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Tortured to death by Russia's FSB for helping to defend Ukraine from the invaders

Denys Myronov's mother, Natalia, is convinced that her son was so savagely tortured because they could not break him and he refused to collaborate with the enemy.

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea   • Events

ECHR rules too late against Russia’s notorious ‘foreign agent’ law and hardly moves over violations in occupied Crimea

The judgement might have been hailed as a victory for civil society in Russia and occupied Crimea, had it not been so hopelessly belated.

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Russian invaders demand Ukrainians have ‘filtration’ stamps and permits to live in their own cities

The Russian invaders who have seized control of Mariupol are forcing the remaining residents to carry stamps in their passports, confirming that they have undergone so-called ‘filtration’

• Events

Prominent Ukrainian activist Roman Ratushny killed defending Ukraine against Russian invaders

Roman Ratushny represented everything that the Russian regime is trying to destroy in Ukraine.

• War crimes

Mass grave with seven tortured victims of Russian invaders found in forest outside Kyiv

All of the civilians had been shot in the head, and many had their hands tied, and had also been shot at in the knees

• The right to life   • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Russia kills refugee in occupied Crimea, then ‘puts him on trial’

A Russian court is about to begin the ‘trial’ of Nabi Rakhimov, 13 months after the Uzbek refugee was killed by the Russian FSB in occupied Crimea

• War crimes

Tortured body found of Ukrainian patriot seized by the Russian invaders of Kherson

Vitaliy Lapchuk was killed by the Russian soldiers who claimed to be ‘liberating’ Kherson. Killed, after they savagely tortured him for seeking to defend his country

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Russia declares peaceful Crimean Tatar organization ‘terrorist’ to escalate repression in occupied parts of Ukraine

Russia’s Supreme Court has passed yet another politically motivated ruling, declaring a peaceful Ukrainian organization ‘terrorist’ and leading potentially to 20-year sentences

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'Death sentences’ of British & Moroccan POWs in occupied Donbas show clearly why Russia must be driven out of all of Ukraine

Two British and a Moroccan fighting for Ukraine in Mariupol have been ‘sentenced to death’ by an unrecognized ‘court’ from the Russian-controlled ‘Donetsk people’s republic’

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Young Crimean Tatar likely tortured into ‘confessing’ to anti-war protest

It is of particular concern that the supposed ‘confession’ was made while Aziz Faizullaev’s lawyer was being prevented from seeing him

• War crimes

Russia hides all details about soldiers killed in Ukraine as a ‘state secret’

Russian media are deleting lists of Russian soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine following a court ruling stating that such information constitutes ‘a state secret’

• Freedom of conscience and religion   • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Crucial judgement for Jehovah’s Witnesses as Russia tries to deny ECHR jurisdiction for its war crimes in Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights has found Russia’s ban of the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be unlawful and has ordered, among other things, that Russia discontinue current proceedings and release those imprisoned for their faith