persecution
Over 110 people illegally deprived of liberty in Russia-occupied Crimea – CHRG
Human rights activists says detainees have suffered torture.11:00, 19 April 2021
Elderly lady in occupied Crimea sentenced to 12 years over "spying for Ukraine"
Occupation authorities claim the woman, 66, had been gathering Russian navy secrets for Ukraine's military intelligence.10:40, 30 March 2021
MFA Ukraine reacts to Russia's move to put Markiv on int'l wanted list
The diplomats emphasize Russia's replacement of law enforcement functions with political persecution.12:20, 24 December 2020
Russia sentences Ukrainian ex-football player to 12 years for "espionage"
The trial was held behind closed doors.14:25, 07 December 2020
Russia seeking to change Crimea's demographic map – Ukraine official
Moscow wants to "erase" the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar identities there, Zelensky's envoy stresses.20:15, 04 November 2020
Ukraine condemns Russian court move toward church eviction in occupied Crimea
The Russian Federation has once again made efforts to destroy Ukrainian cultural centers in Crimea, persecuting the Ukrainian congregation.14:00, 05 August 2020
Journalists in Russian-occupied areas must be protected, MFA Ukraine says on World Press Freedom Day
Ukraine Mission to EU added that "Russian propaganda is afraid of truth".15:50, 03 May 2020
Russia's FSB detains Crimean resident for "participating in illegal armed formation"
Criminal proceedings were initiated under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.13:00, 17 February 2020
Another political trial of Crimean Tatars to be held in Russia on Jan 9 – lawyer
Rustem Emiruseinov faces life imprisonment, while other defendants in the case, Arsen Abkhairov and Eskender Abdulganiev, may face up to 20 years in prison.13:40, 09 January 2020
Cabinet improves procedure for granting citizenship to foreigners fighting for Ukraine
Honcharuk says the new procedure allows the authorities to prevent granting citizenship to those who have been convicted of grave crimes on grounds other than political.15:12, 18 December 2019
Zelensky offers Rada to streamline naturalization procedure for certain categories of applicants
The procedure should be simplified for foreigners who fought in Donbas on Ukraine's side and those who fled from persecution in Russia.12:40, 13 December 2019
Ukraine to complain to UN court about Russia's "Hizb ut-Tahrir cases"
Ukraine considers the cases to be unlawful and sees them as persecution of Crimeans by occupying authorities.14:40, 13 November 2019
Polozov warns Ukrainians against traveling to Russia, occupied Crimea
At any moment, anyone could be nabbed and "appointed" another "terrorist" or "saboteur".10:00, 10 September 2019
Crimean "court" sentences Ukrainian volunteer to 10 years in prison
According to investigators, in 2016-2018 Dilyaver Gafarov was allegedly part of a Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion.10:15, 29 August 2019
Zelensky eases naturalization of Russian nationals subjected to political persecution
Also, a procedure was simplified for obtaining citizenship by foreigners and stateless persons who defended Ukraine.14:00, 13 August 2019
Occupation authorities conduct 73 raids, 67 arrests in Crimea since year-start – rights group
A human right to a fair trial was violated 381 times, including 261 times in relation to the Crimean Tatar population, in 2019.11:05, 01 August 2019
Ukraine church's only temple in occupied Crimea plundered
Church property was destroyed under the pretext of "repair works" allegedly conducted by the occupying authorities.11:05, 25 July 2019
MFA Ukraine calls on int'l community to look into developments around held Crimean Tatar activist's illness
The foreign ministry has expressed concern over the deterioration of Bekirov’s health condition.23:10, 23 July 2019
Occupation authorities mull terrorism-related charges against Crimea Tatar leader Dzhemilev's stepson
The Mejlis Chairman does not rule out that the Russian occupation authorities are preparing new large-scale provocations against the Crimean Tatars.14:20, 16 May 2019
Hizb ut-Tahrir case: Russian court extends remand time for Crimean Tatar men
The detainees will be held in custody until August 15.10:00, 14 May 2019
