Since the beginning of the annexation of Crimea, 370 Crimeans have faced politically motivated criminal prosecution, according to the Crimean Resource Center

As reported by Krym.Realii, 370 politically motivated criminal prosecutions have been documented since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, with 228 of these involving Crimean Tatars. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center reports this on its website.

The KRC divides political prisoners and those persecuted into five subcategories:

 • Convicted and serving sentences in colonies: 176 people, of which 107 are Crimean Tatars;

 • Those with restrictions or probation: 49 people, of which 25 are Crimean Tatars;

 • Those held in detention centers: 54 people, of which 33 are Crimean Tatars;

 • Released: 57 people, of which 35 are Crimean Tatars;

 • Being persecuted: 34 people, of which 28 are Crimean Tatars.

At the end of September, the KRC reported 362 political prisoners and persecuted individuals, 226 of whom were representatives of the Crimean Tatar people.

In September, it was also reported that Russia holds around 17 Crimeans and Ukrainian activists over 60 years old in detention facilities.

Earlier, the head of the board of the ZMINA Human Rights Center, Tetiana Pechonchyk, mentioned that the number of accusations from the Russian authorities in Crimea under the articles of state treason (Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code) and cooperation with a foreign state (Article 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code) has increased.