Crimea The Political Repression of the Radical Left in Russian Occupied Crimea 25 Feb 201925 Feb 2019 Armed Searches, Abduction and Arrests in Russian-occupied Crimea Russia’s annexation of Crimea was purportedly an exercise in free political expression, a watershed moment in history when a historic part of…
Crimea… Russia’s Conveyor Belt of Repression in Occupied Crimea 30 May 2016 There is no evidence of any terrorist activities in Crimea, yet Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 3 other opponents of annexation are serving huge sentences for supposed terrorism, and the…
Alexander Kolchenko… Free Alexander Kolchenko – Ukrainian Anti-Fascist Activist 10 Apr 2015 Alexander Kolchenko is a Crimean left-wing social activist and anti-fascist who is held in captivity by the Russian authorities. Along with other Crimean activists, including Ukrainian film maker Oleg Sentsov champoined…
Crimea… Bitter Crimean Anniversary – Victims of Russian Annexation 14 Mar 2015 Halya Coynash Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group It is exactly one year since Russian forces seized control of government buildings and airports in Crimea and organized the events leading swiftly to…
Crimea… Crimean Tatar leader arrested in new wave of repression 22 Feb 2015 Halya Coynash Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group UPDATE A search by men in masks carrying machine guns began at around 7 a.m. on Friday morning, and is still underway. The…
Crimea… Opponent of Russian occupation of Crimea gets 7 years 19 Jan 201519 Jan 2015 Свободу Александру Кольченко!/Free Aleksandr Kolchenko! Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia - Oleg Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko - could receive 20-year sentences Russian secret trial to convict opponents of Crimean annexation One of the…
Crimea… Free Putin’s Political Prisoners Seized in Crimea 3 Oct 2014 A Moscow court has extended until Jan 11 2015 the pre-trial detention of renowned Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and civic activist Oleksandr Kolchenko. Together with two other young Crimeans,…
Crimea… Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and others call for release of Ukrainian director 10 Sep 2014 European filmmakers are calling for the release of Oleg Sentsov, who is being detained following his protest against the Russian annexation of CrimeaSome of the most highly-regarded film directors in…
Left-Opposition Only solidarity will save Ukraine! 10 Sep 201410 Sep 2014 Statement by the socialist Left Opposition of Ukraine 3 March 2014The socialist union “Left Opposition” offers its assessment of the Russian aggression in Crimea and the destructive role of Ukrainian…
