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Memorial Human Rights Centre: Oleg Prikhodko, a resident of Crimea convicted of attempting to perpetrate an act of terrorism, is a political prisoner

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:April 21, 2021
Post category:Crimea Memorial Human Rights Centre Politically Motivated Prosecutions Rights Groups in Russia Ukraine
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6 April 2021 Previously, Oleg Prikhodko was repeatedly prosecuted under administrative law for his pro-Ukrainian views. Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre Memorial Human Rights Centre, in accordance with international guidelines,…

Legal Case of the Week: Concerns that Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko has been tortured after his ‘confession’ on television in Crimea.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 27, 2021
Post category:Crimea Journalists Legal Case of the Week Prohibition of Torture Ukraine
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Week-ending 26 March 2021 Credit : screenshot from the interview of Krym24 via Reporters without Borders On 18 March 2021 a TV-channel in Russia-controlled Crimea broadcast what it calls an…

Remember the Date: 18 March 2014 – the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:March 18, 2021
Post category:Crimea Putin Putinism Remember the Date
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Map: Wikipedia On 18 March 2014 the Russian Federation formally annexed the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. Ukraine considers the annexation a violation of international law and the event was condemned by…

Legal Case of the Week: Three Crimean Tatars sentenced to long terms in prison for membership of Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:January 15, 2021
Post category:Crimea Crimean Tatars Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Legal Case of the Week Right of Association
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Week-ending 15 January 2021 Photo: Human Rights in Ukraine On 12 January 2021 the Southern Military Regional Court sitting in the city of Rostov-on sentenced Enver Omerov to 18 years,…

Legal Case of the Week: Ukrainian citizen Valentin Vyhivsky now serving seventh year in Russian prison.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:January 8, 2021
Post category:Crimea Human Rights in Ukraine Legal Case of the Week Ukraine
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Week-ending 8 January 2021 Photo: Human Rights in Ukraine On 7 January 2020 Valentin Vyhivsky spent his seventh Orthodox Christmas in near solitary confinement, thousands of kilometres from his family…

Legal Case of the Week: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says reasonable grounds for believing war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine.

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 18, 2020
Post category:Crimea International Criminal Court Legal Case of the Week Ukraine
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Week-ending 18 December 2020 Photo: Wikipedia The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has found reasonable grounds for believing war crimes and crimes against humanity have been 'committed…

Legal Case of the Week: Lenur Islyamov, owner of ATR Crimean Tatar television, sentenced to 19 years in prison in absentia

Post author:Rights in Russia
Post published:December 12, 2020
Post category:Crimea Legal Case of the Week Ukraine
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Week-ending 11 December 2020 Lenur Islyamov Photo Krym.org via Human Rights in Ukraine On 10 December 2020 the Supreme Court of Crimea sentenced Lenur Islyamov, owner of ATR Crimean Tatar…