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Mothers helpless as Russia risks the life of three Ukrainian political prisoners on hunger strike
13.08.2018
Three Ukrainian mothers are watching, totally powerless, as their sons, imprisoned illegally in Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea, become dangerously weak on hunger strike
“The end is near”: Grave Fears for the Life of Kremlin hostage Oleg Sentsov
09.08.2018
Ukrainian filmmaker and Kremlin hostage Oleg Sentsov is dangerously weak after 87 days on hunger strike. His cousin reports that the situation is "catastrophically bad" and that when Oleg speaks of the end being near, it is not release that he is referring to
Moscow prohibits picket in support of Oleg Sentsov for 84th day of his hunger strike
02.08.2018
Despite the immediate danger to Oleg Sentsov’s life, Russia’s reaction so far to calls from all democratic countries to release him has been to lie about Sentsov’s ‘trial’, his citizenship, and to impose repressive measures against those Russians who have come out in the imprisoned filmmaker’s support
Ukraine to provide support to families of political prisoners held in Russia and Crimea
27.07.2018
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has finally adopted a resolution which will help the families of Russia’s Ukrainian political prisoners pay for lawyers, as well as visits where the men are held somewhere in Russia. Although there may be issues to be clarified, this is undoubtedly a much needed move
Sentences passed in Russia’s most openly lawless anti-Crimean Tatar ‘trial’
20.06.2018
A ‘court’ in Russian-occupied Crimea has passed suspended sentences against five Crimean Tatars accused, as had been Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Akhtem Chiygoz, of taking part in a perfectly legal pre-annexation demonstration over which Russia had no jurisdiction
Ukrainian MP helps Russian disinformation campaign against Oleg Sentsov
13.06.2018
Classic disinformation tactics aimed at suggesting, falsely, that “not all is clear” about Russia’s ‘trial’ and imprisonment of Oleg Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko have, frustratingly been used by Ukrainian MP Yevhen Muraev, his channel and at least one other
The Epic Struggle of Crimean Tatars Captured in the Film Mustafa
13.06.2018
Crimean Tatars’ unending struggle for freedom has been nothing less than epic, and much of it is represented in the long life of Mustafa Dzhemilev. Finally, a film producer has recognized his story for what it is: a compelling tale of historic sweep featuring a legendary protagonist of distinguished bearing.
Russia is holding over 70 Ukrainian Political Prisoners of War
04.06.2018
Russia’s political persecution of Ukrainians coincided with its invasion and annexation of Crimea, and has continued unabated. Oleg Sentsov’s indefinite hunger strike has renewed demands for his release, however he has vowed to continue until Russia release all political prisoners [LIST and DETAILS]
Russia abducts, tortures and imprisons Ukrainians. And Ukraine?
27.04.2018
Ukraine’s legislators are still dragging their feet on vital legislation needed to support Russia’s ever-rising number of Ukrainians imprisoned on politically-motivated charges or for their faith, as well as their families. A recent legislative initiative not only gave Ukraine’s Security Service the role of deciding who qualifies, but also effectively means that prisoners themselves would not be eligible for support until after their release.
Russia protects suspected Maidan killers “for reasons of national security” while abducting Maidan activists
09.03.2018
Russia is continuing to deny any involvement in events in Ukraine from Euromaidan to the war in Donbas. Yet it cites concern about “national security” as its reason for rejecting requests to extradite or even just interrogate former Ukrainian Berkut officers, some of whom are suspected of having taken part in the gunning down of unarmed Maidan activists
Crimean Tatar activist sentenced for Facebook comment that Crimea is and always will be Ukraine
02.03.2018
Suleyman Kadyrov has been convicted by a ‘court’ in Russian-occupied Crimea of ‘making public calls to violate Russia’s territorial integrity’ for writing on Facebook that “Crimea is Ukraine. It always was, is and will be”. He received a two-year suspended sentence, with a ban on any ‘public activities’ for the same period
Join in Solidarity with Oleg Sentsov & other victims of Russia’s occupation of Crimea
26.02.2018
It is four years since a huge pro-Ukrainian unity demonstration in Simferopol on 26 February 2014 foiled Russia’s plans for an illicit coup d’état. It is an appropriate, yet poignant Day of Crimean Resistance given the huge price paid by the Crimean Tatar leaders and other Ukrainians who peacefully stood in defence of Ukraine on that day and later,
Calls to declare Crimean political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh a Hero of Ukraine
08.02.2018
It is people like Volodymyr Balukh, spending his second birthday in prison for his unwavering loyalty to Ukraine that give the lie to Russian propaganda about Crimea and give hope that it will return under Ukraine’s control.
Oleg Sentsov and two other Kremlin hostages receive Sakharov Award for Courage
01.02.2018
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, sentenced in Russia to 20 years for non-existent ‘terrorism’, has become one of the laureates of the Andrei Sakharov Award for Courage, together with two other Ukrainians facing Russian persecution: journalists Mykola Semena and Roman Sushchenko.
Vedzhie Kashka: “Is it really such a crime to be Crimean Tatar?”
18.12.2017
An appeal written by Vedzhie Kashka over forty years ago was made public * two weeks after Russia’s attempt to arrest the 83-year-old veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement caused her death. Her questions back in 1974 as to why the Soviet authorities were trying to drive her family out of Crimea seem bitterly relevant to the present situation where Crimean Tatars are once again under attack.
Imprisoned Crimean Tatar leaders reportedly exchanged for 2 suspected Russian state-sponsored killers
11.12.2017
Reports in the media that Russia freed Crimean Tatar political prisoners Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov in exchange for two Russians accused of at least one political killing in Turkey cannot be confirmed or denied, however the Kremlin clearly has something to hide
Russia jails Crimean Tatar for refusal to collaborate, his father for telling PACE about the case
08.12.2017
Among those telling the world about the imprisonment on surreally lawless charges of Crimean Tatar leader Akhtem Chiygoz; Ali Asanov and Mustafa Degermendzhy was Mustafa’s father, a veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement. Now Bekir Degermendzhy has himself been imprisoned, on different, yet no less cynical, charges. The 57-year-old suffers from severe asthma and should not be in detention under any circumstances
No let up in persecution of pro-Ukrainian activist & torment of his elderly mother in Russian-occupied Crimea
29.11.2017
A court in Russian-occupied Crimea has yet again extended the detention of Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh, despite the clear illegality of the move even according to Russian law, Balukh’s serious health issues and the fact that his elderly mother, who is going blind, has been left without any support.
Number of Russia’s Ukrainian political prisoners rises well above 60
27.11.2017
The Kremlin’s Ukrainian political prisoners were waited for in vain at countless airports throughout the world on November 26. There are now well over 60 known prisoners, held on spurious charges, and the number has risen alarmingly over recent months.
It’s Never Too Late to Set the Record Straight
23.11.2017
November in Canada is Holodomor Remembrance Month, designed to remember one of the greatest crimes against humanity in history, a premeditated genocide perpetrated by Josef Stalin to collectivize farms and destroy Ukrainian society
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