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Ilver Ametov, head of the regional Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people in Sudak, is accused under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, including “calling for extremist activity”. This was announced by head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov in the commentary to QHA media. “In Crimea, the Russian invaders have started […]
Russia now does not need the mandatory legal confirmation of its dominance in the Black Sea. It is enough for the occupiers of Crimea to make others feel cramped in these waters. It was admitted by Olen Snigyr, leading specialist in Centre for International Studies in Hennadiy Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, Ph.D in Political Science. Their experience multiplied by […]
Eighty-six people are illegally imprisoned for political or religious reasons in Russia-occupied Crimea. According to human rights activists, out of 86 people illegally imprisoned as a result of political motivation and / or religious persecution, 34 received sentences. Some were convoyed to Crimean and Russian colonies. Others are currently in detention centers. Among the detainees, there are nine groups detained […]
How Ukrainian oil comes to the Russian hands with protection of Putin’s crony Viktor Medvedchuk. On August 10, the Crimean Prosecutor’s Office searched the MRIYA ship in Kherson. The agency claims that in June 2015, the same vessel, but under the name Vilga, supplied fuel to the Black Sea Fleet units in Sevastopol. The ship is suspected of smuggling oil […]
The Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Ombudsperson Liudmyla Denysova believes that a decision of August 8 to extend the arrest of the Crimean Tatar activist Edem Bekirov in the occupied Crimea is a kangaroo court. “The kangaroo court of the occupation Crimean authorities over a Ukrainian citizen does not end. Today, the “Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea” again extended […]
On August 21, the Moscow City Court appointed a hearing on appeals case of 13 Ukrainian prisoners of war based by decree to extend the arrest until October, 2019. Lawyer Mykola Polozov announced this on Facebook, in the group “Defense of Ukrainian captive sailors”. According to him, the court hearings of the Moscow City Court on the appeal case by […]
Events in the Black sea are unfolding at such a speed that traditional foreign policy cannot keep up and requires an urgent careful and creative re-thinking. The analysis made by Andrii Klymenko, associate fellow, Crimea Department, Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Editor-in-Chief of the BSNews is aimed at anyone who cares about the region. The author stresses that it is important […]
100 aircraft and helicopters – Russia announces large-scale exercise with shooting in occupied Crimea. A hundred Russian aircraft and helicopters will be involved in large-scale exercise to be held in southern Russia and in the occupied Crimea on August 6 – 16, 2019. The press service of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation announce […]
Ukrainian Ombudswoman says Ukrainian sailors – war prisoners in Russia will soon be back home, Russian counterpart denies. Ukraine’s Parliamentary commissioner for human rights Liudmyla Denisova said agreements were reached to return Ukrainian sailors held captive in the Russian Federation back home. The Omduswoman spoke to Hromadske TV when Ukrainian prisoners – convicted and serving their term in the uncontrolled […]
On June 26 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) ratified credentials of the Russian delegation imposing no restrictions regardless of the violations of the Council of Europe principles. This reports by the “Yevropeiska Pravda” (European Truth) correspondent from Strasbourg. Following the debates, PACE deputies rejected with an absolute majority all amendments suggested by representatives of Ukraine, […]
Russian MPs were stripped of voting rights in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014. De-occupation of Ukraine’s territories was PACE’s requirement for restoration Russia’s rights in PACE
While considering objections in the case brought by Ukraine to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Russia tries to influence the court and make it consider the case on their own terms instead of jurisdiction issues. This was announced by Olena Zerkal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for the European Integration and Agent of Ukraine in […]