Plane with Chiygoz and Umerov on board landed in Boryspil The leaders of the Crimean Tatar movement left Ankara this morning, Oct. 27. 8 097 26 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Mejlis members Umerov and Chiygoz extradited to Turkey Members of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, who had been illegally sentenced by Russian occupants in annexed Crimea, have been extradited to Turkey. 65 381 57 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
European Parliament urges Russia to stop repressions in Crimea, - resolution The European Parliament has urged the Kremlin to end repressions against the Crimean Tatar people and Ukrainians in Crimea and called for immediate release of all political hostages illegally imprisoned by Moscow. 6 959 18 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
European Parliament calls on EU to step up sanctions against Russia over repressions in occupied Crimea The European Parliament has urged the EU to expand a list of economic and personal sanctions against Russia and those involved in the persecution of the Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin. 5 523 9 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Occupant court in Crimea arrested three Tatars detained on Oct. 2 Kremlin-controlled Kyiv district court of Simferopol has arrested three Tatars - Renat Suleimanov, Arsen Kurbedinov, and Taliat Abdurakhmanov. 8 833 186 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Search, detention occurred in Simferopol district of Crimea, - attorney Semedliaev On Monday, Oct. 2, people in masks conducted a search in a Crimean village of Molodizhne, Simferopol district, in the home of Crimean resident Renat Suleimanov. 5 048 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Crimean Tatar Mejlis will ask Kyiv to ban Russian organizations in Ukraine, - Chubarov The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars intends to ask the Kyiv government to stop operations of Russian organizations in Ukraine. 9 857 51 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Umerov's sentence is equivalent to death penalty, - attorney Polozov The Russian court in Crimea has sentenced Ilmi Umerov to two years in colony and a two-year ban from public activities. 33 102 11 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
US Department of State "deeply troubled" by conviction and sentence of Chyigoz on baseless charges The U.S. Department of State says it's deeply troubled by the conviction and eight-year sentence handed down on Sept. 10 in Crimea to the Deputy Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz in connection with baseless charges. 4 245 14 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Occupant court in Crimea sentenced Chiygoz to eight years in colony The Supreme Court of Russia-occupied Crimea has sentenced Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy chairman of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatars, to eight years in prison. 7 657 13 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Amnesty International on Crimea detentions: occupants surpassed themselves and demonstrated unhealthy bigotry towards any dissidence International NGO Amnesty International has called for immediate release of Crimean Tatar activists detained in Simferopol and stopping prosecution of dissidence in the occupied peninsula. 11 751 16 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
New arrests in occupied Crimea: men taken away from family in Novoklenove Russian law enforcers came with a search to a house in Novoklenove village, Bilohirsk district of Crimea, in the morning of Aug. 10. 6 615 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Crimean Tatar Zeitullaiev sentenced to 15 years in Russia, - journalist After the prison term ends, he will be under restriction for another year. 16 828 15 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
40 Crimean Tatars kidnapped, 11 killed, 17 arrested, 64 kids orphaned: people protest in St. Petersburg in support of Crimean Tatars. PHOTOS Residents of Russian city of St. Petersburg on Sunday, June 18, held one-person protests in support of Crimean Tatars, initiated by activists of Strategia-18 group. 11 722 39 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Occupiers conduct another raid on Crimean Tatar Izetov's place. VIDEO+PHOTOS Russia's security agents are conducting more searches of Crimean Tatar places of residence in the occupied peninsula. 8 144 5 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Two more Crimean Tatars detained in Russia-occupied peninsula. VIDEO+PHOTO Russian security forces detained two more Muslims after the morning raids on Crimean Tatars' homes in occupied Bakhchysarai. 8 900 22 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Crimean Tatars' houses raided in Bakhchysarai: "Armed law enforcers broke in, blocked roads". VIDEO+PHOTOS Russian occupiers are conducting searches at the Bakhchysarai homes of Crimean Tatars Seidamet (Server) Mustafaiev and Riza Muzhdabaiev. 24 056 33 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
60 people detained at Simferopol central market on suspicion of extremism. PHOTOS In Russian-occupied Crimea, agents of the Center for Combating Extremism (Center E) raided the central market of Simferopol and detained 60 people. 29 004 67 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russian ‘law enforcers’ run manhunt at Simferopol’s central market, detain journalist and human rights activist, - lawyer Kurbedinov Russian law enforcement officers are apprehending people at the central market of Simferopol in occupied Crimea. 18 818 27 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Civil activist Belial Adilov kidnapped by masked people in Crimea. VIDEO Crimean Tatar Belial Adilov has been abducted by unidentified persons near the building of the occupied Crimea's Supreme Court. 18 815 38 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Two Ukrainian human rights activitsts detained by FSB at Crimea border (updated) Coordinator for Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) Olha Skrypnyk and her colleague Volodymyr Chekryhin have been detained by Russian FSB security agency at the administrative border with occupied Crimea, at Kalanchak checkpoint. 11 561 12 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Canada calls to drop charges against journalist Semena, detained in annexed Crimea, - Foreign Ministry. PHOTO Canadian authorities are concerned about the repression of free speech in illegally annexed Crimea. 1 641 2 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian activist Balukh to remain in custody in occupied Crimea until March 4 The Kremlin-controlled "Supreme Court" of Crimea has extended the arrest of Ukrainian activist and Crimean farmer Volodymyr Balukh until March 4. 5 963 11 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Kyiv hosts March of Solidarity with Crimean Tatars. PHOTOS+VIDEO Crimean Tatars and activists gathered in downtown Kyiv today to mark the Day of Resistance to Crimea's occupation. 21 729 111 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Attempts to regain Crimea may turn it into desert, Crimean Tatars leader Dzhemilev says The belligerent solution to Crimea occupation would entail ethnic cleansing and make it uninhabitable. 17 974 132 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Sanctions against Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russian invaders detain Crimean Tatar Mustafaiev and about 10 persons who came to support him. PHOTOS The Russian security forces raided the house of Crimean Tatar Marlen Mustafaiev in Simferopol’s Kamenka neighborhood in occupied Crimea on the morning of Feb. 21. They later detained Mustafaiev and took to an undisclosed location about 10 Crimean Tatars who came to support him. 10 342 19 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russian occupants are searching house of Crimean Tatar Marlen Mustafaiev. VIDEO Crimean activists report of searches in Crimean Tatar Marlen Mustafaiev's house by the Kremlin law enforcers. 6 960 8 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian journalists apprehended in occupied Crimea. PHOTOS (updated) A group of Ukrainian journalists has been detained in occupied Crimea. 31 388 35 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Lawyer Kurbedinov charged with extremist propaganda over Facebook video, - journalist Kurbedinov was arrested in Crimea this morning. 7 968 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russian occupant authorities in Crimea bring lawyer Kurbedinov to “court” to impose pre-trial restriction: security stepped up outside courthouse as activists gather for support. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Russian occupants have brought detained lawyer Emil Kurbedinov to the "court" to impose pre-trial restriction against him. 7 634 29 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
FSB detains Crimean Tatar activist Saliev in occupied Bakhchysarai. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Russian Federal Security Service conducts search in the apartment of Crimean Tatar Seiran Saliev in occupied Crimea’s Bakhchysarai on Jan. 26. 13 395 14 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov detained in occupied Crimea. VIDEO (updated) The office of lawyers Emil Kurbedinov and Edem Semedliaev is being raided. Traffic police detained Kurbedinov and took him to a local Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). 11 422 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian activist Balukh detained in Crimea, - Crimean Human Rights Group. PHOTO Russia's Federal Security service (FSB) has detained Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh. 34 399 95 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Two more "Ukrainian saboteurs" sent on remand in occupied Crimea. PHOTOS The Simferopol court has sent two more "Ukrainian saboteurs" to custody in Russian-occupied Crimea. 40 075 75 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea