There are now at least 60 Ukrainians whom Russia is imprisoning on politically motivated charges or for their faith in Russia or in occupied Crimea. While it is undoubtedly Russia who is to blame for this situation and who holds the key to resolving it, Ukraine’s leaders could be doing a great deal more. Prominent Crimean Tatar lawyer and rights activist Emil Kurbedinov has urged the Ukrainian government to formally recognize the status of Crimean political prisoners and their families. He believes that such formal status will make it easier to help the ever-mounting number of political prisoners and their families.
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The poster reads: "Bring back the sons to mothers". People hold portraits of Crimean political prisoners and victims of the Russian regime as they participate in the march for solidarity with Crimean Tatars who did a rally in 2014 near Crimean parliament as they protested Russian occupation of the peninsula on Feb. 26, 2014.
