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• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Two Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russian-occupied Crimea sentenced to 6 years for studying the Bible online

The alleged proof that Viktor Kudinov and Serhiy Zhyhalov had ‘organized the activities of an extremist organization' was that they had thanked people for their responses to questions concerning their faith

Ukrainian defender’s mother and her nephew abducted and sentenced by Russian 'court' to 15 years

The 'trial' of Nona Halka, who also has two underage children, and her nephew Victor Meshniakov, was held behind closed doors, with it quite likely that Nonna was seized purely because her son is defending Ukraine

• Voices of war • Interview

Let life conquer all things — “Animal Rescue Kharkiv”

Despite the danger, they go to hot spots to save those who cannot save themselves. 500 fish from Konstiantynivka, cats, dogs, pets, and even a turtle. We talk about life at the animal shelter, the difficulties of adoption, and stories with a happy ending with Yaryna Vyntoniuk, the representative of the organization “Animal Rescue Kharkiv”.

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Russia sentences young Sevastopol man to 11 years, claiming he emailed Ukraine’s Security Service

Kostiantyn Horlynchenko is the latest victim of the Russian FSB’s attempts to both terrorise the population in occupied Crimea and to claim ‘good statistics’ by fabricating ‘saboteur plots’

• Voices of war • Interview

With a bag over my head, I was taken to a torture chamber in Donetsk

Liudmyla Huseinova spent three years in Russian captivity. Unbearable conditions of detention, being placed in a “glass”, being summoned for the “entertainment” of Russian soldiers — the story of a prisoner of the Kremlin is in our article.

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Crimean Tatar sentenced by Russia to 19 years for ‘religious dissidence’ hurled into punishment cell for prayer

This was near certainly a targeted attack on Muslim Aliev, an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience and fellow Crimean Tatar political prisoner Teymur Abdullayev

Russian ‘psychologists’ used to get kids in occupied Ukraine to report on their parents

As well as trying to indoctrinate children and block their access to Ukrainian sites, the invaders are using them to try to hunt down relatives or neighbours opposing Russian occupation

Over a thousand days of Russian hell and torture for defending Ukraine

Russia’s reprisals against POWs from the 36th Marine Brigade have probably been especially savage because this courageous brigade refused to betray their oath in 2014 and defended Mariupol in 2022

Russia’s fake ‘terrorism’ trial with death sentence guaranteed against 61-year-old Ukrainian with cancer

Instead of receiving proper medical treatment and spending time with his children and grandchildren, Mykola Oliynyk is held in a Tagenrog prison notorious for its horrific conditions and torture of Ukrainian prisoners

• Voices of war • Interview

Our Super Mario — a Spanish volunteer in Russian captivity

Spanish citizen Mariano Garcia Calatayud has been in Russian captivity for over two years. He was tortured with electric shocks, his teeth were knocked out, and a dog was set on him. The volunteer’s common-law wife, Maryna Tetiana Oleksandrivna, talks about his love for Ukraine, struggle, and captivity.

Russia simplifies deportation of Ukrainians as ‘foreigners’ from occupied Ukraine

While making it easier to deport those whom the occupying state calls ‘foreigners’ for refusing Russian citizenship, Russia is also threatening those with a Russian passport with deportation if they didn’t swear allegiance

Russia acknowledges part in torture and rape through ‘trial’ and horrific sentences against three Donbas hostages

The Russian-controlled militants who savagely tortured and gang raped Natalia Vlasova, and threatened to send a bomb to kill her small daughter, were not content until she screamed ‘loud enough’

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