10 months, Russian security forces denied any involvement in her disappearance and held the woman in complete isolation

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations
News - 01 April 2025

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations

O'Flaherty suggests that representatives of Ukrainian civil society, whose credibility among citizens is higher than that of the parliament, should be at the negotiating table

Ukraine pushes back against US proposal to unblock Russian agricultural trade
News - 25 March 2025

Ukraine pushes back against US proposal to unblock Russian agricultural trade

The White House claimed that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping and stop military strikes in the Black Sea

Illegal Crimean “judge” Oleksiy Nanarov sentenced in absentia for the deportation of a human rights defender
News - 25 March 2025

Illegal Crimean “judge” Oleksiy Nanarov sentenced in absentia for the deportation of a human rights defender

This is not the first sentence against the so-called judge Nanarov. In September 2023, he was sentenced in absentia to 12 years with confiscation of property for high treason

Number of missing women rising in Crimea – “Crimea SOS”
News - 24 March 2025

Number of missing women rising in Crimea – “Crimea SOS”

"Crimea SOS" emphasizes that enforced disappearances constitute a gross violation of human rights and are used by the occupying administration as a means of intimidating the local population

At least 164 archaeological artifacts removed from temporarily occupied Crimea by the Russian occupiers
News - 24 March 2025

At least 164 archaeological artifacts removed from temporarily occupied Crimea by the Russian occupiers

Since 2022, Russian museums have been actively engaged in propaganda activities in the occupied territories, organizing exhibitions, lectures, and educational programs aimed at legitimizing the occupation. The goal of these actions is to integrate Ukrainian museums into the Russian cultural space and destroy Ukrainian identity

Russia bears responsibility for the occupied territories – Amnesty International Ukraine
News - 24 March 2025

Russia bears responsibility for the occupied territories – Amnesty International Ukraine

While preparing the report, representatives of Amnesty International Ukraine conducted over 100 interviews with former prisoners of war and their family members. They shared their experiences, memories, and interactions with state and non-governmental organisations

“Part of Russia’s genocide policy”: Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Putin’s decree ordering Ukrainians to leave occupied territories and Russia
News - 22 March 2025

“Part of Russia’s genocide policy”: Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Putin’s decree ordering Ukrainians to leave occupied territories and Russia

Tykhyy emphasized that this decree continues Russia's systematic violation of fundamental international legal norms, breaching at least three international legal documents

Russians illegally detain Crimean activist Yunus Masharipov in a psychiatric hospital for five years
News - 11 March 2025

Russians illegally detain Crimean activist Yunus Masharipov in a psychiatric hospital for five years

Russian security forces also use compulsory psychiatric treatment and commitment to psychiatric hospitals to persecute Crimean Tatars in temporarily occupied Crimea

Blind political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov sent to tuberculosis hospital for examination
News - 09 March 2025

Blind political prisoner Oleksandr Sizikov sent to tuberculosis hospital for examination

Sizikov has been using a blood pressure monitor more frequently, indicating that he has high blood pressure. Doctors prescribed him medication for hypertension and promised to provide him with the pills he brought with him

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President
News - 04 March 2025

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President

Matviichuk considers it abnormal when politicians talk about elections, minerals and concessions, but not about people. In her opinion, the human dimension must be returned to the negotiations. This must be done to stop the war and the loss of life

Russian occupiers have sent the case of Crimean Tatar Charaz Akimov to the ‘supreme Court,’ in occupied Crimea where it will be heard behind closed doors
News - 02 March 2025

Russian occupiers have sent the case of Crimean Tatar Charaz Akimov to the ‘supreme Court,’ in occupied Crimea where it will be heard behind closed doors

The "Tribunal" recalled that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, at a meeting of the FSB board, called for "seriously strengthening" the work of counterintelligence. In this regard, as noted in the report, an "abnormal increase in the number of criminal cases" on charges of espionage, treason and "confidential cooperation" is expected, as well as an acceleration of the pace of their "solving."