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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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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VLADYSLAV YESYPENKO
Vladyslav Yesypenko is a Ukrainian journalist and a freelancer for Krym.Realii (Radio Svoboda project). Since the beginning of the occupation of Crimea, Vladyslav condemned the actions of the occupation authorities,…
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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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LENIIE UMEROVA
Leniie Umerova, a 25-years-old Ukrainian civilian originally from Crimea. In December 2022, she was detained on her way to the occupied peninsula to take care of her father, who was…
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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,…