We previously reported that, as part of the Kremlin’s “enhanced fiscal policy,” the puppet “governments” of the occupied peninsula have begun rubber-stamping “new rates” for “regional taxes” starting in 2026.Specifically, in occupied Sevastopol, starting in…
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine published in December the Report on the Human Rigths situation in Ukraine, describing events that happened in June-November, 2025. ARC’s experts actively communicated with UN Mission officials,…
In December, Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) published “Policy on Addressing Environmental Damage through the Rome Statute”. The document stressed that the natural environment sustains all life, human and non-human…
Over the past few days, a “massive scandal” has been actively unfolding in Russia surrounding the awarding of a medal of merit to writer Fauziya Bayramova from Naberezhnye Chelny by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims…
On December 10, experts from our Association, Borys Babin and Anna Prykhodko, took part in the conference “Current Issues in Forensic Science, and Criminal Procedure”, held in Kyiv by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine…
On December 9, experts from our Association, Boris Babin, Kateryna Karpova, and Eduard Pleshko, took an active part in the judicial and legal forum “Human Rights Protection under Martial Law,” organized in Odessa by the…
We previously described another round of scams by the occupiers involving the “reclamation of unused agricultural land” on the peninsula.The stated “reasons” for the land seizures were “ownerlessness,” “abandonment,” or “improper exploitation.”Now, occupied Crimea is…
In the framework of permanent cooperation with United Nations’ bodies and agencies, our Association informed this year the UN Secretary General, for his report to the General Assembly, pursuant to resolution 78/210 on terrorism and…
On December 5, Crimean gauleiter Sergei Aksyonov announced the arrival of an “Abkhazian delegation” to the occupied peninsula, led by the “whole” “deputy prime minister and minister of finance of the republic,” Jansuh Nanba, who…
On December 5, the occupiers announced another “nationalization” in Sevastopol, extending it to all property of the “three internet provider companies” of “Sevstar”: “Sevstar MT”, “Sevstar IT”, and “Sevstar ISPS”, as well as the “founder…