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• Freedom of expression • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Ukrainian seized and sentenced in Russian-occupied Crimea for pro-Ukrainian social media comments

A 21-year-old Crimean has received an 18-month suspended sentence in Russian-occupied Crimea for “pro-Ukrainian slogans” on social media

Life sentence in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Russia’s total invasion but questions remain

A court in Kyiv has sentenced Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin to life imprisonment on war crimes charges for killing a civilian in cold blood shortly after Russia began its total invasion of Ukraine

• War crimes • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Russia extends terror and abductions from occupied Crimea and Donbas to all of Ukraine

Since its total invasion of Ukraine on 22 February 2022, the Russian military have been seizing Ukrainian civilians in all areas that fall under their control, with such crimes dating back to at least the 19th century

Russian invaders torture and threaten to kill civilian hostage in revenge for their military losses

27-year-old Mykola Zakharchuk was tortured and expected to be killed by Russian soldiers who felt aggrieved that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had killed other Russian invaders of Ukraine

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

Russian prosecutor demands 20-year sentence on ‘fantasy charges’ against Crimean Tatar political prisoner

Even if the indictment had been proven, and it has not, Russia would be seeking to imprison a Ukrainian citizen for two decades for so-called ‘propaganda’ of an organization which is perfectly legal in Ukraine

“PEACE lost”– digest of Russian protests (UPDATED)

In order not to be charged for “discreding the Russian Army” people spread photos of their pets and captions saying “PEACE lost. He was kind and fun and didn’t cross our neighbours’ border. He gave comfort and hope. We need our PEACE back”.

"They gave us no protective gear apart from a helmet and a cross" – the disabled in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories are being forced to fight

he Security Service of Ukraine has released a video with two prisoners from the “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR). They say they were forcibly mobilized despite their disabilities. Everyone who gets caught by the local authorities is forced to join the army.

Russia uses abducted Ukrainians for propaganda video claiming Ukraine is bombing ‘liberated’ Melitopol

It is near certain that the men gave their supposed ‘confessions’ under torture, with the video yet another extraordinary attempt by Russia to try against all evidence, to blame the Ukrainian Armed Forces for its bombing and shelling of civilians

Ukrainian POWs and abducted civilian hostages illegally imprisoned in Russian-occupied Crimea

Since the beginning of Russia’s total invasion, Russian soldiers have been abducting Ukrainian civilians, many of whom are held prisoner in occupied Crimea

International appeal: ‘Let’s not get into the wrong fight! We must support the Ukrainians without thinking twice or holding back’

‘In most of our countries, however, too many people have sided with the Russian dictator. In the name of an anti-imperialism that has turned into passionate hatred over the years, they are applauding anyone who is opposing the West’ – more than eighty writers and academics call on «all those who demand freedom for themselves» to «stand with the Ukrainians.»

• other • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Prohibited remembrance of Crimean Tatar genocide and mounting terror in Russian occupied Crimea

Those who believe that Ukraine must accept Russia’s occupation of Crimea so that Putin can ‘save face’ should bear in mind the mounting persecution of Crimean Tatars including in areas recently invaded

Artist disappears after arrest for pro-Ukrainian anti-war protest in Russian occupied Crimea

The whereabouts are unknown of Yevpatoria artist Bohdan Ziza {Azizov) who was detained for a pro-Ukrainian protest in the centre of occupied Yevpatoria on 16 May.

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