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Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea
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Huge sentences demanded in Russia’s reprisal for humiliation over Ukrainian attack on military airbase

Five Crimean Tatars face sentences of 11-17 years, one of them a likely death sentence, with the pretext for ‘terrorism’ charges a conversation about prayer which the FSB had illicitly taped seven years earlier

Russian FSB abduct Crimean couple, place their child in care

Russia’s abductions in occupied Crimea are becoming chillingly lawless and brutal, with children left deeply traumatized

Crimean abducted by Russian FSB after returning to see her dying mother sentenced to 17 years for a donation

It is already profoundly cynical to accuse a Ukrainian of ‘treason’ for supporting Ukrainian defenders, but even more shocking when the victim, Liudmyla Kolesnikova was there for her mother’s funeral

Russian FSB holds abducted 62-year-old Crimean woman incommunicado for almost four months without vital medication

Russia brought enforced disappearances and political persecution to occupied Crimea with the distinction often very fine. It is now increasingly targeting women who face massive sentences on totally secret charges

Bitter frustration over Russia’s (non) release of Ukrainian political prisoners and civilian hostages

Whether or not Moscow was deliberately trying to sow discontent in Ukraine, its failure to release political prisoners whose life is in danger and others illegally imprisoned for years was brutal

Court frees blind and disabled Crimean political prisoner sentenced to 17 years for protest over Russian repression

Oleksandr Sizikov's release is a welcome first, except that he should never have been arrested, nor had to endure the torment of the past five years

Server Mustafayev, renowned Crimean Tatar political prisoner, receives Freedom House award for exemplary courage

Server Mustafayev “chose not to be silent” about Russia’s repression in occupied Crimea. Russia’s vengeance against him and other Crimean Solidarity journalists has been savage

Russia escalates persecution, labelling renowned Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights defender a ‘foreign agent’

This is the latest of several attacks on Lutfiye Zudiyeva and clearly aimed at silencing the courageous Crimean Solidarity coordinator, whose male colleagues have ended up receiving massive sentences for refusing to be stifled

Russia rubberstamps 15-year ‘treason’ sentence against 58-year-old Crimean activist Oksana Senedzhuk

It is extremely likely that Oksana Senedzhuk was targeted because of her pro-Ukrainian position and open opposition to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine

Russia threatens Crimean Tatar political prisoners with deportation to Uzbekistan

The move would be cynical and lawless, however Russia has already forcibly deported one human rights activist. They also killed recognized refugee Nabi Rahimov and then sent his wife back to Uzbekistan where she faced religious persecution

19-year sentence for Crimean Solidarity journalism not enough – Russia steps up persecution of Remzi Bekirov

Russia used religious faith as pretext for massive sentences against Remzi Bekirov and 24 other Crimean Tatar civic journalists and activists and is now weaponizing it again to make his life even more difficult in Russian prison

Certain death warrant as six Crimean Tatar activists sentenced to 14 years ‘for refusing to be silent’ about Russian repression

14 years for discussing daily prayers and other aspects of the men’s faith – and for refusing to remain silent about Russia’s lawless repression in occupied Crimea

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