Draft bills now in parliament will finally provide real help and guarantees for political prisoners, POWs and civilian hostages and their families

Draft bills now in parliament will finally provide real help and guarantees for political prisoners, POWs and civilian hostages and their families

Russia’s illegal construction plans for the ancient ruins of Tauric Chersonese in occupied Crimea will cause enormous damage and are very likely to lead to Chersonese being removed from UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The European Court of Human Rights is to examine several alleged violations, including torture and discrimination, in the case of a young man arrested in August 2016 over the murder of a 8-year-old girl in Loshchynivka (Odesa oblast)

Hearings have taken place at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over the seizure by Russia of three Ukrainian naval vessels and 24 crew members on 25 November 2018

The Russian-controlled Crimean High Court has convicted Kostiantyn Shyrinh of mystery ‘spying’ and sentenced the 61-year-old Ukrainian to 12 years in a harsh regime prison colony

Russia’s Supreme Court has refused to refer the case of Yury Dmitriev for a cassation review despite glaring procedural irregularities and violations of his right to a fair trial.

Russia’s Supreme Court has refused to refer the case of Yury Dmitriev for a cassation review despite glaring procedural irregularities and violations of his right to a fair trial.

No questions get asked about the methods used to obtain the false testimony and / or ‘confessions’ on which trials hinge. And when a victim finds the courage to retract such ‘testimony’, the FSB are free to teach him – and others – a chilling lesson.

No questions get asked about the methods used to obtain the false testimony and / or ‘confessions’ on which trials hinge. And when a victim finds the courage to retract such ‘testimony’, the FSB are free to teach him – and others – a chilling lesson.

Although a solo father with a small son, Ihor Hordiychuk saw no choice but to join Ukraine’s Armed Forces in 2015. According to his sister, Yulia, he said, if I don’t defend our country, who will?

Fifteen Crimean Tatars were detained on 11 October merely for gathering outside a ‘court’ in occupied Crimea to show solidarity with three political prisoners, facing 17,13 and 12-year sentences for similar acts of solidarity

Fifteen Crimean Tatars were detained on 11 October merely for gathering outside a ‘court’ in occupied Crimea to show solidarity with three political prisoners, facing 17,13 and 12-year sentences for similar acts of solidarity

The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight individuals, all implicated in Russia’s persecution of Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainians in occupied Crimea.

Russia’s new offensive against the First Deputy Chair of the Mejlis, Nariman Dzhelyal, is accompanied by a sharp escalation in repressive measures against Crimean Tatars expressing solidarity

Russia’s new offensive against the First Deputy Chair of the Mejlis, Nariman Dzhelyal, is accompanied by a sharp escalation in repressive measures against Crimean Tatars expressing solidarity

Igor Girkin continues to oblige with acknowledgement that it was Putin and Russia that brought war and carnage to Donbas

When prevented from flooding the event with propaganda, Russia simply blocked this vital platform for NGOs to provide information about mounting human rights violations in occupied Crimea, Donbas and other places

When prevented from flooding the event with propaganda, Russia simply blocked this vital platform for NGOs to provide information about mounting human rights violations in occupied Crimea, Donbas and other places

It is impossible to imagine the torment that Roman Onishchuk’s elderly mother has endured over the last six years since her son was seized by militants from the self-proclaimed and Russian-controlled ‘Luhansk people’s republic’