On Thursday, February 8 a Ukrainian activist Vladimir Balukh turned 47. He is forced to celebrate his birthday in the FSB facility, where he was illegally placed by the occupation authorities of the peninsula.The team of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center sincerely congratulates Vladimir Balukh on his birthday! We wish you good health, early release, patience and all the best!
It is necessary to remind that on January 16, the Razdolnensky District Court of Crimea sentenced a Ukrainian activist Vladimir Balukh to three years and seven months in a colony settlement and imposed a fine of 10 thousand rubles. He was accused of alleged possession of ammunition.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center states that the decision of the occupation court is politically motivated and criminal. This unjust decision is directed against dissent and all who do not agree with Russia's illegal actions in Crimea. Thus, Russia demonstrates the fight against dissent and freedom of speech.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center demands the cancellation of the verdict against Vladimir Balukh and the immediate release of other political prisoners.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center calls on the international community, international human rights organizations to increase pressure on the Russian Federation and the occupation authorities of Crimea in order to stop political persecution and cancel earlier made decisions.