Quasi-legal system
On May 24, 2023, Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov, both born in 2006, in the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, were charged by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation with accusations of allegedly planning sabotage on the railway. The indictment was preceded by several months of bullying, detention, and torture.
25 May 2023
On March 10, 2022, it became known that Maksym Butkevych, a Ukrainian journalist, human rights activist, and military, was “sentenced” in occupied Luhansk to 13 years of the colony with a strict regime. Viktor Pokhozey and Vladyslav Shel have received sentences of 8.5 and 18.5 years of colony accordingly.
13 March 2023
On March 10, the official website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation published information about the "conviction" of three Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Coalition emphasizes that violating the right of prisoners of war to a fair trial is a war crime.
10 March 2023
On December 22, the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) presented an analytical report titled Quasi-legal System […]
26 December 2022
Before February 24, civilians were also detained in Donetsk, accused of sabotage and espionage for the benefit […]
29 November 2022
The Russian Federation held a so-called referendum on the accession to Russia in the occupied territories of […]
21 October 2022
Since 2014, thousands of inhabitants of the occupied territories have been imprisoned on such charges as “involvement […]
10 August 2022
Not only does the quasi-legal system in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblast fail to function as intended, but it also enables the imprisonment of Ukrainian citizens for many years on politically-motivated charges.
2 February 2022
Not only does the quasi-legal system in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblast fail to function as intended, but it also enables the imprisonment of Ukrainian citizens for many years on politically-motivated charges.
29 November 2021