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• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Imprisoned Crimean Solidarity activist Tofik Abdulgaziev needs urgent operation for a malignant brain tumour

Tofik Abdulgaziev has been imprisoned since 2019 for his integrity and human rights activism, with Russia causing all of the earlier conditions which have gravely undermined his health


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• War crimes

Monstrous sentences demanded against nine men abducted from Kherson and savagely tortured for insane Russian show trial

The charges against the men bear no scrutiny, but their absurdity, as well as the clear indications of torture, are clearly of no concern to the ‘judges’

• War crimes

Russian sentenced to life for the killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kharkiv oblast

The court did not take into account Sergei Tuzhilov’s claim that he was “carrying out orders” when he shot dead one Ukrainian prisoner of war and instructed a subordinate to kill another

• War crimes

17-year-old from occupied Mariupol faces 20-year sentence on ‘treason’ charges for wanting to help Ukraine

It is worrying that the Russian FSB has only now reported the 17-year-old Ukrainian patriot’s ‘arrest, as he was clearly seized many months ago

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Prominent Crimean Tatar journalist and political scientist prosecuted for ‘extremism’ in an academic work

The occupation authorities were evidently looking for any pretext to harass Lenora Dyulber, presenter of the Crimean Tatar talk show Merkez and came up with two, each as preposterous as the other

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Worse than North Korea and plummeting. Russia hits new depths in Crimea, other occupied parts of Ukraine

Russia is quite openly using terror and repression in occupied Crimea to silence all voices of dissent and of Ukrainian identity with it likely that the situation is at least as bad on other occupied territory

• War crimes

Russia sentences Ukrainian pensioner to 12 years and forces him to ‘repent on video’ for supporting Ukraine

Sentences against Ukrainians accused essentially of patriotism are long and guaranteed, with ‘trials’ taking place in total secrecy

• Access to information   • Research

When Information Starts Working on Its Own

On the role of information resources in the era of a new digital space and artificial intelligence reality: the example of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group’s websites.

• Voices of war

‘Bro-wolfieʼ: The story of a soldier who survived in Mariupol and rebuilt his life

For several years, he has been attending rallies for the liberation of prisoners of war every week. This man, who uses a wheelchair, brings joy to those around him through his constant jokes and by entertaining children. His distinctive appearance has made him a symbol at these events. “Bro-wolfie” reflects on the start of the war, the occupation of Mariupol, and life after losing both legs.

• Voices of war

The Woman Who Didn’t Break. Part Two

We continue the story of Larysa Fesenko, the director of the Lesnastinkovsky Lyceum, who refused to teach her children under Russian flags and for this was imprisoned for 45 days in a Russian torture chamber.

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Stories of Convicts. The struggle for life

The site contains stories of people sentenced to life without the right to review their sentences. The evidence of these people’s guilt is based on confessions obtained under torture, which they recanted in court. However, the defence evidence and arguments of innocence of these people were not investigated by the investigation and the court.

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The right to privacy

The site contains decisions of international judicial bodies in precedent-setting cases and analytical articles on violations of personal data protection, illegal wiretapping, defamation and other issues related to the human right to privacy.

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