Geopolitics

“Since 2014, the Russian FSB have, on countless occasions, seized Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainians and subjected them to savage torture, before officially admitting to holding them and getting them placed in detention. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been abducted by the Russian military, or by the FSB, and held incommunicado for months, or even years, without any charges being laid, or procedural status. Up till now, official acknowledgement that a person was in Russian custody afforded them a degree of safety and also the chance of seeing an independent lawyer. 

After the new law comes into force from 1 January 2026, even that minimal amount of protection will be removed.”

“Since 2014, the Russian FSB have, on countless occasions, seized Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainians and subjected them to savage torture, before officially admitting to holding them and getting them placed in detention. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been abducted by the Russian military, or by the FSB, and held incommunicado for months, or even years, without any charges being laid, or procedural status. Up till now, official acknowledgement that a person was in Russian custody afforded them a degree of safety and also the chance of seeing an independent lawyer. 

After the new law comes into force from 1 January 2026, even that minimal amount of protection will be removed.”
https://khpg.org/en/1608814803

yeah based on first and second hand stories I heard from Donetsk 2014 and on there were never any real protections lol

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I guess hope is some kind of protection, and knowing that things can only get worse removes even that...