28 Hostages of the Kremlyn

UKRAINIANS
DETAINED FOR
POLITICAL REASONS
IN CRIMEA
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After the annexation, the
Crimean peninsula turned
into a sort of springboard
for the persecution of civil
society. Russia and the
self-proclaimed Crimean
authorities began to fight
with the active element of
the population which does
not conceal its pro-Ukrainian
views. The Russian legislation
on extremism, separatism
and terrorism continues to
be used in order to exert
pressure, intimidate and
harass the element of the
population that express
an alternative position to
that imposed by the ‘selfproclaimed
authorities’.