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Lawyer: Balukh feels very bad, takes strong painkillers Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh, 47, who has been on hunger strike in a Russian-controlled prison in Crimea since March 19, suffers from a severe headache, dizziness, pain in the back and the liver. 944 9 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Police in Russian-occupied Crimea detain well-known lawyer Russian occupying authorities in Crimea arrested lawyer Emil Kurbedinov on charges of alleged demonstration of Nazi symbols. 3 592 9 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. 4 097 9 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. 5 510 9 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia 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. 6 941 8 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. 2 335 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Crimean lawyer Kurbedinov gets five-day prison term over 2013 post on Facebook The Kremlin’s rubberstamp court of the Kyiv district of the Russian-occupied city of Simferopol ruled to remand Crimean lawyer Emil Kurbedinov in custody for five days. 1 329 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russian invaders raid house of Crimean Tatar activist Mustafaiev. PHOTO The Russian ‘law enforcers’ carry out a search and seizure operation in the house of Crimean Tatar activist Mustafa Mustafaiev in the temporarily occupied Crimea. 5 083 7 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. 7 953 7 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). 11 409 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Persecution of Tatars in Russian-occupied Crimea: invaders detain two activists, another one cannot be reached. PHOTOS The occupying authorities of Crimea raided the house of Crimean Tatar Osman Belialov in Bakhchisarai. 1 124 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russian invaders raid Crimean Tatar’s house in Simferopol following its owner’s detention. PHOTOS+VIDEO The Russian police carried out a search in the house of Crimean Tatar Mustafa Kalafatov early on Wednesday, Feb. 7. 6 219 7 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Crimea’s occupying authorities raid Crimean Tatars’ home, detain couple. VIDEO&PHOTOS Early on Nov. 8, Russian invaders searched the house of Crimean Tatar Khalil Abliamitov, a resident of Azovske village, Dzhankoi municipality of the occupied Crimea. 2 557 6 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. 613 6 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. 667 6 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. 603 5 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. 2 170 5 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. 8 132 5 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. 831 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. 623 5 Previously in trend: 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. 462 4 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. 6 596 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Russian invaders detain Crimean Tatar after raiding her father's house, - Crimean Solidarity NGO. VIDEO&PHOTOS The invaders conducted another search in a house owned by Crimean Tatars in the town of Staryi Krym. 3 884 4 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. 712 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Occupational 'court' puts four Criman Tatars in jail until Oct. 11, - Dzhemilev Occupational 'court' in Crimea rules for four Crimean Tatars to remain in jail until Oct. 11. 1 610 4 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. 5 023 4 Previously in trend: 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. 724 3 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. 1 310 3 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea War 
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. 452 3 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
“FSB wants to demonize Mejlis and trigger new wave of arrests,” - Chubarov on recent crackdown on Crimean Tatars Searches and detentions in Crimea are part of a special operation staged by the Russian FSB to justify arrests of the national movement activists and compromise the Mejlis. 2 692 2 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. 1 618 2 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. 561 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
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. 316 2 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. 630 2 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
