In this week’s bulletin
⬤ Militarism & reproductive control.
⬤ Russia’s religious persecution.
⬤ Sharp rise in civilian casualties of Russian attacks.
⬤ Torture and abuse of captives/ Russian attacks on medics: submission to ICC.
News from the territories occupied by Russia
Political prisoner Bohdan Ziza stripped of Russian passport, at his own request (Crimea Platform, 12 September)
EU sanctions on pair linked to detention centre abuses (Crimea Human Rights Group, 12 September)
Ukrainians in occupied Ukraine without Russian citizenship labelled ‘foreigners’ and face deportation (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 12th)
Why is Russia hiding 77-year-old Spanish volunteer abducted from occupied Ukraine in 2022? (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 12th)
‘We brought books to libraries, and two weeks later they were destroyed by the Russians’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 11th)
Russia sentences Crimean Jehovah’s Witness to six years 'for reading religious texts' (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 11th)
Russia revokes Crimean Tatar political prisoner’s citizenship, making deportation from occupied Crimea permanent (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 10th)
Russia sentences Ukrainian POW to 20 years for defending Ukraine in ‘Crimean Tatar Battalion’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 9th)
Vladyslav Yesypenko, freed prisoner: a timeline of persecution (Crimea Human Rights Group, 8 Sept)
Forum: “Crimean precedent is the key to a just peace” (Crimea Human Rights Group, 8 September)
16-17-year sentences for telling Ukraine’s defenders about Russian invaders in Luhansk oblast (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 8th)
Mass prosecutions and real sentences for pro-Ukrainian ‘thought crime’ in Russian-occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, September 8th)
News from Ukraine
The number of Ukrainian civilian casualties from Russian attacks has risen sharply (Denys Pilash on Facebook, September 11th)
Volunteering as a way of life in wartime (Ukrainer.net, 11 September)
EU Supports Post-War Democratic Reforms and Electoral Inclusivity (Opora, September 11th)
Ukraine: the situation for healthcare workers remains difficult (International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggle, 9 September)
Human rights defenders presented draft laws for Verkhovna Rada (Zmina, September 9th)
Protests against military discipline laws win results (European Network for Solidarity With Ukraine, 5 September)
War-related news from Russia and Belarus
Zapad 2025: Russia and Belarus begin military exercises (Meduza, 12 September)
Death benefits refused: “They let him die and washed their hands of it” (Meduza, 12 September)
Caught Between Two Pressures: Militarism and Reproductive Control (Posle, September 10th)
How Kremlin propagandist Alexander Khinshtein is managing as Kursk’s governor (iStories, 10 September)
Political prisoner Andrei Padniabenny, a 36-year-old Russian citizen, has died (Julia Cimafiejeva on Facebook, September 8th)
A final countdown: At the current rate, the Kremlin will exhaust its financial reserves within a year (The Insider, September 8th)
Maria Kalesnikava, musician, activist, and political prisoner, was detained on this day in 2020 (Facebook, September 7th)
Analysis and comment
«The people of Ukraine want peace more than anyone else». Oleksandra Matviichuk at the Future Forum by Salzburg Global Seminar (Centre for Civil Liberties, September 10th)
«The world based on international law is collapsing before our eyes». Oleksandra Matviichuk gave a series of public speeches in Brazil (Centre for Civil Liberties, September 10th)
«The issue of nuclear safety will affect every ordinary person». Oleksandra Romantsova at the Nobel Peace Conference (Centre for Civil Liberties, September 10th)
Allies’ meeting in Paris: a coalition of the hesitant (Meduza, 9 September)
Ukraine’s economy amid scandal, protest and geopolitical stress (Conflict Zone, August 14Th)
Research of human rights abuses
Russian Attacks on Medics and Medical Infrastructure: Submission to the ICC by the Centre for Civil Liberties and Partners (Centre for Civil Liberties, September 8th)
International solidarity
Solidarity: Unison Scotland branches to visit Kharkiv (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 11 September)
“The reality for Ukraine’s workers” – Bev Laidlaw’s speech at TUC Congress Ukraine solidarity meeting (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, September 9th)
Forthcoming events
Tuesday 30 Sept: political prisoners of the Kremlin, past & present (Ukrainian Institute London)
During September: Ukrainian film festival 2025 (Ukrainian Institute London)
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