Crimea

August 26, 2025

Crimean Tatar Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva Targeted in New Prosecution over Reporting Russian Repression

August 26, 2025 – Crimea/Russia –  A recent report from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reveals that Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights defender Lutfiye […]
July 3, 2025

Imprisoned Crimean Tatar Citizen Journalist Seyran Saliyev Held in Solitary Confinement

July 03, 2025 – Ukraine/Russia/Crimea –  Seyran Saliyev, a Crimean Tatar activist and self-taught journalist, remains trapped within Russia’s punitive penal system, highlighting the broader repression […]
May 18, 2025

Crimean Journalist Lutfiye Zudiyeva Faces Continued Harassment by Russian Authorities

May 18, 2025 – Crimea/Russia –  Lutfiye Zudiyeva, a Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights defender, continues to face sustained harassment and intimidation from Russian authorities […]
April 7, 2025

Denys Matsola: Ukrainian Journalist and POW Facing Harsh Conditions in Russian Captivity

April 07, 2025 – Crimea/Russia –  Denys Matsola, a Ukrainian journalist, human rights activist, and former soldier, has been imprisoned in Russia for over three years. […]
March 25, 2025

RFE/RL Journalist Detained in Crimea Amid Funding Crisis for Ukraine Service

March 24, 2025 – Russie/Crimea –  Artem Lysak, an investigative journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Crimea. The Realities project was detained by Russian authorities […]
September 13, 2024

Crimean Journalist Remzi Bekirov Endures Continued Harassment and Solitary Confinement in Russian Prison

September 13, 2024 – Crimea –  Remzi Bekirov, an ethnic Crimean Tatar journalist from the Russian-occupied Crimea, continues to face severe harassment in jail as his […]