temporarily occupied Crimea
Moscow court detained Crimean Tatar Leniie Umerova, who traveled to her cancer-stricken father in the temporarily occupied Crimea, on ‘espionage’ charges.
According to the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the girl did not even have time to finish her previous administrative detention, when she was abducted by the FSB and taken to Moscow, to the Lefortovo detention center
Russia has unduly restricted the right to freedom of opinion and expression in temporarily occupied Crimea since full-scale war against Ukraine – OHCHR
OHCHR has documented the prosecution of 89 individuals in temporarily occupied Crimea for “public actions directed at discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation” since the legislation was introduced in March 2022
How independent lawyers are ‘silenced’ in Crimea
This article is about the charges brought against lawyers, the course of their trials, and the consequences these prosecutions will lead to
In Crimea, law enforcers are searching the house of a large family from Bilohirsk district
One of the streets in Novoklenove village is blocked
In Crimea pro-Ukrainian activist Balukh is sentenced to 3 years and 7 months of imprisonment in the colony
The Ukrainian’s defense stated that the case against him was falsified and that the verdict will be appealed in higher instances
Chiygoz’s judges refuse to attach the report of human rights defenders to the case
Chiygoz challenged the court once again...
Only one person from more than 200 interrogated testified against Chiygoz in the court – Polozov
Even members of the “people’s militia” have not testified against Chiygoz
In occupied Crimea the court extended the term of arrest of Chiygoz for additional three months
The panel of judges led by Victor Zinkovyi ignored the statement of lawyer Oleksandr Lisovuy about the fact that detention based only on the gravity of charges contradicts the recommendations and practice of the European Court of Human Rights
In the trial of Chiygoz the so-called senators of Crimea gave conflicting testimonies
The court has questioned Sergei Tsekov and Olga Kovitidi as witnesses
Dying mother of Chiygoz must visit him in the SIZO herself – the decision of the Crimean authorities
Lawyer Polozov called this situation a blasphemy
MFA demands from Russia to allow Chiygoz to meet his ill mother
Mother of Akhtem Chiygoz is at death
In the trial of Chiygoz, the defense filed a request for the interrogation of Chubarov
This request was a surprise for the judges
Witness in “Chiygoz case” told who is actually behind the riots on February 26
Approximately at 12 am, five or six people with military bearings appeared at the pro-Russian rally, they were hiding unknown items, which resembled sticks, under their jackets...
In Crimea detained human rights defender Kuku is not allowed to visit his relatives
The defense believes that this one of the forms of applying pressure
Ruslan Zeytullayev intends to continue his hunger strike until the delivery of judgment
Crimean Tatar activist starves for 17 days, looks haggard, but holds tight
Defendant in the Yalta “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case is not provided with medical assistance
Arsen Dzheparov urgently needs a surgical intervention
New indictment brought against Mamutov, defendant in Bakhchysarai “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case
Now Mamutov is accused of trying to seize power
Russia creates the illusion of development of the Crimean Tatar media in occupied Crimea
Experts voiced recommendations that could improve the situation with freedom of speech on the peninsula
Columns
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Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
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