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News about Ukrainian political prisoners and hostages.
Russia tortures two Crimean Tatar political prisoners to death
Kostiantyn Shyrinh and Dzhemil Gafarov received the longest sentences from Russian courts, which accused them of spying and…
Stories too horrifying to disclose. Over 80 Ukrainian medics tortured in Russian captivity
In addition to the Defenders of Azovstal, Russian forces captured the entire staff of the 555th Military Hospital…
How Russia fabricated the case against Crimean Tatar leader Dzhelyal
On 18 February at 10 am, the Russia-controlled Supreme Court of Crimea heard a criminal case against Nariman…
Russia sentences RFE/RL freelancer to six years in first case of torture of professional journalist in Crimea
On 9 March, Vladyslav Yesypenko, a RFE/RL journalist who reported on developments in Crimea, filmed a flower-laying ceremony…
“My legs were black and blue from beatings” – Ukrainian hostage recalls Donbas militants’ torture
It was the morning of 9 November 2017 when Maryna Yurchak, a chemical technologist from Donetsk, was detained…
How Russian imperialism jailed Ukrainian dissidents 50 years ago and today
12 January is the Day of the Ukrainian political prisoner, established to honor people who were imprisoned on…
Drawing the life he is not living: prison art by Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin showcased in Berlin | Photos
Take a peek at exclusive photos from Atelier Soldina, an exposition space in Berlin, which saw the opening…
This January, send a letter to a Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin
Most of us will spend the cozy winter holidays with our family and good food. But there are…
65-year-old Russian historian of Stalin’s terror has prison sentence extended to 15 years
On 27 December, judge Yekaterina Khomyakova Petrozavodsk City Court (Karelia, Russia) extended Yury Dmitriev‘s 13-year prison sentence by…
“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…
Ukrainian political prisoner, father of four who resisted Crimean occupation starts a hunger strike in Russian prison
Contents What do we know about Ivan Yatskin?The case of Ivan YatskinTreatment of Ivan Yatskin in prisonIs the…
Crimean Tatar leader Dzhelyal kept in unheated Russian prison as temperatures approach freezing
On 4 September, Pervomayskoye village of Simferopol region of Crimea saw the detention of Nariman Dzhelyal. On 6…
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…
Stalin executed their great-grandfather 83 years ago. Now Russia sentenced these Crimean Tatars on same charges
[editorial]Yesterday, a court in Rostov sentenced four Crimean Tatars to a total of 56 years on charges of…
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…
“There is no greater humiliation than reducing a person to an animal without any rights.” Kremlin hostages share their prison survival strategies
[editorial]Hundreds of Kremlin hostages have seen nothing but cell and prison yard since 2014. New imprisonments happen every…
VIP campaigners step up for the Kremlin’s Ukrainian hostages
[editorial]European politicians, diplomats, and public figures are giving a voice to the voiceless: they are becoming campaigners for…
Why this Crimean Tatar Muslim woman gives the Russian occupation authorities a headache
[editorial]When Russia occupied Crimea in 2014, many Crimean Tatars emigrated to escape persecution. Lilya Hemedzhy started studying to…
“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…
How Crimean Tatar leader Dzhelyal swelled the ranks of Ukrainian “saboteurs”
The night of 3 to 4 September destroyed the peace of five Crimean Tatar families. Russian security service…
