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In this week’s bulletin: Ukrainians on the Global Sumud Flotilla/ Try Me for Treason film/ New report on the freedom of movement of civilians in the occupied territories/ More evidence of Russian torture of prisoners and torture to death/ Mass grave of Russia’s victims found in occupied Mariupol
News from the territories occupied by Russia:
The Face of Resistance: The Story of Military Expert Dmytro Shtyblikov (Crimea Platform, May 1st)
‘Three and a half years of search for my Yura’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 1st)
Ukrainian political prisoner tells Russian court of torture after which you’ll sign anything (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 1st)
Deliberately concealed mass grave of Russia’s victims found in occupied Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, May 1st)
One Out of Ten. Russians Tortured a Kherson Environmental Officer to Death (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 29th)
Russia sentences abducted and tortured Melitopol journalists to 26 years for pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 29th)
Uzeir Abdullaiev Spends 10th Consecutive Birthday as Political Prisoner (Crimea Platform, April 30th)
Abducted by Russians Four Years Ago: Crimean Human Rights Defender Iryna Danylovych Remains Illegally Held in a Penal Colony (Crimea Platform, April 29th)
Weekly update on the situation in occupied Crimea (Crimea Platform, April 28th)
Crimean pensioner sentenced to six years for social media comments against Russian aggression (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 28th)
Secret Russian court upholds ‘foreign agent’ repression against Crimean Tatar human rights defender Lutfiye Zudiyeva (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 27th)
EU follows Ukraine in holding Russians to account for illegal excavations in occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 27th)
One belt, one Donbas: China gaining foothold in Russian-occupied Ukraine (The Insider, April 27th)
55-year-old from Russian-occupied Skadovsk sentenced to 12 years for supporting Ukraine (Tribunal for Putin, April 23rd)
Freedom of movement in occupied territories: Taking the long way around (Alter Pravo, April 2026)
News from the front:
Cyberspace as Another Front of War (Tribunal for Putin, May 2nd)
Ukraine’s drone forces commander says no part of Russia is safe from strikes, as drones hit oil infrastructure deep inside the country (Meduza, May 1st)
News from Ukraine:
Corruption scandal latest: is Zelensky implicated? (Kyiv Independent, 3 May)
Ukraine bypassed as Russian archaeologist wanted for crimes in occupied Crimea freed in ‘Poland – Belarus’ exchange (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 30th)
A Museum of Childhood in Unchildlike Times (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, April 28th)
War-related news from Russia:
The anti-war protesters imprisoned in Russia – in their own words (Labour Hub, May 3rd)
Political prisoner Aleksandr Nesterenko: they fabricate cases, just as they did in Soviet times (People and Nature, May 1st)
Wrong side of the law: The Russian state is institutionalizing abductions, torture, and other repressive practices (The Insider, April 30th)
A ‘Turgenev girl’ and her cats: Siberian war resister Arina Ivanova (The Russian Reader, 30 April)
Tuapse: Russia’s Pride (The Russian Reader, 29 April)
The home front: Opponents of domestic violence are facing increased pressure in wartime Russia (The Insider, April 28th)
Torture of Political Prisoner Azat Miftakhov by Putin Regime Continues (Russian Reader, April 27th)
Analysis and comment:
May Day: Ukrainian Trade Unions Call for Global Solidarity (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, May 1st)
Why Stop the War and No2NATO lie about the 2014 deaths at Odesa (Red Mole, April 27th)
Events of 2025 (Human Rights Watch, April 2026)
International solidarity:
Israeli Navy’s criminal attack on Gaza flotilla: Release them all now! (labour Hub, May 1st)
Help Ukraine’s Children Learn in Safety (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, April 30th)
Breaking the Gaza Blockade: Ukrainians on the Sumud Flotilla (Commons.com, April 29th)
Pussy Riot Shows Art by Russia’s Prisoners in New Protest Exhibition (Hyper Allergic, April 27th)
Ukrainians join Global Sumud Flotilla Mission to Gaza (Labour Hub, April 26th)
Upcoming events:
Sunday 17 May: premiere of Try Me For Treason, the film. In-person premiere in London: 6.30pm, Upstairs room, the Lucas Arms, 245a Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8QY (arrive for drinks from 6.0pm). Youtube premiere at 8.0pm. Information at trymefortreason.org.
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