Ukraine to appeal to ICC over persecution of journalists in Crimea

Ukraine to appeal to ICC over persecution of journalists in Crimea

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The Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea jointly with the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union prepares a report for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, which will reflect the facts of persecution of journalists in the occupied Crimea.

As the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea informs, the criminal proceedings of the Office contain numerous facts of harassment of journalists and their families, illegal searches, detentions, accusations of extremist activities, criminal prosecution, blocking of alternative sources of information.

"More than 20 journalists, bloggers, Ukrainian and foreign media workers have suffered serious violations of their rights. This negative trend continues on the peninsula, the media is constantly within eyesight of the occupying ‘law enforcement agencies’," said Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Ihor Ponochovny.

According to the NGO CrimeaSOS, the Russian authorities began to persecute the media in Crimea from the very first months of the occupation.

Journalists not controlled by the Russian Federation, including foreign ones, were not allowed to the scenes. They were detained, beaten, threatened, and deprived of equipment. In March 2014, the broadcasting of Ukrainian channels in Crimea was completely switched off and replaced by Russian ones. In April of the same year, most Ukrainian radio stations were shut down. In June 2014, Ukrainian TV channels were removed from cable networks. On April 1, 2015, the occupiers stopped broadcasting of the ATR Crimean Tatar TV channel, which was forced to move to the mainland of Ukraine.

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