Take food for three days. Then you’ll come back. The Crimean Tatars never did
The people who finally came home in the 1990s and their descendants are Russia's political prisoners again.
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Nicolas Tenzer: stop talking about peace, the question is victory
French geopolitical expert on his book Our War, Putin's nihilist regime, and the strategic autonomy Europe must build with or without Washington
Russia is killing journalists and jailing them as “terrorists,” Ukraine tells UN
At least 26 Ukrainian media workers are in Russian captivity and 147 have been killed since the full-scale invasion, the country's UN delegation said.
Russia keeps arresting Crimeans. The count just hit 520
The number of Crimean political prisoners has more than doubled since the full-scale invasion. A welder, a human rights defender, a father of four: three faces of the political repressions.
Russia hands Crimea’s main detention center to FSB
The transfer reverses a concession Russia made to the Council of Europe in 2005. Detention centers in Crimea are already at 103% capacity.
67% of Crimea’s repression targets one people: Crimean Tatars. The US peace plan would hand them to Russia
Crimean Tatars survived Stalin's deportation. Now they face Russia's repression.
Russian courts freed two seriously ill Crimean Muslims. Months later, both are back in prison.
One has cancer, the other is blind. Both were re-arrested after brief releases on medical grounds.
Partisans: Russia’s 247th Air Assault Regiment crumbles amid desertions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Desperation grows as Russia treats locals like expendable pawns.
High blood pressure, rash of unknown origin ravages Crimean journalist in Russian jail — medical care still denied
His wife’s visit reveals the growing physical torment concealed behind prison walls.
Inside occupied Crimea: torture, disappearances, and total suppression of dissent
A Freedom House report sheds light on systematic abuses in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
Crimean Tatar activist: Russian propaganda in Crimea worse than during Soviet era
Russian propaganda in occupied Crimea is more intense than ever, says Crimean Tatar activist Amet Bekir. He compares today’s repression to Soviet-era crackdowns, warning that fear grips every household under Russian rule.
Russo-Ukrainian War, day 1029: Czech Republic recognizes deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
Meanwhile, reports say European nations may consider deploying 100,000 peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.
Czech Senate unanimously recognizes deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide
In a historic vote, the Czech Senate unanimously recognized the 1944 Soviet deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide, joining several other nations in acknowledging this dark chapter of World War II.
Russia weaponizes history to erase Crimean Tatar identity
As an exiled Crimean Tatar journalist, I've witnessed my people's desperate struggle to preserve our language, traditions, and very existence in the face of renewed Russian oppression.
Poland recognizes Russian deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as genocide
This marks a significant step in the ongoing fight for justice for the Crimean Tatars, who have endured suffering under both the Russian Empire and the current occupation of Crimea.
Ukraine proves decade-long pattern of Russian human rights abuses in occupied Crimea
The European Court of Human Rights validated Ukraine's assertions of systematic human rights violations committed by Russia against Ukrainian citizens in Crimea, effectively dismissing Russia's narrative of Crimea's "voluntary" accession, as the court acknowledged evidence of forced citizenship changes, unlawful detentions, and the illegal imposition of Russian legislation.
Activists report mass repressions in Crimea against pro-Ukrainian supporters and Crimean Tatars
Since the beginning of the occupation of Crimea, the Russian Federation has initiated a broad repressive campaign against the peninsula's residents, leading to over 300 political prisoners and numerous administrative and criminal proceedings targeting Crimean Tatars and pro-Ukrainian activists,
Ten things about the Crimean Tatar deportation you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask
The hushed-up Soviet crime is one that Russia continues to spin in its ongoing occupation of Crimea, and one that Ukraine insists was genocide
Ukraine claims milestone in top UN Court, but Russia left unpunished
After nearly 7 years, the International Court of Justice issued a nuanced ruling on Ukraine's case over Russian violations in occupied Crimea and Donbas - one with symbolic meaning but limited tangible impact for now.
Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires urgent medical assistance, human rights defenders say
Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov who was sentenced to 8.9 years in prison by the Russian occupation authorities needs…