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“Fight poverty, not Ukraine” – digest of Russian protests

In Dagestan a schoolgirl finished her graduation speech with phrases : “No to War! Free Ukraine! Putin is a devil”. She was forced to publicly apologize for this.

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Russia carries out multiple arrests of Crimean Tatar lawyers representing victims of repression in occupied Crimea

Four Crimean Tatar lawyers, all well-known for their tireless work in representing Russia’s ever-mounting number of Crimean Tatar and other Ukrainian political prisoners, have been detained in the last two days

Russia kills at least 240 Ukrainian children, forcibly deports thousands of others

Killings, rape and sexual abuse; enforced deportation and abduction are just some of the appalling war crimes that Russian military are committing in Ukraine

• War crimes • Events

Summary of the events that occurred in Kherson city and Kherson oblast during the 90 days of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war (February 24 – May 24 2022)

This publication provides the summary of the information gathered by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, within the global initiative “Tribunal for Putin” on the alleged international crimes in 90 days of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war. 840 episodes were documented and recorded in the database.

Putin’s new Russian ‘citizenship’ decree demonstrates plans to annex much more Ukrainian territory

The new move is still further confirmation, should any more have been required, that Putin was lying when he claimed that Russia was not seeking to annex still further parts of Ukrainian territory

• 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.

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