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    Torture with Electricity and 11 Years of Strict Regime: How Russians Torture and Why They ‘Sentenced’ Serhii Arefiev from Kherson
    Torture with Electricity and 11 Years of Strict Regime: How Russians Torture and Why They ‘Sentenced’ Serhii Arefiev from Kherson

    Despite the Kherson being under occupation from the first days of the full-scale invasion, its residents actively protested against the invaders. Among those abducted was Serhii Arefiev, a mobile communications company employee.

    13 August 2024

    Ukrainian pilot Oleksandr Morozov is being held at Lefortovo Detention Center. His case has been classified
    Ukrainian pilot Oleksandr Morozov is being held at Lefortovo Detention Center. His case has been classified

    Russian investigators have classified the case of Ukrainian small aircraft pilot Oleksandr Morozov, who was detained in the Bryansk region. Even the accused's family does not know what is happening in the trial. Oleksandr is being held in the Lefortovo detention center in Moscow. His wife says that her husband was beaten and tortured in custody.

    11 July 2024

    85 Ukrainians, including two children, became victims of wartime sexual violence last year — UN report
    85 Ukrainians, including two children, became victims of wartime sexual violence last year — UN report

    The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine states that it has data on 52 men, 31 women, and two minors who suffered from war-related sexual violence in 2023. These crimes were committed against both civilians and prisoners of war.

    24 April 2024

    Russia Sentenced Two Ukrainians to 12 and 11 Years of Strict Regime Imprisonment after Accusing Them of Attempting to Assassinate the Occupation “Mayor” of Berdiansk
    Russia Sentenced Two Ukrainians to 12 and 11 Years of Strict Regime Imprisonment after Accusing Them of Attempting to Assassinate the Occupation “Mayor” of Berdiansk

    The Southern District Military Court of Russia has announced the verdict for Vitalii Rastorhuiev and Volodymyr Kryvtsun. The men were accused of preparing an act of international terrorism for allegedly intending to blow up a car carrying the head of the occupation military and civil administration in Berdiansk, as the publication Crimean Process reports.

    18 April 2024

    Kherson — Lefortovo — Rostov: The Trial of Kherson Residents Held by Russia for ‘Terrorism’ Has Begun
    Kherson — Lefortovo — Rostov: The Trial of Kherson Residents Held by Russia for ‘Terrorism’ Has Begun

    Serhii Ofitserov, Yurii Kaiov, Serhii Kovalskyi, Kostiantyn Reznik, Serhii Kabakov, Denys Lialka, Serhii Heidt, Oleh Bohdanov, and Yurii Tavozhnianskyi are Kherson civilians abducted by the Russians in the summer of 2022. They are accused of ‘preparing and committing an act of international terrorism.’ Since February 20, 2023, the nine Kherson residents have been held in Detention Center No. 1 in Rostov and are being illegally tried.

    3 April 2024

    General Lapin’s headquarters: the occupation of Chernihiv Region through the eyes of a local resident
    General Lapin’s headquarters: the occupation of Chernihiv Region through the eyes of a local resident

    Olena Kovalyova manages the Community Center in Terekhivka. While under occupation, this village served as a temporary home for Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin, the then commander of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation. MIHR visited Terekhivka to find out what happened there and to document the war crimes committed by the Russian military.

    29 January 2024

    280 days as a hostage: the ordeal of Olha Cherniak from Kherson, who endured torture and Russian captivity without breaking
    280 days as a hostage: the ordeal of Olha Cherniak from Kherson, who endured torture and Russian captivity without breaking

    Before the full-scale war erupted, Olha Cherniak was living in Kherson with her husband and children. They didn't immediately leave after the city's occupation, as they were caring for their sick parents. However, when they finally dared to leave, Olha, her husband Ihor, and son Stepan were captured by Russians. In captivity, Olha faced months of severe hardship under Russian control but managed to survive and eventually gained her freedom.

    31 December 2023

    The Russians were already gone: the mysterious disappearance of Irpin resident Oleksandr Synhaievskyi
    The Russians were already gone: the mysterious disappearance of Irpin resident Oleksandr Synhaievskyi

    According to the National Police, as of July 2023, 317 people were reported missing in action during […]

    21 December 2023

    The UN General Assembly recalled the murder of 16-year-old Tihran Ohannisian
    The UN General Assembly recalled the murder of 16-year-old Tihran Ohannisian

    During his speech, Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, said that he had spoken with the deceased boy's mother just before his flight to the United States.

    22 September 2023

    “World hot spot” on the map of tortures: UN Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards meets with Ukrainian human rights defenders in Kyiv
    “World hot spot” on the map of tortures: UN Special Rapporteur Alice Jill Edwards meets with Ukrainian human rights defenders in Kyiv

    On Friday, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, visited the office of the MIHR […]

    8 September 2023

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