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21 political prisoners in Crimea need immediate medical assistance, - Tasheva 45 Russian political prisoners in Crimea have chronic health problems, 21 of them require immediate medical assistance. 360 2 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Closer war gets to occupied Crimea, more repressions there - Chubarov The Russian-occupied Crimea has become a likely battlefield since the summer of 2022. 1 339 3 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea War 
U.S. Embassy calls on Russia to release journalist Yesypenko The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has called on Russia to release Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko, who was detained by the Russian FSB in the temporarily occupied Crimea. 777 10 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Kuleba: Recent wave of repressions against Crimean Tatars basis for introduction of new sanctions against Russia The recent wave of repression by Russian law enforcement agencies against the Crimean Tatars in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC) is the basis for the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. 655 10 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Denisova: Six Crimean Tatars detained after searches This morning, February 17, mass raids on homes of Crimean Solidarity activists took place in the occupied Crimea. Six people were detained. 703 6 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Five people detained in FSB raids on homes of Crimean Tatars. VIDEO&PHOTOS In the occupied Crimea, the officers of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation conducted searches at homes of seven Crimean Tatars in Bilohirsk, Bakhchisaray, Simferopol, Sevastopol and Sovetsk district. At least five people were detained. 5 393 28 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Ukraine demands Russia overturn sentences for 'Bilohirsk group Hizb ut-Tahrir' The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has expressed its resolute protest against the conviction on trumped-up charges of three Ukrainian citizens by the Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation in the case of the so-called "Bilohirsk group Hizb ut-Tahrir," according to a comment posted on the ministry's website. 768 3 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
475 Ukrainians detained or were detained in Russia 475 Ukrainians are detained or were detained in the territory of the Russian Federation as the prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol reported. 612 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Fabrication of cases against Ukrainians is Russia’s repressive practice in Crimea – Dzheppar The fabrication of politically motivated cases against Ukrainian citizens is one of the key repressive practices of Russia in the temporarily occupied Crimea, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar has said. 707 1 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Ukraine criticizes international military competition in Crimea organized by Russia The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers the organization of the illegal Glubina international competition by the Defense Ministry of Russia on the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula which started on August 27, 2020 under the Army-2020 International Army Games, evidence of Russia’s disregard for norms and principles of international law. 496 3 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
US concerned about searches in occupied Crimea The United States expresses concern about searches and detentions of Crimean Tatars and emphasizes that Russia has no right to harass and detain Ukrainians on Ukrainian soil. 1 368 14 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Seven Crimean Tatars detained after searches in occupied Crimea. VIDEO Russian security forces have detained seven Crimean Muslims as a result of searches that were conducted at 04:00 in Bakhchisaray, Krasnogvardiyske, Simferopol districts and in Alushta town in the occupied Crimea. 4 135 9 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Sentenced in Crimea journalist Semena returned to Ukraine. PHOTO Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena, sentenced in annexed Crimea for ‘support of terrorism’, returned to Ukraine. 2 237 5 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russian FSB detain partakers of Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion In annexed Crimea, Russia’s FSB detained a partaker of Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Celebicihan. 4 315 23 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russia's political prisoner Ayder Dzhaparov suffers from jaw tumor, - Ukraine's ombudsman Crimean Tatar Ayder Dzhaparov who is currently illegally held in Russia suffers from a tumor in his lower jaw. 501 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russia illegally persecutes 115 Crimean citizens Russia illegally persecutes 115 citizens on groundless and politically motivated accusations in annexed Crimea as Ukraine’s Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova reported. 670 6 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Ukraine demands Russia free activist Prykhodko Russia should stop expanding its list of Ukrainian political prisoners and release them all, including activist Oleh Prykhodko, who has recently been arrested in Russia-occupied Crimea. 1 058 9 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russian court sentences Crimean Tatar journalist Memedeminov for 2.5 years in prison Russia's Rostov-on-Don court sentenced Crimean Tatar journalist Nariman Memedeminov who was accused of public calls for terrorism. 666 2 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Court in Crimea releases Crimean Tatar activist Bekirov A court in the Russian-annexed Crimea has released from custody Crimean Tatar activist Edem Bekirov. 2 368 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Five Crimean Tatars convoyed back to Crimea from Russia The detained people are suspected of membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, the fundamentalist movement banned in Russia; first five Crimean Tatars were arrested under these charges in Crimea in October 2016. 885 5 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Ukrainian political prisoner Bekirov eats bad in prison Crimean Tatar Edem Bekirov, accused of alleged illegal preservation of ammunition and explosive devices in Crimea, does not eat anything being afraid of a "leap" of the blood sugar level. 756 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
US urges Russia to free all arrested Crimean Tatar activists The US Embassy in Ukraine expressed concern about the arrest and political persecution of Crimean Tatar activists. 629 5 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Human rights activists report on about 86 political prisoners in occupied Crimea Eighty-six people, including more than 60 Crimean Tatars, have been deprived of liberty because of political and religious persecution in the occupied Crimea. 663 5 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Ukrainian citizens Dudka, Bessarabov sentenced to 14 years in prison in Sevastopol A "court" in Sevastopol has given a verdict against two suspects in the so-called case of Ukrainian saboteurs Volodymyr Dudka and Oleksiy Bessarabov, sentencing them both to 14 years in prison 1 528 16 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea Putin's provocation in Crimea 
Pompeo urges NATO to take new measures "in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine" US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he hoped to announce with NATO allies visiting Washington next week additional steps to push back on Russia over its aggression in Ukraine. 4 164 80 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
