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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“Letters Behind Bars”: How Artificial Intelligence Helps to Write Letters to Crimean Political Prisoners
Ukrainian human rights defenders have launched a user-friendly online tool that enables anyone to send words of solidarity to Crimean political prisoners — quickly, easily, and personally. The Human Rights…
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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,…