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Crimes against detainees and prisoners of warDocumented1 June 2016 · month known

Prosecution of Crimean Tatars on fabricated Hizb ut-Tahrir charges

Simferopol · Crimea

Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Affected: 70
Documented victims: 70

Account

Russian FSB conducted raids and arrests of dozens of Crimean Tatar men on charges of membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, a group legal in Ukraine but banned in Russia, which Human Rights Watch and Memorial characterized as a politically motivated persecution campaign.

Sources

Human Rights Watch — Crimea: Persecution of Crimean Tatars Intensifies