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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2992(RSP))

On 11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov

B-10-2024-0235

on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Mariusz Kamiński, Veronika Vrecionová, Maciej Wąsik, Michał Dworczyk, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Ondřej Krutílek, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Alexandr Vondra, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Roberts Zīle, Assita Kanko, Charlie Weimers, Ivaylo Valchev

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This resolution condemns Russia's 11-year occupation of Crimea and the deteriorating human rights situation there, focusing on the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov. It demands the release of all political prisoners, proper medical care, and accountability for abuses, and calls on the EU to support Crimean Tatar culture and language.

Key points

  1. Recalls the EU's policy of non-recognition of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea.
  2. Denounces Russia's forced conscription, deportations, abductions, Russification, demographic changes, persecution of Tatars, and militarization of children.
  3. Condemns Russia's persecution of Crimean Tatars as a continuation of Soviet oppression, recognizing the 1944 deportation as genocide.
  4. Demands immediate release of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev, Amet Suleymanov and all political prisoners, with proper medical treatment and accountability.
  5. Calls on the EU, with the Council of Europe, to support cultural, educational and media programs to protect Crimean Tatar culture and language.

Who is affected

  • Crimean political prisoners, especially Crimean Tatars, and activists like Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov.
  • The EU and its member states, called on to support Crimean Tatar culture and language.

Figures and deadlines

  • 218 Crimean political prisoners, 133 of them Crimean Tatars, 67 with severe health problems.
  • Amet Suleymanov sentenced to 12 years in prison.