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Crimes of the Russian occupation regime in Crimea
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Being yourself is not a crime: look into the eyes of kids of Crimean Tatar political prisoners jailed by Russia
Childhood is a time of brightest memories, which you remember for the rest of your life. The childhoods…
Pull off a kangaroo court in five easy steps: a how-to guide from Russia
Do you need to jail a political opponent? Demonize an entire ethnicity for geopolitical benefits? Look no further,…
Photo project spotlights Crimean Tatar kids born after their fathers’ unlawful arrests by Russian occupation authorities
[editorial] 191 children of Crimean Tatars, the indigenous population of the Crimean peninsula, are growing up without their…
Moscow to drill for fresh water under Azov Sea, not to help Crimea but to back its claims
The Crimean Peninsula has suffered increasingly serious water shortages ever since Russia illegally occupied and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea…
Forgotten political prisoners of the Kremlin have hopes for Blinken’s visit to Ukraine
The Kremlin’s Ukrainian political prisoners in Crimea are left to the mercy of fate. The issues of the…
Indigenous leader accuses Russia of ethnocide at UN Forum
[quote]“Erzya, as indigenous people in Russia, can survive the COVID-19 pandemic, but not the Russian repressive regime. International…
Seizing Ukrainian water for Russian-occupied Crimea #1 task for Putin, Illarionov says
Vladimir Putin has long made clear that he doesn’t believe that Ukraine has a right to exist as…
Constructing the terror: Russia’s forged cases of “Ukrainian extremism”
[editorial]An old textbook rule for authoritarians says: when you have at troubles home, divert attention elsewhere. Since the…
Forced migration in Crimea as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid’ strategy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Decree No. 201 came into effect on March 20, 2021. The executive edict adds…
The quiet front: the battle of identities in occupied Crimea and Donbas
[editorial]Beyond the sizzling trench warfare in occupied Donbas, a no less important battle is being fought. In a…
Crimean Platform sets the scene for deoccupation, all UN members should join – Ukrainian expert at UNSC
[editorial]A United Nations Security Council high-level Arria-formula virtual meeting on Crimea: 7 years of violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty…
Water shortages in occupied Crimea now so great Moscow likely to step up pressure on Kyiv, Kazarin says
Read also: Russian-occupied Crimea running out of water despite snowy weather – with Moscow still searching for way…
Russia comes for Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea once again
During the search. Photos: Crimean Solidarity Six Crimean Tatars arrested in raids committed by Russian law enforcement in…
Russian-occupied Crimea running out of water despite snowy weather – with Moscow still searching for way out
Read also: Crimeans have tap water only six hours a day as all Russian attempts to hydrate occupied…
Russia’s strategy in the Sea of Azov: The Kerch Bridge, artificial shipping delays and continued harm to Ukraine
Russia’s “hard power” activity in the Sea of Azov has increased significantly since May 2018, when the authorities…
Stolen childhood: Russian propaganda and militarization of Crimean youth
On December 7, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) adopted the resolution “Problem of the militarization…
Putin claims mounting crisis in occupied Crimea can be reversed by fresh water supplies under Azov Sea
On December 17, Vladimir Putin said that the mounting water crisis in Russia-occupied Crimea, a crisis that means…
UNGA vote on militarization of Crimea highlights Moscow’s international isolation on Ukraine, Portnikov says
“Of these 17,” writes Portnikov, “three are members of [Russia’s] Eurasian Economic Union [which has five members –…
International Criminal Court finally agrees to open case regarding war crimes in occupied Crimea and Donbas
In what Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called a “historic” decision, the International Criminal Court in The Hague…
Is Crimea now costing Russia more than it is worth?
Russian regional affairs analyst Anton Chablin points out that the recently released budget figures for 2021 show enormous…