Crimean pro-Ukrainian activist Oleg Prykhodko was sentenced
The Southern District Military Court in the city of Rostov-on-Don in the Russian Federation sentenced Mr. Prykhodko to 5 years in a high-security prison.
Lawyer visits denied for Vladyslav Yesypenko, Ukrainian detained in Crimea
Ukrainian citizen Vladyslav Yesypenko, who was detained on 10 March in Crimea, is not allowed to see independent lawyer Emil Kurbedinov retained by the wife of the Ukrainian, Yekaterina.
Statement of Human Rights Organizations Regarding Detention of Vladyslav Yesypenko in Crimea
On March 10, 2021 the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (the FSB) detained Mr. Vladyslav Yesypenko, a Ukrainian national, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. According to preliminary information, Mr.Yesypenko was detained due…
Review on the human rights situation in Crimea in February 2021
The Crimean Human Rights Group presents to your attention the Brief Review on the human rights situation in Crimea in February2021
Statement by Human Rights Organizations on the Matter of Sentencing of Crimean Activist Oleh Prykhodko
On March 3, 2021, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don (the Russian Federation) convicted a Ukrainian activist from Crimea Oleh Prykhodko and sentenced the Ukrainian to five years of imprisonment in a maximum security…
Hearings of Case of Ms G.Dovgopoloya, Aged 66, a ‘Ukrainian spy’, Started in Sevastopol
The “Sevastopol City Court” began considering the merits of the “case” of 66-year-old Ms Galina Dovgopoloya, resident of Sevastopol, accused by the FSB of the Russian Federation “of committing high treason” (Article 275 of the…
Statement on the latest searches and detentions in the occupied Crimea
Ukrainian human rights organizations express a strong protest against the latest searches in homes of Crimean Tatars. As reported, on February 17, 2021 the occupying authorities in Crimea have again resorted to politically motivated criminal…
Review on the human rights situation in Crimea in January 2021
The Crimean Human Rights Group presents to your attention the Brief Review on the human rights situation in Crimea in January 2021
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…
Occupation Authorities of Crimea Jamming Ukrainian FM Stations in the South of Kherson Region
The Crimean Human Rights Group monitored the situation with the quality of FM broadcasting in this region in early February 2021. There are issues with jamming Ukrainian FM radio signal by Russian stations in all…
RF Authorities Increase Several Times Fines for Participating in Rallies
On February 11, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the third reading a bill that increased penalties for participation in rallies. The bill strengthened liability for disobedience to police, repeated disobedience to…
Ukrainian Communicated to HIV and Left Without a Medical Care Required Died in RF Colony
On the morning of February 5, 2021, prisoner Vladimir Zdorenko, born in 1971, a Ukrainian national, died in IK-1 of Adygea (RF) due to improper medical care. This was reported to the Crimean Human Rights…