This day is a reminder to the international community that freedom of the press and freedom of expression are fundamental rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Today, we would like to urge you to join the initiative to support Crimean political prisoners, Letters to a Free Crimea.
All concerned citizens can write a letter to illegally imprisoned Ukrainians who are being held by the occupation administrations in the occupied Crimea or deported to the territory of the Russian Federation:
- Vladyslav Yesypenko
- Ernes Ametov
- Osman Arifmemetov
- Marlen (Suleiman) Asanov
- Asan Akhtemov
- Ramzi Bekirov
- Alexey Bessarabov
- Iryna Danilovych
- Timur Ibragimov
- Server Mustafayev
- Seiran Saliyev
- Amet Suleymanov
- Ruslan Suleymanov
- Vilen Temeryanov
- Rustem Sheikhaliev
Anyone who wish to participate in the initiative can send letters to a physical address or online from April 27 to May 27. Physical address (sending at the sender’s expense): Human Rights Information Center, PO Box B-539, Kyiv, 01001
Email: [email protected] Instructions for writing letters can be found here.
Organizers of the initiative: Representative Office of the President in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, PEN Ukraine, ZMINA Human Rights Center.