Political prisoners
Today, at least 193 Ukrainians are considered as political prisoners, held by Russia.
At least 50 of them are denied urgent medical help.
They are human rights defenders, journalists, civil activists, artists, and other civilians.
ILLEGALLY DETENTED AND IMPRISONTED
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Asan Akhtemov
Asan Akhtemov is a Crimean Tatar political prisoner who was detained by Russian security forces in September 2021 after searches of several Crimean Tatars’ homes. He was accused of allegedly…
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Halyna Dovhopola
Halyna Dovhopola is a resident of Sevastopol, a native of Bakhchisarai, who became one of the first women convicted by the occupation authorities on politically motivated charges of “treason.” In…
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Write Letters to Crimean Political Prisoners
Writing letters to those unjustly detained became even more easy with the new AI-powered online format. Introduced by Human Rights House Crimea and Crimean Process the new project collects letters…
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The public association “Crimean Solidarity”
On April 9, 2016, relatives of the arrested, lawyers and activists united for the protection of victims of political repressions in the public association “Crimean Solidarity”. Since the beginning of…
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VILEN TEMERYANOV
Vilen Temeryanov is a correspondent of the Crimean Solidarity public initiative and the Grany.ru publication. At 4 a.m. on August 11, 2022, Russian security forces began the raid at the…
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SERVER MUSTAFAYEV
Server Mustafaev is a Crimean human rights defender, coordinator of “Crimean Solidarity”, a political prisoner. In 2014, at the beginning of the occupation of the Crimean peninsula, Server stood at…
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BOHDAN ZIZA
Bohdan Ziza is a Crimean artist who is against the occupation actions of the Russian Federation. On May 16, 2022, Bohdan doused the occupation administration of the city of Yevpatoria…
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EMIR-USEIN KUKU
Emir-Usein Kuku is a Muslim human rights defender and a Contact Group on Human Rights member. After the beginning of the occupation of the Crimean peninsula and the disappearances of…
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IRYNA DANYLOVYCH
Iryna Danylovych is a human rights defender, medical professional, and civic journalist who has exposed problems in the healthcare system in Crimea and advocated for the rights of health workers….
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AMET SULEYMANOV
Amet Suleymanov is a citizen journalist of the Crimean Solidarity public association. Following the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, he covered searches and arrests of Crimean Tatars,…