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Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea
Renowned Crimean Solidarity journalist convicted of 'abusing' freedom of mass information in Russian-occupied Crimea

In an 8-minute ‘court hearing’ in Lutfiye Zudiyeva’s absence, the journalist and human rights defender was found ‘guilty’ of an absurd charge over a very old Facebook post

Russia moves to ‘revoke’ Soviet decree recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine

Russia’s leaders will be “shooting themselves in the foot” with this pitiful attempt to rewrite history, one legal expert has noted, since the question must arise why they recognized Ukraine’s borders from 1991 until the invasion

FSB violently detain renowned activist and Crimean Tatar National Assembly delegate

Russia’s persecution of 64-year-old Edem Dudakov is not only because of his position in the Crimean Tatar Qurultay, but because he has exposed Russia’s barbaric destruction of the vital 16th century Khan’s Palace

Russia uses Siberia for maximum vengeance against imprisoned Crimean Tatar journalist Remzi Bekirov and his family

Remzi Bekirov refused to be silent about Russia’s repression in occupied Crimea, and for that Russia is punishing him, and his entire family

Crimean Solidarity journalist and activists arrested, their families terrorized, in new Russian offensive against Crimean Tatars

Russia’s FSB have carried out more armed dawn raids, destroying the lives of ten Crimean Tatar families for ‘good statistics’ and bonuses

Ominous denials a month after Crimean Tatar father abducted by Russian FSB

It is over 5 weeks since the Russian FSB openly seized the 28-year-old, who had recently become a father, and nothing is known of his whereabouts, or why he was targeted

Reshat Ametov and 10 years of Russia’s systematic torture, abductions and killings of civilians for supporting Ukraine

Russia’s savage torture and murder of Crimean Tatar Hero of Ukraine Reshat Ametov was just the beginning, with the number of civilian hostages now huge, and the use of torture widespread and systematic

Crimean blogger sentenced to 2.5 years for 'showing disrespect for Russia's military glory'

Yevhen Shved was abducted a full month before he was officially charged, and almost certainly tortured and / or threatened with a huge sentence on ‘danger to state security’ charges to obtain his videoed 'repentance'

Sentenced to 17 years in Siberia for opposing Russia's invasion and affirming that Crimea is Ukraine

Moscow has scarcely tried to conceal the real motives behind its appalling persecution and 17-year sentence against world-renowned Mejlis leader and journalist Nariman Dzhelyal, and two cousins, Asan and Aziz Akhtemov

Son of Crimean Tatar political prisoner dies, deprived by Russia of his father in life and in death

Russia made it impossible for Aider Dzhapprov to see 13-year-old Abdullah and will not allow the political prisoner to be at his son’s funeral

Armed raid and surreal charges in Russian attempt to silence renowned Crimean Tatar journalist and Crimean Solidarity coordinator Lutfiye Zutfiyeva

Russia dredged up Facebook posts from 2021-22 and grotesque charges to justify its latest attack and armed raid against Lutfiye Zudiyeva who tirelessly speaks out in defence of victims of repression in occupied Crimea

Russia's armed terror against independent Crimean Tatar Muslim community hits resistance

Even occupation ‘courts’ found difficulty convicting Imams, who had led worship in their communities for decades, of ‘unlawful missionary activities’