Halya Coynash: Terror on a conveyor belt in Russian-occupied Crimea
14 Crimean Muslims are in custody in Russian-occupied Crimea and are facing either life or 10-year sentences for unproven involvement in an organization which is legal in Ukraine, but which Russia has arbitrarily decided is 'terrorist'. In many cases those arrested are rights activists or people active in their communities, and the prosecutions seem clearly intended as a form of intimidation. It is also significant that both the indictment and the prosecution during court hearings talk of the defendants being unhappy with Russia's annexation of Crimea, although this in theory has nothing to do with the charges.