The sentence against Ernes Seitosmanov should have been overturned altogether, but this was a political trial, and the ‘judges’ lacked the courage to do more than make a minimal reduction

The sentence against Ernes Seitosmanov should have been overturned altogether, but this was a political trial, and the ‘judges’ lacked the courage to do more than make a minimal reduction

Five young Telegram channel administrators have been held in captivity for over two months, and clearly tortured into providing Russia’s later propaganda attempt to combat Ukrainian resistance in occupied Melitopol

It is believed that Russian soldiers killed the nine members of one family, including two small children, after the children’s father refused to hand over the family’s home

Dmytro Kozlia has been imprisoned since July 2023, after being violently detained over comments deemed to ‘discredit the Russian armed forces’

Russia had long included many Ukrainian political prisoners on its notorious list of extremists and terrorists’ but since February 2022 it has begun bringing grotesque ‘terrorism’ charges against civilians abducted from newly occupied Ukrainian territory

As Oleg Orlov notes, the prosecutor’s office have themselves exposed the political nature of this ‘trial’, by claiming that the 70-year-old should be “isolated from society” for three years for criticising the regime

For years, Russia claimed not to wield any control over its proxy Donetsk ‘republic’, yet it is now staging a fake ‘trial’ under its own legislation, of three of that fake ‘republic’s’ civilian hostages

Russia is spending eyewatering amounts of money on its war of aggression against Ukraine, while on occupied Ukrainian territory, it seems more concerned with indoctrinating young people than on rebuilding what it has destroyed

Oleh Prykhodko is currently imprisoned for his condemnation of Russia’s invasion and occupation of Crimea and could be facing a further long term of imprisonment

Oleh Prykhodko is currently imprisoned for his condemnation of Russia’s invasion and occupation of Crimea and could be facing a further long term of imprisonment

The Russians claimed to have ‘deported’ Oleksiy Brazhnyk in February 2023, almost six months after they abducted and imprisoned him, but he has disappeared

Six Crimean Tatars were arrested on entirely different charges, but immediately after Russia suffered a humilating attack on a military airbase in occupied Crimea

Six Crimean Tatars were arrested on entirely different charges, but immediately after Russia suffered a humilating attack on a military airbase in occupied Crimea

The invading power is even refusing critical medication to children unless their parents accept Russian citizenship

Bohdan Ziza has been described as “a symbol of pro-Ukrainian protest in occupied Crimea”, with Russia’s use of ‘terrorism’ charges in reprisal for his courage and refusal to be cowered into silence

The UN Commission established appalling crimes, such as the repeated beating and rape of an 83-year-old woman in front of her disabled husband and the killing of a couple who had reported the wife's rape by Russian soldiers

Russia is continuing to seize and torture civilians in all parts of Ukraine that fall under its occupation, with many hostages held for over a year without any charges being laid

Russia is continuing to seize and torture civilians in all parts of Ukraine that fall under its occupation, with many hostages held for over a year without any charges being laid

Alexander Byvshev has refused to be silent about Russia’s aggression despite persecution since 2014. He is now, however, facing a likely long term of imprisonment for no more than naming Russia’s war crimes