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Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea
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Mystery ‘treason’ charges against abducted 63-year-old Oleksandr Osadchy for supporting Ukraine in occupied Crimea

Oleksandr Osadchy's grandfather was executed during the Soviet Terror in 1937. 90 years later, the Russian occupiers seized Oleksandr, held him incommunicado for over a year and may or may not have passed a horrific 18-year 'sentence'

Russia passes effective life sentence against 61-year-old Crimean for a video of zero interest

Despite propaganda hype, the video might just as well have been of cormorants in the Kerch Strait yet Ihor Boiko was sentenced to 18 years

ECHR orders Russia to pay compensation to Crimean Tatars arrested and prosecuted for peaceful protest

Russia will doubtless flout the European Court of Human Rights ruling, but the clear articulation of its lawless repression is, nonetheless, important

Russia brings ‘extremism’ charges against 86-year-old Crimean Jehovah’s Witness after sentencing his son to 6 years

Oleksandr Ursu is now facing the same cynical charges and sentence as those used to imprison Oleksandr's 60-year-old son, Victor Ursu for practising his faith

Two fake trials and 16-year sentence for pro-Ukrainian views in occupied Crimea

Even if Arseniy Diachkin's health has not been undermined by torture at the hands of the Russian FSB, he needs constant medical care because of an early injury and will doubtless not be receiving it

Ukraine bypassed as Russian archaeologist wanted for crimes in occupied Crimea freed in 'Poland - Belarus' exchange

It is truly wonderful that Andrzej Poczobut has been freed, but frustrating that Ukraine was not told about a ‘deal’ seemingly involving the US administration, as well as Moscow

Crimean pensioner sentenced to six years for social media comments against Russian aggression

The comment might rile the Russian regime, but Serhiy Obushny wanted Ukrainian drones to hit a military target unlike Russian drones used constantly to kill civlians

Secret Russian court upholds ‘foreign agent’ repression against Crimean Tatar human rights defender Lutfiye Zudiyeva

Russia claimed, among other things, that Zudiyeva had received foreign money because of small amounts her husband paid into her account for daily expenses

Russia stages fourth ‘trial’ of 67-year-old Crimean political prisoner to ensure he dies in captivity

This time ‘treason’ charges have been laid against a Ukrainian patriot targeted for his unconcealed opposition to Russia’s occupation of Crimea.

Russia abducts Crimean Tatar trying to see dying aunt and accuses her of ‘treason’ for donations to Ukrainian Army

43-year-old Diana Havryliuk has three children, with the younger two still not aware why their mother disappeared months ago

Ukrainian ex-military man sentenced to 18 years in Russian-occupied Crimea on surreal ‘treason’ charges

This was Act II in Russia’s double-barrel persecution of two former military servicemen – Ruslan Chorny-Shvets and Serhiy Lykhomanov

Russia brings cynical new criminal charges against Crimean Tatar political prisoner with malignant brain tumour

Tofik Abdulgaziev has been charged with ‘contempt of court’ after expressing his indignation at being forced to sign a ‘clean bill of health’, a document that his brain tumour made him unable to read

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