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Russia now has more political prisoners than USSR did in 1976
Two years ago, Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza pointed out that Vladimir Putin’s Russia had more political prisoners than…
Crimean Platform sets the scene for deoccupation, all UN members should join – Ukrainian expert at UNSC
Dear Ladies and Gentleman, First of all, allow me to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the…
Ukrainian ex-Kremlin hostages launch platform to free political prisoners held by Russia
Russia's seven-year hybrid war against Ukraine has resulted in not only the seizure of Crimea and eastern Ukraine…
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…
Words of freedom: why you should send a letter to a political prisoner of the Kremlin
For the sixth year in a row, the LetMyPeopleGo campaign calls to send letters and postcards to the…
Crimean Tatars in the crosshairs of Russia’s war on Muslims
On 16 September, seven more Crimean Tatars from the Crimean peninsula which Russia occupied in 2014 were predictably…
“I didn’t reach the war but ended up in prison instead,” Oleg Sentsov’s interview with Novaya Gazeta
On your exchange day, we all watched cars with blacked-out windows and security jeeps leaving Lefortovo Detention Center…
“They can destroy buildings, but not the spirit,” – Crimean Archbishop on Russia’s religious persecution
Russia continues to oppress Ukrainian citizens in the occupied Crimea not only for their civil stance, but also…
Nikolai Polozov: the Kremlin can take as many hostages as it wants to use as bargaining chips with Ukraine & West
The euphoria from the prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia which took part on 7 September has somewhat…
Ex-Kremlin prisoners tell about torture, horrors of Russian prisons
On 7 September 2019, 35 Ukrainians returned home from Russian prisons. Among them were the 24 sailors whom…
An unequal exchange: the spies and terrorists Russia got for releasing Oleg Sentsov and 34 other Ukrainian political prisoners & POWs
For Ukraine, the Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap on 7 September was euphoric and touching. 35 men, of them 11…
35 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin, including Oleg Sentsov, finally home. 86 still remain (UPDATING)
On 7 September 2019, a prisoner exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine. took place. 35 Ukrainian citizens…
European Parliament calls on Russia to release Ukrainian political prisoners and eco-activists
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to release Ukrainian citizens illegally sentenced and held…
Relatives of Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin ask PACE to prevent lifting Russia sanctions
Open letter to PACE Assembly Members: Don’t deprive us of hope for the liberation of our relatives who…
Stanislav Klykh, heavily tortured Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin, launches hunger strike
Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin Stanislav Klykh has started a hunger strike in a Russian prison, according…
Only civic journalism can prevent Crimea’s total isolation. That’s why Russia is attacking it
The peninsula had disappeared from the first pages of international media outlets long ago. Ukrainian journalists rarely travel…
Faces of the Crimean Solidarity group who Russia baselessly arrested as “terrorists”
On 27 March, in its largest raid yet, Russian special services tore into the homes of several dozen…
Russia arrests 23 Crimean Tatars after largest raid ever in occupied Crimea
At about 6 AM on 27 March, Russian security forces raided more than 20 houses of Crimean Tatars…
Russia sentences gravely ill Ukrainian political prisoner it abducted to 6 years, he launches hunger strike
On 24 August 2017, 19-year-old Ukrainian student Pavlo Hryb went to meet a girl. Then he got kidnapped…