Arbitrary detentions and capture of civilian hostages in the northern regions of Ukraine. Analysis of documented testimonies
Source: MIHR
According to the records of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), 301 Ukrainian citizens were being held in detention in the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts as at 24 February 2022. This group included military personnel who had been apprehended during their assigned missions as well as civilians who had been brought in on politically motivated charges such as espionage, involvement in acts of sabotage, or terrorism. Moreover, individuals of political significance have been unlawfully detained and held in the occupied Crimea and in the Russian Federation.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center has documented 241 political prisoners and those subjected to legal proceedings during the occupation of Crimea of which 172 are indigenous Crimean Tatars. The Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), a Ukrainian NGO, has been researching such facts in connection with the detention of civilians in occupation since 2016.
Since the onset of a full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, there has been a surge in unlawful detention of civilians in the occupied territories by the Russian military — often without any justifiable reason.
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According to the records of the State Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), 301 Ukrainian citizens were being held in detention in the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts as at 24 February 2022. This group included military personnel who had been apprehended during their assigned missions as well as civilians who had been brought in on politically motivated charges such as espionage, involvement in acts of sabotage, or terrorism. Moreover, individuals of political significance have been unlawfully detained and held in the occupied Crimea and in the Russian Federation.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center has documented 241 political prisoners and those subjected to legal proceedings during the occupation of Crimea of which 172 are indigenous Crimean Tatars. The Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), a Ukrainian NGO, has been researching such facts in connection with the detention of civilians in occupation since 2016.
Since the onset of a full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, there has been a surge in unlawful detention of civilians in the occupied territories by the Russian military — often without any justifiable reason.
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