In the first half of 2024, 71 detentions were recorded, 21 in relation to Crimean Tatars. For the same period in 2023, 101 (66) were recorded, and in 2022 – 79 (68).
Crimeans were detained:
– In the case of ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir’ (10)
– In the case of ‘Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan’ (2)
– Under part 2 of article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (‘Extortion on a large scale’) (1)
– Under article 222.1, part 1, of the Criminal Code (‘Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transport, forwarding or carrying of explosives or explosive devices’) (8)
– Under article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences (‘Incitement to hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity’) (1)
– Under article 13.15, part 9, of the Code of Administrative Offences (‘Abuse of freedom of mass information’) (2)
– Under article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences (‘Propaganda or public display of the attributes or symbols of extremist organisations’) (1)
– Under article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (‘Illegal missionary activity’) (1)
– Under article 280.3 of the Criminal Code (‘Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation’) (13)
– Under article 148 of the Criminal Code (‘Violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion’) (1)
– Under article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences (‘Demonstration of Nazi symbols’) (1)
– Under article 280, part 2, of the Criminal Code (‘Public calls for extremist activities committed through the Internet’) (1)
– Under Art. 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (‘Violation of the right to freedom of conscience and religion’) (1)
– Under article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences (‘Demonstration of Nazi symbols’) (1)
– Under article 280, part 2, of the Criminal Code (‘Public calls for extremist activities committed through the Internet’) (1)
– Under article 141 of the Criminal Code (‘Obstructing the exercise of electoral rights or the work of election commissions’) (3)
– Under article 30, part 1, article 205, part 1 (‘Preparation of a criminal offence’) (1). Under article 205, part 1 (‘Preparation of a terrorist act’) and article 275 (‘High treason’) (23)
– Without reason (2)
We shall remind you that earlier the Crimean Tatar Resource Centre presented the Analysis of human rights violations in the occupied Crimea for the first half of 2024. According to the organisation, 51 searches, 71 arrests/detentions and 63 cases of interrogations, interviews and ‘conversations’ were recorded during the reporting period. The total number of arrests for the first half of 2024 is 92.