“After the third shock, my brain exploded”: Crimean Tatar activist says FSB tortured him with electricity to obtain “confessions”
On 21 December, Nariman Ametov, a Crimean Tatar activist and the father of three minor children, reported on…
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New strengthened UN Crimean resolution calls on states to join Crimea Platform, names Crimean Tatars an indigenous people
"This year we managed to include in the text Russia's responsibility for respecting the rights of Crimean Tatars…
How to stop Russian aggression in post-Soviet states? | 30 Years of Freedom, p.4
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Russia continues to coerce Crimeans into its military and punishes those that resist
In the most recent example, the "court" for the city of Sudak has convicted a nineteen-year-old resident of…
Russia’s claims to Ukrainian warship “Donbas” in Kerch Strait pure psy-op, maritime expert says
On the evening of 9 December, the Russian FSB announced that the ship of the Ukrainian Navy "Donbas"…
The West’s purchases of gas from USSR prolonged our occupation by 10 years — Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine
Julia Kazdobina: Mr. Ambassador, thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you about Crimea and…
How Crimean hotel Mriya keeps winning the British World Travel Awards despite EU sanctions
Every year, Russian media mark the Mriya Hotel's award of the World Travel Awards with publications along the…
Russia detains leader of Crimean Tatar resistance movement
Dilyaver Memetov was detained for his appearance three days earlier at the meeting of Edem Semedlyaev, a human…
Ukraine demands Spain withdraw school textbooks with “Russian” Crimea
The Embassy of Ukraine in Spain addressed the Minister of Education of the country with a demand to…
Russia arrests, fines 30 Crimean Tatars celebrating release of their unjustly imprisoned lawyer with a 50-kilo cake
Crimean Tatar lawyer Edem Semedlyaev was released from a remand prison in occupied Simferopol on the evening of…
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank operates in occupied Crimea covertly to avoid further sanctions — report
Read also: Sanctions on Russia are working, but they're not enough The report reveals that the first mortgage…
Stalin executed their great-grandfather 83 years ago. Now Russia sentenced these Crimean Tatars on same charges
Yesterday, on 29 October, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, Russia sentenced four Crimean Tatars from Bakhchysarai…
Hall of Fame | Finland denies export licence for Danfoss engines due to Crimea sanctions
Finland's decision became known from the conclusion of St. Petersburg's Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the Center…
Soviet tradition of punitive psychiatry continues in Russia-occupied Crimea
There is no basis for moving Nariman Dzhelyal to the psychiatric hospital. This is not the opinion of…
VIP campaigners step up for the Kremlin’s Ukrainian hostages
Six Crimean citizen journalists imprisoned for political reasons now have mentors from different states, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister…
Why this Crimean Tatar Muslim woman gives the Russian occupation authorities a headache
“I only feel fear in one instance – when people get arrested. This is what brings tears to…
Are Chechens being purposefully pitted against Crimean Tatars?
Dozens of individuals were detained after clashes in Yevpatoria, in Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimea, on the night of September…
“After they electrocuted me, I told them everything they needed.” How Russia’s FSB extracted a “confession” from a Crimean Tatar
Asan Akhtemov and his compatriots were arrested on 3-4 September. On that night, Russian security service officers raided…
Some call the EU sanctions regime a “paper tiger,” but that will change soon — law professor
“There exist several EU countries that are ready to investigate sanctions violations, but, unfortunately, no effective steps have…
Xiaomi reportedly temporarily blocked its smartphones in Russian-occupied Crimea and other sanctioned areas
[block]According to media reports, Chinese company Xiaomi had remotely blocked its smartphones in the Russian-occupied region of Crimea,…