The Russian authorities in the occupied Crimea continue systematic repression, sparing no one – women, people with disabilities, the elderly or young people. Hundreds of people are victims of arbitrary arrests, unlawful sentences and are being held in Russian colonies and detention centers.<\/p>\n
As of today, there are 230 Crimean political prisoners in Russian detention facilities and colonies, including<\/p>\n
– 9 women who are subjected to both physical and psychological pressure;<\/p>\n
– 6 people with disabilities, for whom the conditions of detention are a real torture due to the lack of access to medical care;<\/p>\n
– 60 fathers with many children who are separated from their families and their children are left without proper care;<\/p>\n
– 34 young people whose future was brutally taken away due to the arbitrary actions of the occupiers;<\/p>\n
– 17 elderly people suffering in inhumane conditions, often without access to medicines and support.<\/p>\n
These figures are only part of the tragedy unfolding in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Behind each statistics are the fates of real people, their broken lives and shattered families.<\/p>\n
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center categorically condemns the actions of the Russian authorities and demands that Russia immediately release all Crimean political prisoners, stop political persecution and repression in the temporarily occupied territory, comply with international humanitarian law and stop human rights violations.<\/p>\n
Dear friends, we urge everyone to spread the word about the repressions in Crimea. Together, we can help bring freedom back to those who are now suffering unjustly. Crimea has been and remains Ukrainian, and its people deserve peace and freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Russian authorities in the occupied Crimea continue systematic repression, sparing no one – women, people with disabilities, the elderly or young people. Hundreds of people are victims of arbitrary arrests, unlawful sentences and are being held in Russian colonies and detention centers. As of today, there are 230 Crimean political prisoners in Russian detention […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[315],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n