How Russia Forces Ukrainians Into Its Army
Tens of thousands in Crimea and eastern Ukraine have been recruited to fight on behalf of the occupying forces. Andrii, 31, used to work as a computer science teacher in his hometown in Donetsk, occupied…
Russian Repression: Kremlin targets scores of Crimean Tatars for detention
Nariman Dzhelyal woke up in the early hours of Sept. 4 to the sounds of a dozen armed men breaking into his home in Russian-occupied Crimea. In the span of 48 hours after police hauled…
How Russia Is Destroying Health of Ukrainian Political Prisoners: Stories of Five in Most Critical State
The health of Ukrainian political prisoners held in Crimea and Russia is a matter of particular concern to human rights defenders. These people are the most vulnerable category of Ukrainian nationals, because they are, in…
Local Media of Ukraine Should Pay More Attention To Situation in Crimea – Ms. Siedova
According to the monitoring data of the Crimean Human Rights Group published in July 2020, regional media on the mainland of Ukraine, when preparing publications on Crimean subjects, just sometimes do not comply with the…
Russia Is Trying To Do Everything To Remove All Ukrainian Entirely From Peninsula – Irina Siedova
Ms Irina Siedova, a Crimean Human Right Group expert, told Krym.Realii website, that the situation with rights of Ukrainians in Crimea ‘is very sad’. “We have been observing for 6 years how the rights of…
Pandemic In Crimea Is Intensifying And Local Media Are Often Disregarding This – Ms Siedova
In the annexed Crimea, Ukrainian human rights activists are recording the issues with informing the people about the threat of coronavirus. Thus, according to their observations, it is often impossible to verify the reliability of…
Russia in Crimea Deprives Children Of Ukrainian Identity
Crimean children have been affected by the ambitious Russian aggressive military propaganda for six years already. Some of such actions may be determined as military crime and violate the rights of children. This is described…
Children as a Tool: How Russia Militarizes Kids in the Donbas and Crimea
The article by Iryna Matviyishyn for Atlantic Council: «With an eye to the future, officials in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine are waging a campaign of “patriotic education” aimed at reaching the hearts and minds of…
Number of Ukrainian political prisoners in Crimea and Russia increased
The number of Ukrainian political prisoners in the Crimea and Russia is constantly growing and as of March this year is at least 68 people, whereas in December last year there were 64 people. The…
Exiles In Their Country, Crimean Dissidents Resist Russian Rule
On the day Olga Skripnik fled her home in Crimea, many of her fellow Crimeans were celebrating. On March 16, 2014, separatist leaders in the Ukrainian province rushed through a referendum on joining Russia in…
Exiles In Their Country, Crimean Dissidents Resist Russian Rule
Lucian Kim, National Public Radio On the day Olga Skripnik fled her home in Crimea, many of her fellow Crimeans were celebrating. On March 16, 2014, separatist leaders in the Ukrainian province rushed through a…
Conscription of Crimeans into Russian Army Illegal
A spring conscription into the army of Russian Federation that the RF intends to hold in occupied Crimea since 1 April, is illegal. As well as all previous and further conscriptions, by the way. The…